14 killed in Pakistan storms
鈥楧estructive鈥� windstorms that raged across central and northern Pakistan after an intense heatwave have killed at least 14 people and injured over 100 more, officials said Sunday...
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Container ship sinks off India鈥檚 south coast with hazardous cargo
A Liberian-flagged container ship with hazardous cargo has sunk off the coast of Kerala in India鈥檚 south, the navy said on Sunday after rescuing all 24 crew members safely.
Three killed in Thai police helicopter crash
Three people died when a police helicopter crashed and burst into flames in south central Thailand on Saturday, according to officials.
Indian troops shoot dead Pakistani crossing frontier
Indian border troops shot dead a Pakistani man who they said had crossed the international frontier and did not stop when challenged, the force said on Saturday...
427 Rohingyas may have drowned in two shipwrecks in May: UN
The United Nations said on Friday that it feared that 427 Rohingya, Myanmar鈥檚 persecuted Muslim minority, had perished at sea in two shipwrecks on May 9 and 10 off the Myanmar coast....
Pakistan extends airspace ban on India
Pakistan鈥檚 aviation authority said on Friday it would extend a ban on Indian airlines using its airspace for another month, after the worst violence between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades.
Myanmar ex-general killed in attack
A retired Myanmar general who formerly served as ambassador to Cambodia was shot dead on Thursday, two military sources said, in an attack claimed by anti-coup fighters...
Sifting through the rubble of Pakistan-India conflict
Two weeks after Pakistan and India鈥檚 most intense military clashes in decades, clearance teams along the border comb through fields for unexploded shells so residents can safely build back from the rubble of their homes.
Maoist chief, 27 other rebels killed in India
Indian commandos killed Wednesday the Maoist chief, the country鈥檚 home minister said, in what could be a decisive blow to the decades-long conflict...
School bus bombing kills six in Pakistan
A suspected suicide bomber targeted a school bus in southwestern Pakistan killing at least four children and two adults on Wednesday, in an attack the government accused India of backing...
Indian top court bails academic arrested for peace posts
India鈥檚 top court granted bail on Wednesday to a professor arrested for commentating online about the military conflict with Pakistan, but did not stop the investigation against him...
Pakistan, India聽agree to withdraw troops by May
Pakistan and India have agreed to withdraw troop reinforcements deployed during their recent conflict back to their peacetime positions by the end of May, a senior Pakistani security official said on Tuesday.
Bomb blast kills four in Balochistan
At least four people were killed while 12 others were wounded in a bomb blast in Pakistan鈥檚 turbulent southern province of Balochistan, a security official said on Monday...
Pak FM to visit China on heels of conflict with India
Pakistan鈥檚 foreign minister will make a three-day official visit to China, his office said on Sunday, a little over a week after Islamabad reached a ceasefire with India to end their most serious conflict in decades...
At least 17 die in India building fire
At least 17 people died after a fire ripped through a building in Hyderabad, India, local officials said Sunday.