Balendra Shah unseats former Nepal PM
8 March 2026, 03:26 AM
South Asia
Nepal's rapper-turned-politician looks set for landslide win
7 March 2026, 09:26 AM
South Asia
Three-year-old party set to sweep Nepal polls
7 March 2026, 03:33 AM
South Asia
RSP ahead in 110 constituencies in Nepal election with three confirmed seats
7 March 2026, 00:10 AM
South Asia
Nepal goes to the polls: Voters seek change after youth-led protests
6 March 2026, 03:17 AM
South Asia
Nepal's rocky road to elections: Five key dates
2 March 2026, 09:58 AM
South Asia
Afghan, Pak forces battle along border
2 March 2026, 02:10 AM
South Asia
Pak, Afghan forces clash as diplomatic efforts intensify
1 March 2026, 02:56 AM
South Asia
US says it supports Pakistan's 'right to defend itself' against Afghan Taliban
28 February 2026, 08:51 AM
South Asia
Pakistan bombs Kabul in 'open war' on Afghanistan's Taliban government
28 February 2026, 08:34 AM
South Asia
Fires continue at Rohingya villages in Myanmar: Amnesty
Amnesty International says new satellite images and videos taken as recently as Friday afternoon in Myanmar’s Rakhine state show smoke rising from Rohingya Muslim villages, contradicting Aung San Suu Kyi’s claims that military operations there have ended.
23 September 2017, 04:16 AM
Pak won't be 'scapegoat' in Afghan war
Pakistan refuses to be a "scapegoat" for Afghanistan's bloodshed or to fight wars for others, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi told
22 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Rohingya crisis dents Myanmar hopes of Western investment boom
When officials from Myanmar's commercial capital Yangon toured six European countries in June, they were hoping to drum up investment in transport, energy and education.
22 September 2017, 06:09 AM
India’s 'Falahari Baba' charged with rape
At a time when self-declared godmen and "saints" are in the public glare, the famed "Falahari Baba" in Rajasthan has been charged with raping a 21-year-old woman at his ashram, reports NDTV.
21 September 2017, 14:40 PM
Trump urges 'strong and swift' UN action to end Rohingya crisis: Mike Pence
US President Donald Trump is urging the United Nations Security Council to take "strong and swift action" to bring Myanmar's Rohingya crisis to an end, US Vice President Mike Pence says.
20 September 2017, 16:56 PM
BIMSTEC joint exercise in Nov
Senior disaster management officials from seven countries of South and South East Asia, including Bangladesh, India and Myanmar, are to gather here to conduct a joint exercise to test their readiness for a united response to major natural disasters in a region prone to cyclones, flood, drought and earthquake.
20 September 2017, 06:34 AM
Nawaz Sharif skips Pak court hearing
Ousted Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif yesterday failed to appear before a court hearing corruption cases against him as he was in
19 September 2017, 18:26 PM
Rohingya refugee crisis: Britain suspends Myanmar military training
Britain suspended its training programme for military in Myanmar due to the violence in Rakhine state, a British government spokesman says.
19 September 2017, 16:50 PM
India deeply concerned at recent spate of violence in Myanmar
India’s permanent representative to UN in Geneva, Rajiv K. Chander says India is deeply concerned about the recent spate of violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state that has forced to flee a large number of Rohingyas to neighbouring Bangladesh.
19 September 2017, 13:31 PM
5 dubious claims Myanmar's Suu Kyi made in her speech
Here are five dubious claims Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi made in her speech addressing the situation in Rakhine State.
19 September 2017, 12:47 PM
New satellite imagery shows 214 villages of Rohingyas almost totally destroyed in Rakhine
A new analysis of satellite imagery from Myanmar’s Rakhine state shows 214 villages of Rohingyas almost totally destroyed, Human Rights Watch says.
19 September 2017, 11:20 AM
Reactions to speech by Myanmar's Suu Kyi on violence in Rakhine state
Here are some reactions from diplomats, aid agency officials, human rights groups and others to Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi's first address to the nation since attacks by Rohingya Muslim insurgents on August 25 sparked a military response that has forced more than 410,000 Rohingya into neighboring Bangladesh.
19 September 2017, 10:31 AM
Rohingya Muslims being wiped off Myanmar’s map
For generations, Rohingya Muslims have called Myanmar home. Now, in what appears to be a systematic purge, they are, quite literally, being wiped off the map.
19 September 2017, 07:04 AM
Nepal holds final phase of local polls
Nepal yesterday completed its first local elections for nearly two decades, a key step in the country's protracted post-war transition to
18 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Wife of ousted PM Sharif wins Pakistan by-election
The wife of ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday captured his parliamentary seat with a reduced majority in a by-
18 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Rohingya crisis: South Korea urges international community to help Bangladesh
South Korean Ambassador to Bangladesh, Ahn Seong-doo calls upon the international community to help Bangladesh in addressing the Rohingya crisis.
18 September 2017, 14:58 PM
Rohingyas are security threat, India govt tells SC
Indian government tells the Supreme Court that it has intelligence of links between some Rohingya Muslims and Pakistan’s ISI and terror group Islamic State, making them “a serious security threat to the country”.
18 September 2017, 08:40 AM
Angelina Jolie condemns Myanmar violence
Hollywood star Angelina Jolie condemns the violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and called on the country's government and its leader, Nobel Peace Prize recipient Aung San Suu Kyi, to no longer remain silent.
17 September 2017, 13:57 PM
High stakes in Myanmar as Suu Kyi to address Rohingya crisis
As Rakhine state burns and Rohingya flee, Aung San Suu Kyi prepares to address Myanmar on the crisis for the first time -- a high wire act seeking to soothe global outrage without baiting an army that is again showing its teeth.
17 September 2017, 10:38 AM
Water: Garments’ invisible price
Bangladesh boasts as the world’s number two garment exporter. Every third European has a t-shirt made in Bangladesh on his back. Every fifth American wears jeans manufactured in Bangladesh.
But this is not a story of how many million pieces we export. This is a story of the invisible price we pay every time a jeans rolls out of a factory in Bangladesh. The western buyers little know how much water, that precious resource, was used to wash and dye his shirt.
The figures are mind boggling.
17 September 2017, 09:01 AM