Four security force members killed in Pakistan
Gunmen killed four members of the Pakistani security forces and their driver in an attack in northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said on Sunday.
South Asia
18 Pakistan paramilitary members killed in ambush
Pakistani separatist聽militants claimed on Saturday an attack on a highway in a volatile southwestern province that killed 18聽paramilitaries and聽seriously wounded three others.
Myanmar junta extends state of emergency
Myanmar鈥檚 junta extended a state of emergency by six months on Friday, four years after it seized power triggering a civil war that has claimed thousands of lives.
Indian soldiers kill 2 in Kashmir
Indian soldiers killed two fighters in Kashmir along the heavily militarised frontier with Pakistan as they attempted to cross into the Indian-administered part of the disputed territory, the army said on Friday.
Thai court grants Thaksin permission to leave country
A Thai court on Friday granted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra permission to leave the country, a court statement said, a rare exception for a defendant facing royal insult charges.
FOUR YEARS SINCE COUP: UN probe warns Myanmar violence may worsen
UN investigators said on Thursday that serious international crimes had been committed in the four years since Myanmar鈥檚 military coup, warning this would only worsen unless the perpetrators faced justice...
India's West Bengal approves land acquisition for fencing border with Bangladesh
The West Bengal Cabinet had given the go-ahead for acquiring land for the Border Security Force of India to fence the India-Bangladesh border at Karimpur in the Nadia district, reported hindustantimes.com on Wednesday...
30 people killed in India stampede at Hindu mega-fest Kumbh Mela
A pre-dawn stampede at the world鈥檚 largest religious gathering killed at least 30 people in India on Wednesday, with many more injured after a surging crowd spilled out of a police cordon and trampled bystanders...
Five killed in platform collapse at India religious gathering
At least five devotees died and 40 others were injured Tuesday after a wooden platform collapsed during a religious gathering in northern India, an official said.
Pakistan outlaws disinformation with 3-year jail term
Pakistan criminalised online disinformation on Tuesday, passing legislation dictating punishments of up to three years in jail and prompting journalist protests accusing the government of quashing dissent...
Taliban leader dismisses foreign 鈥榯hreats鈥� after ICC warrant
Afghanistan鈥檚 supreme leader has said the Taliban will not be intimidated by 鈥榯hreats鈥� in a speech given days after the International Criminal Court prosecutor requested a warrant for his arrest over the persecution of women in the country.
Imran Khan, wife appeal against graft convictions
Pakistan鈥檚 jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi appealed against their convictions for graft on Monday,聽 his lawyer said.
Rajapaksa鈥檚 son issued travel ban
The son of Sri Lanka鈥檚 former president Mahinda Rajapaksa was banned on Monday from leaving the island nation following his arrest for alleged money laundering...
Muslims decry identity attack as Indian state enforces uniform civil code
An Indian state announced Monday it had begun implementing a common civil code to replace religious laws, stoking fear among minority Muslims of a looming nationwide rollout by the Hindu-nationalist ruling party.
Amit Shah vows to evict 'illegal Bangladeshis' in Delhi if BJP wins local polls
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi\'s closest political ally has pledged to rid the capital of 鈥榠llegal鈥� immigrants if his party wins looming elections, in a forceful appeal to his party\'s Hindu constituency. Interior minister Amit Shah said every unlawful migrant from neighbouring Bangladesh would be expelled from New Delhi 鈥榳ithin two years鈥� if his party succeeded in next month\'s provincial polls.