South Asia
India temporarily halts Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine exports
India has put a temporary hold on all major exports of the AstraZeneca coronavirus shot made by the Serum Institute of India ...Turkey plans to host Afghan peace talks in April
Turkey plans to host Afghanistan peace talks in Istanbul in April, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Friday, and Ankara will appoint ...Himalayan glacier breaks in India, up to 150 feared dead in floods
As many as 150 people were feared dead in northern India after a Himalayan glacier broke and swept away a hydroelectric dam ...Two killed in bombing at pro-Kashmir rally in Pakistan
At least two people were killed and two wounded when a bomb exploded during a pro-Kashmir rally in Pakistan’s southwest on Friday. ...Nepal kicks off coronavirus inoculations with Indian vaccine
The Himalayan nation of Nepal launched its largest immunisation campaign on Wednesday with its first coronavirus vaccinations for medical workers, following a ...India gives 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Nepal
India sent 1 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine to Nepal on Thursday, a gift that is likely to help repair strained ...Gunmen assassinate two Afghan Supreme Court judges in Kabul ambush, Ghani blames Taliban
Gunmen shot dead two Afghan women judges working for the Supreme Court in an early morning ambush in the country’s capital Sunday, ...India starts world’s largest coronavirus vaccination drive
India began one of the world’s biggest coronavirus vaccination programmes on Saturday, hoping to end a pandemic that has killed 150,000 people ...Thousands in Nepal demand return of centuries-old monarchy
Riot police in Nepal clashed for hours Monday with thousands of protesters demanding a return of the monarchy that was abolished more ...India approves two COVID vaccines for emergency use
India on Sunday approved emergency use of two Covid-19 vaccines to kick off one of the world’s biggest inoculation drives, while the ...














