Festive enthusiasm marks the day as millions turn out to vote for parliament and a referendum on constitutional reforms.
Rights campaigners say restrictions on messaging apps are a transparent attempt to ramp up control and surveillance.
Tournament debutants Italy claimed their first-ever World Cup victory with a shock upset against Nepal in Mumbai.
Syria's defence ministry says its forces have taken control of the strategic base amid coordination with the US.
India vs Pakistan will finally go ahead at the T20 World Cup. Samantha Johnson looks at the U-turn.
In Aleppo, Syria, an artists’ collective is bringing Syrians from different religious and political backgrounds together
Pakistan Supreme Court orders medical review after report reveals severe vision loss of jailed former premier.
Vote counting is under way in Bangladesh after polls closed, with officials reporting turnout just under 48%.
Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani accuses Israel of sabotaging US nuclear talks to spark a destabilising regional war.
Report on Islamic State says Ahmed al-Sharaa was targeted twice by IS front group that bombed Damascus churchFive separate plots to assassinate Syria’s president or his senior ministers were foiled last year, the UN has said in a report on Islamic Stat…