Scientists believe individuals of the most recently discovered 'hominin' group (the Denisovans) that interbred with modern day humans passed on some of their genes via multiple, distinct interbreeding ...

Generally, to replace and maintain current populations, a birth rate of 2.1 children per woman is required, Ayo Wahlberg, a professor in the anthropology department at the University of Copenhagen, ...

Following decisive election win, Trump is expected to pursue more aggressive version of his ‘America first’ vision.

The Office of the Chief Economist for the South Asia Region of the World Bank, in collaboration with the Institute for Integrated Development Studies (IIDS) and the Social Protection and Jobs Global ...

Beijing and Manila find themselves in renewed conflict over the South China Sea, with China rejecting recent Philippine ...

Nine out of the world’s 10 cities with the worst air pollution are in South Asia. Concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) in some of the region’s most densely populated and poor areas are ...

Earlier this month, the United States and the Republic of Korea reached an agreement on greater cooperation on civil nuclear ...

On the contrary, the Islamic State of Khorasan (ISK)’s response in South Asia has been pro-Palestine and anti-Taliban. ISK has maneuvered its propaganda on the Israel-Palestine war in a way to ...

Pope Francis' tour spread compassion and fraternity in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and Singapore ...

Bangladesh said Sunday it would request an Interpol "red notice" alert for fugitive leaders of the ousted regime of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who was toppled in a revolution in August ...

China’s growing footprint in South and Central Asia has been made possible by the influx of grants, loans, mergers, and economic concessions for projects. In the middle of the Pamir mountains ...