Nepal a natural area for co-op with India

Nepal is a natural area for cooperation between China and India, the Chinese government's top diplomat State Councillor Wang Yi said
18 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Bus falls off bridge killing 21 in Madhya Pradesh

At least 21 people have been killed and several others wounded when a mini truck carrying them to a marriage function veered off a bridge and fell into a river in Sidhi district of central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh late on Tuesday night.
18 April 2018, 08:15 AM

10 killed, several injured as storm hits Kolkata

At least 10 people have died in Kolkata and other parts of West Bengal after heavy rain and strong winds on Tuesday evening. Flights, train services and traffic in Kolkata have been severely hit too due to thunderstorm and the strong winds.
18 April 2018, 04:50 AM

Pakistan's first school for transgender persons opens

The first school for the transgender community in Pakistan is launched at an event at the Alhamra Open Air Theatre of Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
17 April 2018, 04:38 AM

Afghan, Pak forces clash near border

Two Pakistani soldiers were killed in cross-border fire from Afghanistan while working on a fence intended to cover nearly all of the disputed 2,500km border separating the countries, the Pakistani military said yesterday.
15 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Dhaka-Delhi fraternal ties enriched by shared art, culture: Sushma

A symbolic Mongol Shubhajatra and a mesmerising display of dance and music marked the celebration of Pahela Baishakh, Bangla New Year's Day, by Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi.
15 April 2018, 04:14 AM

President suspends House until May 8

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Thursday suspended parliament until next month in a shock move amid a deepening
13 April 2018, 18:00 PM

India successfully puts IRNSS-1I navigation satellite into orbit

India puts into orbit navigation satellite IRNSS-1I, a part of its satellite navigation system NavIC in copy-book style.
12 April 2018, 04:28 AM

Myanmar court refuses to drop case against journos

A Myanmar court yesterday rejected a motion to drop a case against two Reuters journalists arrested while investigating a massacre of
11 April 2018, 18:00 PM

18 workers killed as truck overturns in India

At least 18 labourers have been killed and 15 injured when a truck overturned in Satara district of western Indian state of Maharashtra..
10 April 2018, 06:49 AM

Int'l war crimes prosecutor seeks jurisdiction over Rohingya deportations

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has asked it to rule on whether it has jurisdiction over the deportations of Rohingya people "from Myanmar to Bangladesh", a possible crime against humanity, according to a filing.
10 April 2018, 04:07 AM

Myanmar not ready for return of Rohingya refugees: UN official

Myanmar is not ready for the repatriation of Rohingya refugees, says the most senior United Nations official to visit the country this year, after Myanmar was accused of instigating ethnic cleansing and driving nearly 700,000 Muslims to Bangladesh.
8 April 2018, 06:27 AM

Modi rules out India’s participation in Saarc summit in Pakistan

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveys to his Nepalese counterpart KP Sharma Oli India’s firm opposition to the staging of the Saarc Summit by Islamabad, given the fact that Pakistan continued to support cross-border terrorism from its territory.
8 April 2018, 05:23 AM

Philippines' Duterte cites genocide in Myanmar, says will take refugees

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says that "genocide" was taking place in Myanmar and he was willing to accept Rohingya Muslim refugees fleeing from it, though Europe should help too.
7 April 2018, 04:15 AM

Won't accept any delay in elections

Pakistan's ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday the country is now trapped in martial laws as he warned that his
5 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Philippines to close Boracay resort to tourists for six months

The Philippines announces that its best-known holiday island Boracay will be closed to tourists for six months over concerns that the once idyllic white-sand resort has become a "cesspool" tainted by dumped sewage.
5 April 2018, 11:06 AM

US blacklists Pak political party

The United States has placed a Pakistani political group called the Milli Muslim League (MML) on its list of foreign terrorist organisations, saying it was merely an alias for Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), blamed for 2008 Mumbai attack that killed 166 people. The Milli Muslim League is controlled by LeT chief Hafiz Saeed.
3 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Four Christians shot dead in SW Pakistan

Four Christians were shot dead in southwestern Pakistan on Monday, police said, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. The incident occurred in a Christian-majority neighbourhood in the city of Quetta, capital of the Balochistan province. Christians make up less than two percent of Muslim-majority Pakistan's 200 million people.
3 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Govt airstrike on Afghanistan religious school kills dozens

Dozens of civilians, including children, have been killed in an Afghan air attack on a gathering at a religious school in the northern province of Kunduz, eyewitnesses and an official said. A religious school in the Dasht-e-Archi district of the Kunduz province was targeted by air raids late on Monday, resulting in the death of at least 70 people, including top Taliban commanders, a district official told Al Jazeera on the condition of anonymity.
3 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Sri Lanka PM faces tight trust vote

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe faces a no-confidence motion today that could go down to the wire and lead to political instability in the island nation, even if the government manages to scrape a win.
3 April 2018, 18:00 PM