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
Pakistan to boycott South Asian Speakers’ meet in India
Pakistan is boycotting the two-day South Asian Speakers’ Summit to be hosted by India in central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh to discuss various social issues like gender equality, women empowerment and climate change.
18 February 2017, 06:08 AM
'No release of body without DNA test'
The body of Kim Jong-Nam, the assassinated half-brother of North Korea's leader, will not be released until his family
17 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Amnesty: more murder in Philippine drug war
Shadowy assassins are still killing poor Filipinos, despite a police withdrawal from Rodrigo Duterte's deadly drug war,
17 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Pakistan crackdown after suicide attack claimed by Islamic State
Pakistani security forces kill dozens of suspected militants, a day after Islamic State claimed a suicide bombing that killed more than 80 worshippers at a Sufi shrine in the latest of a series of attacks across the country.
17 February 2017, 14:34 PM
Lanka war widows face sexual exploitation
Tamil women who survived Sri Lanka's civil war now face widespread sexual exploitation by officials in their own community as well as
16 February 2017, 18:00 PM
30 dead in suicide attack on Pak shrine
At least 30 people have been killed and 100 injured when a suicide bomber attacked the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Shewan yesterday evening.
16 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Pak raids hideout of militants
Pakistani counter-terrorism police raided a militant hideout and killed six suspected members of a Taliban faction that has launched a new campaign of violence against the government, police said yesterday.
16 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Suicide attack on Pakistani shrine claimed by IS kills 72
At least 72 people are killed and dozens more wounded as a suicide bomber attacks a crowded Sufi shrine in southern Pakistan, police say.
16 February 2017, 15:45 PM
Fourth suicide bomber strikes Pakistan in one day
A series of suicide attacks kill six in Pakistan, unnerving citizens whose growing sense of security has been shaken by multiple blasts this week.
15 February 2017, 13:07 PM
India puts record 104 satellites into orbit
India successfully puts a record 104 satellites from a single rocket into orbit in the latest triumph for its famously frugal space agency.
15 February 2017, 05:04 AM
India to launch 104 satellites in record mission
India hopes to make history by launching a record 104 satellites from a single rocket as its famously frugal space agency looks to zoom ahead in the commercial space race.
14 February 2017, 14:16 PM
Myanmar govt to probe police action
Myanmar is to investigate whether police have committed abuses against Rohingya Muslims, the government has
13 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Blast kills 10 in Pakistan's Lahore
At least 10 people are killed and as many as 30 are injured when a bomb explodes outside the Punjab Assembly in Lahore, Pakistan.
13 February 2017, 13:57 PM
Islamabad HC bars Valentine's Day celebration in public spaces
Islamabad High Court (IHC) prohibits the celebration of Valentine's Day in public spaces and government offices across the country 'with immediate effect'.
13 February 2017, 10:42 AM
Myanmar to probe police over allegations of crimes against Rohingya
Myanmar is to investigate whether police have committed abuses against Rohingya Muslims.
13 February 2017, 10:38 AM
8 killed in Indian Kashmir gunbattle
Eight people were killed in Indian-administered Kashmir yesterday after a gunbattle broke out between suspected
12 February 2017, 18:00 PM
End goal of Turkish ops is to capture of Raqqa
President Tayyip Erdogan yesterday said the final goal of a Turkish incursion into Syria was not just to retake the city
12 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Kailash Satyarthi's stolen Nobel replica recovered
The high-profile case of theft at Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi's residence in India has been solved with the recovery of the replica of the Nobel Peace Prize and other stolen valuables, reports The Time of India.
12 February 2017, 06:44 AM
Trump: Washington '100%' behind Tokyo after NKorea missile launch
President Donald Trump assures Japan it has the full support of the United States following a North Korean ballistic missile launch.
12 February 2017, 06:27 AM
Test for Modi as UP votes
Millions of voters in India's most populous state cast their ballots yesterday in a contest seen as a key test for Narendra Modi halfway through his first term as prime minister.
11 February 2017, 18:00 PM