South Asia
India approves AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, country’s first
India’s drug regulator on Friday approved a coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University for emergency use, two sources with knowledge ...World ushers in New Year in shadow of pandemic
Confetti fluttered on to frontline workers scattered across Times Square after fireworks burst above eerily quiet landmarks from Sydney Harbour Bridge to ...India’s Serum Institute expects approval for AstraZeneca vaccine in days
The Serum Institute of India, the local maker of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, said on Monday it expected the British and Indian ...India likely to approve AstraZeneca vaccine by next week
India is likely to approve Oxford/AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use by next week after its local manufacturer submitted additional data sought ...Nine dead as Kabul car bombing targets Afghan lawmaker
A car bombing in Kabul targeting an Afghan lawmaker killed at least nine people, officials said. Lawmaker Khan Mohammad Wardak survived the ...Nepal president dissolves parliament, elections next year
Nepal’s president has dissolved Parliament at the request of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s cabinet and announced that general elections would be ...Mount Everest grows by nearly a metre to new height
The highest point on Earth got a bit higher Tuesday as China and Nepal finally agreed on a precise elevation for Mount ...Afghan government, Taliban announce breakthrough deal in peace talks
Afghan government and Taliban representatives reached a preliminary deal on Wednesday to press on with peace talks, their first written agreement in ...Suicide car bomb kills 30 Afghan security personnel
A suicide car bomber struck an army base in Afghanistan on Sunday killing at least 30 security personnel, officials said, in one ...Rocket attack on Kabul kills eight
At least eight people were killed Saturday when a barrage of rockets struck densely populated parts of Kabul, the latest big attack ...
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