South Asia
Afghanistan hit by deadly magnitude 6.3 earthquake
By Mohammad Yunus Yawar and Angela Christy M Reuters A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif early ...Pakistan says peace talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban government in Istanbul failed after 4 days
BY SUZAN FRASER and MUNIR AHMED AP Peace talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan have failed in Istanbul after four days of negotiations, Pakistan’s ...Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Qatar talks
By Shrouq TARIQ with Aysha SAFI in Kabul AFP Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to an “immediate ceasefire” at talks in Doha, after ...Afghanistan claims 58 Pakistani soldiers killed in clashes; border closed
Pakistan closed border crossings with Afghanistan on Sunday, Pakistani officials said, following exchanges of fire between the forces of the two countries ...Nepal gets first female PM after deadly unrest
By Paavan MATHEMA AFP Nepal’s former chief justice Sushila Karki was sworn in Friday as the country’s prime minister to lead a ...Nepal’s parliament set on fire after PM resigns over anti-corruption protests
By Gopal Sharma and Navesh Chitrakar Reuters and agencies Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigned on Tuesday as anti-corruption demonstrators defied ...Anti-corruption protests continue in Nepal, social media ban lifted
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA, Associated Press Protesters set fire to homes of some of Nepal’s top political leaders in opposition to a social ...At least 19 dead in Nepal after Gen Z protests at corruption and social media ...
Gopal Sharma Reuters Unrest killed at least 19 people in Nepal on Monday, authorities said, as police in the capital fired tear ...Death Toll Surges Past 800 in Devastating Eastern Afghanistan Earthquake
By Qubad Wali with Aysha Safi in Kabul AFP A massive rescue operation was underway in Afghanistan Monday, after a strong earthquake ...India hit by 50% tariffs in Trump’s trade war over Russian oil
BY Beiyi SEOW AFP US tariffs of 50 percent took effect Wednesday on many Indian products, doubling an existing duty as President ...














