16 soldiers killed in suicide bomb attack in Pakistan
A suicide attack claimed by the Pakistani Taliban killed 16 soldiers and wounded more than two dozen people, including civilians, local government officials and police officers told AFP...
South Asia
India accused of illegal deportations targeting Muslims
India has deported without trial to Bangladesh hundreds of people, officials from both sides said, drawing condemnation from activists and lawyers who call the recent expulsions illegal and based on ethnic profiling.
Sri Lanka court stops state land grab from Tamils
Sri Lanka鈥檚 top court halted Friday a government move to acquire land in northern regions still reeling from the consequences 16 years after the end of a decades-long civil war.
India arrests three after student gang-rape in Kolkata
Indian police have arrested three men accused of gang raping a law student in Kolkata, officials said Friday, a case that has reignited anger in a city still scarred by the rape and murder of a doctor last year.
Thailand braces for crisis as trials and protests loom
Thailand鈥檚 controversial ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra goes on trial for lese-majeste next week with the kingdom teetering on the brink of political chaos, as his daughter faces being sacked as prime minister and activists threaten mass protests.
Myanmar junta chief confirms year-end election plan
Myanmar鈥檚 junta chief said the country plans to hold elections in December and January, state media reported Thursday, pressing ahead with polls denounced as a sham by international monitors...
India recovers data from black boxes after deadly crash
Indian investigators have successfully retrieved data from the black boxes of a Boeing plane, after it crashed in one of the deadliest air disasters in decades, the government said Thursday...
Thailand shuts land crossings with Cambodia
Dozens of tourists and workers, some carrying children, were left stranded on Tuesday at Thailand鈥檚 main land crossing with Cambodia, after the army stopped almost all border traffic in an escalating territorial dispute.
Myanmar woman arrested for Suu Kyi 鈥榟appy birthday鈥� post
A Myanmar woman arrested by the junta for 鈥榮preading propaganda鈥� is being detained over a Facebook post celebrating the 80th birthday of jailed democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi, local media said...
Thai PM reshuffles cabinet as crisis rages
Thai prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra began a cabinet reshuffle on Monday as a political and judicial crisis sparked by a leaked phone call threatens to sink her government.
Sri Lanka seizes $76 million smuggled drugs this year
Sri Lanka鈥檚 anti-narcotics drive has resulted in the seizure of more than three tonnnes (6,600 pounds) of illegal drugs with a street value of $76 million this year, officials said Monday...
India arrests two for harbouring Kashmir attackers
New Delhi鈥檚 counter-terrorism agency said Sunday it has arrested two men in India-administered Kashmir for allegedly harbouring Pakistani gunmen behind a deadly attack on civilians that sparked a days-long conflict between the two countries.
US warns American women not to travel alone in India, issues level 2 travel advisory
The US government has issued a level-2 travel advisory for India and warned US citizens, especially women, not to travel alone in the country.
India rules out restoring water treaty with Pakistan
New Delhi will 鈥榥ever鈥� reinstate a key water treaty it suspended with Pakistan over deadly violence in India-administered Kashmir, the interior minister said in an interview published Saturday.
Aviation body orders Air India to sack three officials
New Delhi鈥檚 civil aviation regulator has ordered Air India to remove three officials from their roles over 鈥榮ystemic failures鈥�, according to a directive seen by AFP Saturday, as the carrier comes under scrutiny after a deadly crash.