12 killed in Sri Lanka, storm heads to India
Sri Lankan rescuers on Thursday recovered the drowned corpses of six children, taking the number killed in torrential rains to 12, as a powerful but slow-moving storm headed towards India.
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One dead, thousands displaced in Thailand floods
Flooding triggered by three days of heavy rain has killed one person and displaced thousands in southern Thailand, with more days of rain forecast, authorities said Thursday.
Adani fraud claims trigger opposition probe demand in India
India鈥檚 parliament was disrupted for a third day by opposition parties on Thursday protesting the government鈥檚 silence over allegations against billionaire Gautam Adani, who was recently indicted in the US for alleged fraud and a scheme to pay bribes.
Petition claims temple beneath Ajmer Sharif
A court in Rajasthan鈥檚 Ajmer issued notices on Wednesday to the union ministry of minority affairs and ASI on a lawsuit filed by a Hindu organisation laying claim to the site of the dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, citing 鈥榟istorical evidence鈥� of the existence of a Shiva temple there before the white marble shrine to the 13th-century Sufi saint was built over his tomb, reports The Times of India.
1,000 Pakistan protesters arrested in Imran Khan capital march
Pakistan police said on Wednesday that they had arrested nearly 1,000 protesters who marched on the capital demanding the release of jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan, after crowds were evicted from the city centre in a sweeping security crackdown...
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Min Aung Hlaing
International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim AA Khan on Wednesday announced that his office was filing an application to the Pre-Trial Chamber I of the ICC for a warrant of arrest against Myanmar Senior General and acting president Min Aung Hlaing for the 鈥榗rimes against humanity of deportation and persecution of the Rohingya鈥�...
Six Muslims killed in sectarian clashes over mosque survey in India
The death toll from violent protests in India sparked by a survey into whether a centuries-old mosque was built on a Hindu temple has risen to six, an official said Tuesday.
India begins probe as three die plunging into river following Google Maps
Google said Tuesday it was assisting Indian authorities probing the deaths of three men who reportedly drove off an incomplete bridge while following a route on Google Maps.
300 Afghan reporters suffer rights breaches under Taliban: UN
More than 300 Afghan journalists have suffered rights breaches since the Taliban surged back to power in 2021, a United Nations report said Tuesday, documenting dozens of cases of torture and arbitrary arrest...
Four killed as Imran followers force way into Islamabad
Pakistani protesters demanding the release of ex-prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday killed four members of the nation鈥檚 security forces, the government said, as the crowds defied police and closed in on the capital鈥檚 centre...
Major Myanmar ethnic rebel group says ready for talks
A major Myanmar ethnic rebel group said on Monday it was ready for talks with the junta to end more than a year of renewed fighting that has ravaged areas along the China border...
Bushra Bibi demands Imran鈥檚 release
Former prime minister Imran Khan鈥檚 spouse Bushra Bibi, in a brief address to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf rally participants, reiterated her call for the party founder鈥檚 release as the convoy from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa entered Islamabad鈥檚 limits on Monday, reports DAWN.com...
India mosque survey sparks clashes, 2 dead
Indian Muslim protesters clashed with police on Sunday with at least two people killed in riots sparked by a survey investigating if a 17th-century mosque was built on a Hindu temple...
Shia-Sunni clash kills 32聽in Pakistan
At least 32 people were killed and 47 wounded in sectarian clashes in northwest Pakistan, an official told AFP on Saturday, two days after attacks on Shia passenger convoys killed 43.