South Asia
Death toll from floods in Afghanistan rises above 180
Flooding in Afghanistan this month killed more than 180 people, the Taliban said on Thursday, appealing to the international community for help. ...Supporters gather at home of Pakistan’s former PM Khan, aiming to foil arrest
Hundreds of supporters of Pakistan’s former prime minister, Imran Khan, gathered on Monday outside his hilltop mansion in the capital, vowing to ...A year of Taliban rule gives Afghanistan security but little hope
The Taliban marked a year in power on Monday with small-scale celebrations by the group’s fighters as Afghanistan struggles with rising poverty, ...Pakistan insurgents claim downing army helicopter, killing six
Separatist insurgents in Pakistan’s resource-rich Balochistan province said they shot down a military helicopter that went down during a flood relief operation ...Al Qaeda leader Zawahiri killed in U.S. drone strike in downtown Kabul
The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a “precision” strike in the centre of Kabul, the Afghanistan capital, President ...WHO declares global health emergency over monkeypox outbreak
The rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak represents a global health emergency, the World Health Organization’s highest level of alert, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom ...Sri Lanka PM Wickremesinghe sworn in as acting president
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the country’s acting president on Friday, a government official said. Wickremesinghe had ...Sri Lanka protest sites calm as president’s resignation awaited
Sri Lanka’s main city, Colombo, was calm on Thursday as people waited for the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled to ...Sri Lankan president flees to Maldives as street protests end clan dominance
urs before he was due to step down after a people’s uprising over a devastating economic crisis ended his family’s powerful grip ...Sri Lanka prime minister’s office confirms president to resign after protests
Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has informed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe that he will resign, the prime minister’s office said on Monday, ...














