South Asia
Shehbaz Sharif becomes Pakistan’s new prime minister
By Shrouq Tariq AFP Shehbaz Sharif was voted in on Sunday as Pakistan’s prime minister for a second time, presiding over a ...Death toll in Bangladesh building fire rises to 46
By Ruma Paul Reuters A massive fire in Bangladesh that raged through a six-storey building home to restaurants where many families with ...G20 says two-state solution only answer to Israel-Palestinian conflict
By Lisandra Paraguassu and Anthony Boadle Reuters Foreign ministers at the G20 group of nations meeting in Brazil were nearly unanimous in ...Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan and wife get 14 years jail in graft case
By Shrouq TARIQ and Saqib BASHIR AFP Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in jail on ...Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan sentenced to 10 years jail
By Joe STENSON AFP Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison, less than two weeks ...India’s Prime Minister Modi inaugurates Ram temple in Ayodhya
By Bhuvan BAGGA AFP India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a temple Monday that embodies the triumph of his muscular Hindu nationalist politics, galvanising ...Pakistan strikes inside Iran against militant targets, stokes regional tensions
BY MUNIR AHMED and JON GAMBRELL AP Pakistan’s air force launched retaliatory airstrikes early Thursday in Iran allegedly targeting militant hideouts, an ...Pakistan condemns Iran over bombing allegedly targeting militants that killed 2 people
BY MUNIR AHMED and JON GAMBRELL AP Pakistan on Wednesday condemned Iran for launching airstrikes the previous day that Tehran claimed targeted bases for ...Bangladeshi prime minister wins 4th consecutive term after campaign marred by violence
By Sudipto Ganguly and Ruma Paul Reuters Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina secured a fourth straight term as expected with her party ...World welcomes New Year with fireworks, some stark words and a royal farewell
New Zealanders were among the first in the world to celebrate the arrival of 2024 with a fireworks display in Auckland on ...