South Asia
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 ...Afghan government, Taliban agree peace talk rules: officials
The Afghan government and the Taliban have resolved key sticking points that had stalled peace talks for weeks, several sources told AFP ...War crimes: Australian special forces ‘Unlawfully Killed’ 39 in Afghanistan
Australian special forces allegedly killed 39 unarmed prisoners and civilians in Afghanistan, with senior commandos reportedly forcing junior soldiers to kill defenceless ...Gunmen battle Afghan security forces on Kabul University campus
Gunmen traded fire with Afghan security forces in Kabul University’s campus following a blast in the area, and at least six people ...Thousands in Bangladesh protest against French cartoons
Around 10,000 people in Bangladesh rallied in the South Asian nation’s capital on Tuesday to protest France’s president and his staunch support ...Suicide bombing at Kabul education centre kills 18
A suicide bombing at an education centre in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul killed at least 18 people and wounded dozens more on Saturday, ...














