Maoists kill nine Indian troops
Indian Maoist guerrillas killed nine members of the security forces on Monday by detonating a roadside bomb that tossed their vehicle into the air, police said...
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Two cases of HMPV reported in India
The Indian Council of Medical Research has confirmed two cases of Human Metapneumo Virus in Karnataka, reports Indian media...
5 killed as Indian forces clash with Maoists
Indian security forces on Sunday battled with Maoist rebels in their forested heartland, police said, with at least four guerillas and one policeman killed.
India press watchdog demands journalist murder probe
India鈥檚 media watchdog has demanded a thorough investigation after a journalist鈥檚 battered body was found stuffed in a septic tank covered with concrete.
Malaysia expels boats ferrying 300 Myanmar migrants
Malaysia said Saturday it expelled two boats ferrying about 300 undocumented migrants from Myanmar from the country鈥檚 waters...
Gunmen ambush Pakistan aid convoy despite sectarian truce
Gunmen ambushed a Pakistan convoy travelling to bring aid to a region besieged by sectarian fighting on Saturday, local government said, wounding several officials despite a ceasefire announced three days ago...
Myanmar junta grants amnesty to nearly 6,000 prisoners
Myanmar鈥檚 embattled junta government on Saturday said it would release almost 6,000 prisoners as part of an annual amnesty to mark the country鈥檚 independence day.
Indian duo self-immolate in Bhopal waste protest
Two people in India set themselves on fire Friday to protest against the disposal of hazardous waste from the decades-old Bhopal industrial disaster, local government officials said.
Thai PM declares millions in watches, bags among $400m assets
Thailand鈥檚 prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra declared more than $400 million in assets on Friday, her party said, including more than 200 designer handbags worth over $2 million and at least 75 luxury watches valued at almost $5 million.
Malaysia detains 196 Rohingya migrants from Myanmar
Malaysian police on Friday detained almost 200 migrants 鈥榖elieved to be Rohingya鈥� from Myanmar after their boat ran aground on the northern resort island of Langkawi.
BILATERAL PACT: Pakistan, India conduct annual exchange of nuclear assets lists
Pakistan and India on Wednesday exchanged lists of their nuclear assets as part of a bilateral pact that bars them from attacking each other鈥檚 nuclear facilities...
UN condemns Taliban ban on Afghan women working at NGOs
UN human rights chief Volker Turk said Tuesday that Afghanistan鈥檚 governing Taliban authorities must reverse their ban on Afghan women working for NGOs...
Taliban leader bans windows overlooking women鈥檚 areas
The Taliban鈥檚 supreme leader has issued an order banning the construction of windows in residential buildings that overlook areas used by Afghan women and saying that existing ones should be blocked.
Pakistan soldier killed in border clash with Afghan forces
A Pakistani paramilitary soldier was killed and seven others wounded in cross-border exchanges of fire with Afghanistan鈥檚 forces, a security source said Saturday, while hundreds of Afghans...
Indian state funeral for ex-PM Manmohan Singh
India on Saturday accorded former prime minister Manmohan Singh, one of the architects of the country鈥檚 economic liberalisation in the early 1990s, a state funeral with full military honours, complete with a gun salute...