South Asia
Indian coronavirus cases surge again as health system founders
India reported the world’s highest daily tally of coronavirus cases for the second day on Friday, surpassing 330,000 new cases, as it ...Biden announces end of U.S. troop deployment to Afghanistan
President Joe Biden declared on Wednesday he plans to end the longest U.S. war and that it is “time for American troops ...US to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11
President Joe Biden plans to withdraw the remaining 2,500 U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021, 20 years to the day ...Indian states seek widening of vaccinations as second surge overtakes first wave
Many Indian state leaders have asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to open up vaccinations to most of the country’s hundreds of millions ...Bangladesh ferry accident kills at least 26
A Bangladesh ferry carrying around 50 passengers collided with a cargo vessel and sank on Sunday in the Shitalakhsya River south of ...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 ...














