Who can lay claim to Rumi, the Sufi mystic who is one of the world's most beloved poets? A bid by Iran and Turkey to do so has exasperated Afghanistan, country of his birth eight centuries ago.

Bhutan welcomes the birth of its new prince by planting over 1 lakh trees across the country.

It was a great day for Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal and his wife Aysha Siddika yesterday as the latter gave birth to the couple's first child.

People around the world are living longer, but many are also living sicker lives for longer, according to a study.