Rescuers scramble to deliver aid after Nepal, India floods
Rescuers in Nepal and India on Monday scrambled to deliver emergency aid after days of torrential rain triggered landslides and floods that have killed more than 70 people, officials said...
South Asia
Landslides, floods kill 64 in Nepal, India
Landslides and floods triggered by heavy downpours in Nepal and neighbouring India have killed more than 60 people, officials said Sunday, as rescue workers raced to reach cut-off communities in remote mountainous terrain.
Govt-protesters deal ends unrest in Pakistan鈥檚 Kashmir
Protesters in Pakistan鈥檚 Kashmir ended days of deadly anti-government demonstrations on Saturday after reaching an agreement with the government, officials said...
Afghan Taliban FM to visit India for 1st time
Afghanistan鈥檚 Taliban foreign minister will visit India this month after the UN security council committee temporarily lifted a travel ban, Kabul鈥檚 foreign ministry confirmed to AFP on Saturday...
Days of violent anti-govt protests grip Pak Kashmir
Days of violent clashes between anti-government protesters and police have gripped Pakistan鈥檚 Kashmir on the border with India, with nine confirmed killed among scant news to emerge after an internet blackout...
Bombing kills 10 outside Pak border force compound
Militants detonated a car full of explosives outside a border force headquarters in southwestern Pakistan鈥檚 Balochistan province on Tuesday, killing six civilians and four troops...
Taliban internet cut sparks Afghanistan telecoms blackout
The United Nations called on Afghanistan鈥檚 Taliban authorities Monday to immediately restore internet and telecommunications in the country, 24 hours after a nationwide blackout was imposed...
Nationwide communications blackout hits Afghanistan
A huge communications blackout hit Afghanistan on Monday, weeks after Taliban authorities began severing fibre optic connections in multiple provinces to prevent 鈥榲ice鈥�...
Thaksin requests royal pardon
Thailand鈥檚 influential former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has applied for a royal pardon to reduce his one-year prison sentence, his lawyer told reporters on Monday.
Indian actor鈥檚 aides sued
Police charged three close aides of a popular actor and politician with culpable homicide and negligence on Sunday after a stampede at his rally in southern India killed at least 40 people, officials said...
Pakistan-S Arabia defence pact oozes with unknowns
The new mutual defence pact signed by Pakistan and Saudi Arabia this month surprised many and came just days after the Gulf region was rattled by Israeli strikes on a Hamas compound in Qatar.
Deep roots of rage as India鈥檚 Ladakh seeks self-rule
India鈥檚 remote high-altitude desert region of Ladakh has been in turmoil since four people were killed in violent protests demanding greater political autonomy for the Himalayan territory.
31 killed in Tamil Nadu stampede
At least 31 people, including women and children, were killed and around 40 others injured in a stampede at Tamil actor-turned-politician Vijay鈥檚 rally in Tamil Nadu鈥檚 Karur district Saturday evening.
Calcutta HC orders return of 6 Indians pushed into Bangladesh
The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered the repatriation of six Indians, including a pregnant woman, who were pushed into Bangladesh earlier this year.
Activist Sonam Wangchuk arrested after Ladakh protests
Indian police on Friday detained prominent activist Sonam Wangchuk over violent protests in the Himalayan territory of Ladakh that left at least five people dead, a lawyer said.
