South Asia
Dozens killed and wounded as blasts and gunfire hit Kabul hospital
At least 25 people were killed and more than 50 wounded when gunmen attacked Afghanistan’s biggest military hospital after two heavy explosionsat ...Nearly 90 countries join pact to slash planet-warming methane emissions
Nearly 90 countries have joined a U.S.- and EU-led effort to slash emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane 30% by 2030 ...Global climate talks open to cries of betrayal, blame
A U.N. conference seen critical to averting the most disastrous effects of climate change launches amid acrimony on Monday after major industrialised ...G20 leaders struggle to secure climate breakthrough at Rome summit
Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies holding their first face-to-face summit in two years, struggled on Sunday to bridge differences ...Climate, COVID and corporate tax on the G-20 agenda in Rome
The leaders of the world’s economic powerhouses gathered Saturday for the first in-person summit since the coronavirus pandemic, with climate change, COVID-19 ...Taliban’s demand to the world: ‘Give us our money’
Afghanistan’s Taliban government is pressing for the release of billions of dollars of central bank reserves as the drought-stricken nation faces a ...Pope Francis: COP26 must offer concrete hope to future generations
– Political leaders must give “concrete hope” to future generations that they are taking the radical steps neededto tackle climate change when ...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 ...














