IS says its fighters attacked Kabul power lines
The Islamic State militant group’s Afghan branch said it was behind an explosion that brought down electricity lines and plunged Kabul into darkness.
9 killed in deadly clashes in Pakistan
A radical Islamist party yesterday said seven of its supporters have died in clashes with authorities in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore after two police officers were killed in the unrest.
China passes law to cut homework pressure on students
China has passed an education law that seeks to cut the "twin pressures" of homework and off-site tutoring in core subjects, the official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday.
Women’s Protests: Taliban strike journos to stop media coverage
The Taliban struck several journalists to prevent media coverage of a women’s rights protest in Kabul yesterday.
India crosses 100cr mark in Covid-19 vaccination drive
India today reached a major milestone in its Covid-19 vaccination drive as the number of doses administered across the country crossed the 100 crore (one billion) mark.
Bangladeshi travellers to India will need post-arrival Covid-19 tests
India today came out with revised guidelines for international arrivals into the country with effect from October 25 under which mandatory RT-PCR report showing samples tested as negative is...
9 killed in deadly clashes in Pakistan
A radical Islamist party yesterday said seven of its supporters have died in clashes with authorities in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore after two police officers were killed in the unrest.
IS says its fighters attacked Kabul power lines
The Islamic State militant group’s Afghan branch said it was behind an explosion that brought down electricity lines and plunged Kabul into darkness.
China passes law to cut homework pressure on students
China has passed an education law that seeks to cut the "twin pressures" of homework and off-site tutoring in core subjects, the official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday.
UN fears 'mass atrocity crimes' In Myanmar as troops gather in north
The UN said Friday it feared an even greater human rights catastrophe in Myanmar amid reports of thousands of troops massing in the north of the Southeast Asian country, which has been in chaos...
Don’t let Taliban in
A group of Afghan women urged the United Nations to block the Taliban from gaining a seat at the world body, calling for better representation for their country during a visit to the organisation’s...
Myanmar has spiralled into civil war after coup
Myanmar has spiralled into civil war following a military coup, the outgoing UN special envoy on Myanmar said on Thursday, warning that the chance to return to democracy is disappearing and...
‘I want to commit suicide, but can’t leave my mother alone’
Since Taliban came to power in Afghanistan, Nargis Nayeel Sadat, 22, a business entrepreneur and women activist based in Kabul, is on the run along with her mother to save their lives after a...
Don't send wrong signals about Taiwan: China to US
China's foreign ministry urged the United States on Friday to avoid sending any wrong signals to proponents of Taiwanese independence, after President Joe Biden said the United States would...
Women’s Protests: Taliban strike journos to stop media coverage
The Taliban struck several journalists to prevent media coverage of a women’s rights protest in Kabul yesterday.
Floods, Landslides: Nearly 200 perish in India, Nepal
Nearly 200 people have died in floods and landslides in India and Nepal, officials said yesterday, with whole families buried in their homes and two young girls swept away as forecasters warned of...