Indian court finds man guilty in hospital聽rape case
An Indian court on Saturday found a 33-year-old man guilty for the rape and murder of a doctor, a crime that sparked nationwide protests and hospital strikes last year.
South Asia
Imran Khan, wife jailed in corruption case
A Pakistan court convicted former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in a graft case on Friday, sentencing Khan to 14 years in prison.
Indian troops kill 12 Maoists
Indian security forces shot dead at least 12 Maoist rebels in central India, police said, as New Delhi steps up efforts to quell the long-running insurgency....
India achieves 鈥榟istoric鈥� space docking mission
India docked two satellites in space Thursday, a key milestone for the country鈥檚 dreams of a space station and manned Moon mission, the space agency said...
Nepal鈥檚 top court bars infrastructure in protected areas
Nepal鈥檚 Supreme Court has scrapped controversial laws allowing hydropower and hotel projects in protected nature reserves, a lawyer said Thursday, calling it a win for the Himalayan republic鈥檚 conservationists.
India鈥檚 triple naval launch shows 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�: Modi
Prime minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday the launch of two Indian-made warships and a submarine was key to its 鈥榪uest towards self-reliance鈥� as New Delhi bolsters defence against regional rivals...
Imran Khan defiant even as longer sentence looms
Imran Khan, Pakistan鈥檚 most popular politician, is facing a 14-year prison term this month in a case his party says is being used to pressure him into silence...
Five Maoists killed in India
Indian troops killed at least five Maoist guerillas in the latest push to crush the long-running insurgency, with a separate bomb blast wounding two policemen, officers said on Sunday...
India opens largest religious festival for 400 million Hindu pilgrims
Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India began bathing in sacred waters on Monday as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with organisers expecting 400 million people 鈥� the largest gathering of humanity...
Myanmar junta air strike kills 15 civilians
A Myanmar junta air strike killed at least 15 civilians and wounded 10 others at a market in a gold-mining area in northern Kachin state, a spokesman for an ethnic rebel group that controls the area said on Sunday...
Malala tells Muslim leaders not to 鈥榣egitimise鈥� Taliban
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai urged Muslim leaders on Sunday not to legitimise the Afghan Taliban government and to 鈥榮how true leadership鈥� over their assault on women鈥檚 rights.
Four bodies recovered from flooded India coal mine
Indian search and rescue teams had recovered four bodies from a flooded coal mine by Saturday evening, days after gushing waters inundated the facility.
Malala to visit Pakistan for girls鈥� summit
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai will attend an international summit on girls鈥� education hosted by her native Pakistan, where she was nearly killed by militants as a schoolgirl.
Junta air strike kills聽40 in Rakhine
A Myanmar junta air strike killed at least 40 people in a village in western Rakhine state, a rescue worker and ethnic minority armed group said on Thursday.
6 killed in India temple stampede
At least six people were crushed to death at a Hindu religious gathering in India, with several more injured, officials said on Thursday...