South Asia
Afghanistan frees nearly 200 Taliban prisoners to push peace talks
Afghanistan has freed nearly 200 Taliban prisoners to spur long-delayed peace talks, as a team of negotiators readies to fly this week ...Afghan president names council for peace deal with Taliban
Afghanistan’s president has appointed a council for national reconciliation, which will have final say on whether the government will sign a peace ...Global virus cases cross 25 million as India sets grim record
Global coronavirus infections soared past 25 million on Sunday, as countries around the world further tightened restrictions to try to stop the ...Afghan head of peace process hopeful of talks with Taliban ‘next week’
Afghanistan’s government and the Taliban will next week begin long-delayed peace talks aimed at ending the war in the country, a top ...Dozens dead as record rains lash Pakistan
Dozens of people have been killed in accidents and floods caused by torrential rains that have lashed Pakistan for days on end, ...Election triumph gives Rajapaksa brothers a tighter grip on Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s ruling Rajapaksa brothers secured a two-thirds majority in a parliamentary election that allowed them to rewrite the constitution and increase ...Air India plane crash lands in southern India
The death toll from an Indian passenger aircraft accident has risen to 18, while 16 people have been severely injured, a senior ...Pakistan PM Khan slams ‘oppressor’ India on Kashmir anniversary
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday branded India an “oppressor and aggressor” a year after New Delhi imposed direct rule on ...Rajapaksa brothers seek to consolidate power in virus-delayed Sri Lanka vote
Sri Lankans turned out in large numbers to vote in parliamentary elections Wednesday despite the coronavirus pandemic, as the ruling Rajapaksa brothers ...Indian restaurant offers ‘COVID curry’ to scared customers
An Indian restaurant is hoping to win back customers afraid of eating out during the pandemic with a special “COVID Curry” and ...
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