South Asia
End of COVID pandemic is ‘in sight’ -WHO chief
The world has never been in a better position to end the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the World Health ...Indian and Chinese troops disengaging from western Himalayan area
Indian and Chinese troops have begun disengaging from the Gogra-Hotsprings border area in the western Himalayas, both sides said, two ...No kerosene, no food, Sri Lanka’s fishermen say
As the sun rose over Sri Lanka one morning in late August, around a dozen fishermen were laying out their ...Pakistan floods force tens of thousands from homes overnight
Tens of thousands of people fled their homes in northern Pakistan on Saturday after a fast-rising river destroyed a major ...Death toll from floods in Afghanistan rises above 180
Flooding in Afghanistan this month killed more than 180 people, the Taliban said on Thursday, appealing to the international community ...Supporters gather at home of Pakistan’s former PM Khan, aiming to foil arrest
Hundreds of supporters of Pakistan’s former prime minister, Imran Khan, gathered on Monday outside his hilltop mansion in the capital, ...A year of Taliban rule gives Afghanistan security but little hope
The Taliban marked a year in power on Monday with small-scale celebrations by the group’s fighters as Afghanistan struggles with ...Pakistan insurgents claim downing army helicopter, killing six
Separatist insurgents in Pakistan’s resource-rich Balochistan province said they shot down a military helicopter that went down during a flood ...Al Qaeda leader Zawahiri killed in U.S. drone strike in downtown Kabul
The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a “precision” strike in the centre of Kabul, the Afghanistan ...WHO declares global health emergency over monkeypox outbreak
The rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak represents a global health emergency, the World Health Organization’s highest level of alert, WHO Director-General ...