Associated Press

Fang Xie wrote in a letter that the police have told her she cannot leave until her husband, a former bookseller who left China after his store was shut down for political reasons, gives himself up.

U.S.-based Hindenburg Research accused the billionaire businessman, who is said to have close ties to India’s prime minister, of "pulling the largest con in corporate history.”

The deal hasn't yet been formally announced, but a source told the AP that the U.S., Japan, and the Netherlands have come to an agreement.

In Kashmir, the Congress Party’s Rahul Gandhi set a conciliatory tone by expressing support for the restoration of the democratic processes and Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood.

The mosque is located in a police compound in a high-security zone in Peshawar.

“Half of Afghanistan endures severe hunger throughout the year,” said a World Food Program spokesperson, while Taliban restrictions on women have seriously impacted aid delivery.

A U.S. short-selling firm published a damning report airing concerns about the group's debt levels, activities of its top executives, use of offshore shell companies, and past investigations into fraud.

India has already given the necessary assurances to the IMF. Other bilateral creditors, including China, have not yet but Sri Lanka says there’s progress in the ongoing discussions. 

A referendum due later this year would create an Indigenous body known as the Voice to address Parliament on Indigenous issues.

Police said that Fawad Chaudhry was arrested on a complaint by the Election Commission of Pakistan that he had intimidated election officials.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sissi is in New Delhi as the chief guest of India's Republic Day parade.

Bali and Chiang Mai are the busiest they have been since the pandemic struck three years ago, but they're still relatively quiet.