South Asia
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 ...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 ...













