South Asia
U.N. warns world set for 2.7C rise on today’s emissions pledges
Current commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions put the planet on track for an average 2.7 degrees Celsius temperature rise this century, ...Greenhouse gas levels hit record; world struggles to curb damage
Greenhouse gas concentrations hit a record last year and the world is “way off track” in capping rising temperatures, the United Nations ...Heavy rains, landslides leave 24 dead in south India
At least 24 people were killed after heavy rains lashed the south Indian state of Kerala over the weekend, officials said. Rainfall ...UN says Taliban to announce plans for girls’ education ‘soon’
The Taliban will announce a framework that allows girls to attend school in Afghanistan “soon,” a senior United Nations official said, after ...Humanitarian crisis in focus as Italy hosts G20 Afghan summit
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi will host a special summit of the Group of 20 major economies on Tuesday to discuss Afghanistan, ...U.S. says Taliban talks in Doha were ‘candid and professional’
The United States said on Sunday the first face-to-face meeting between senior U.S. and Taliban officials since the hardline group retook power ...Suicide bomber kills at least 50 at Shiite mosque in Afghanistan
A suicide bomb attack on worshippers at a Shiite mosque in the Afghan city of Kunduz killed at least 50 people Friday, ...20 killed, hundreds injured as quake rattles southern Pakistan
At least 20 people were killed and dozens injured when a shallow earthquake hit southwestern Pakistan in the early hours of Thursday, with ...Afghanistan to start issuing passports again after months of delays
Afghanistan will start issuing passports to its citizens again on Tuesday after months of delays, a senior official said. Alam Gul Haqqani, ...Pandora Papers: Document dump allegedly links world leaders to secret wealth
A massive leak of financial documents was published by several major news organisations on Sunday (Oct 3) that allegedly tie world leaders ...














