South Asia
Mine collapse kills 27 in north Afghanistan
At least 27 miners in Afghanistan have been killed in a collapse in a coal mine, officials ...Indian court sentences four men to death in fatal Delhi gang rape case
Four men were sentenced to death on Friday for fatally raping a young woman on a bus last December in an attack ...Taliban attack US consulate in Afghanistan
Militants launched an assault on the heavily guarded U.S. consulate in Herat, a city in western Afghanistan near the Iranian border.Nepal strike shuts down capital Kathmandu
A general strike called by opposition political parties to oppose government plans for elections in November shut down Nepal\'s capital on Thursday, ...Afghanistan wins South Asian soccer title
Afghanistan have won their first international trophy in football, beating India 2-0 in the South Asian Football Federation Championship.Apple unveils new iPhones at cheaper price
Apple has unveiled two new iPhones, including a cheaper plastic version in bright colours and an updated high-end device with a fingerprint ...Pakistan to release Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Baradar
Pakistan to release top Afghan Taliban prisoner Baradar. The Pakistani government has said it will release the former second-in-command of the Taliban ...Four found guilty in Indian gang-rape case
An Indian court found four men guilty of the fatal gang rape of a student on a moving bus in New Delhi ...NATO airstrike kill 10 civilians in eastern Afghanistan
At least ten civilians have been killed in a NATO airstrike in eastern Afghanistan, Afghan provincial officials said on Sunday.Taliban attack Afghan intelligence bureau
At least four Afghan intelligence agents were killed and when a group of Taliban militants attacked an intelligence bureau in central Afghanistan\'s ...