South Asia
Nepal’s parliament approves new map including territory controlled by India
The upper house of Nepal’s parliament approved a new map of the country on Thursday including land controlled by India, in a ...India, China hold talks to de-escalate deadly border tensions
India and China agreed Wednesday to ease tensions at their disputed Himalayan border, even as they traded blame for a brawl that ...India says 20 troops killed in deadliest clash with China in decades
At least 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a “violent face-off” with Chinese forces along the disputed Himalayan frontier, the Indian army ...India soldiers killed in clash with Chinese forces
Three Indian soldiers were killed in a violent face-off on the Chinese border, the Indian army said Tuesday, following weeks of rising ...Hundreds protest against Nepal’s coronavirus response; 7 foreigners arrested
Police in Nepal arrested 10 people, including seven foreigners, on Saturday as demonstrations against the government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis continued ...Virus deaths approach 400,000 as oil producers extend output cuts
The global death toll from the coronavirus neared 400,000 on Sunday with fatalities accelerating in Latin America, as oil-producing countries agreed to ...India overtakes Italy’s coronavirus tally as lockdown easing looms
India reported a record 9,887 new coronavirus cases in one day on Saturday and overtook Italy as the world’s sixth-biggest outbreak, two ...Virus deaths reach 375,000 as Latin America struggles
The global death toll from the coronavirus topped 375,000 on Tuesday as the disease continued to tear through Latin America, but in ...World virus cases top 6 mln as leaders disagree on pandemic response
The number of coronavirus cases worldwide topped six million Sunday, with Brazil registering another record surge in daily infections as divisions deepened ...India announces major easing of coronavirus lockdown
India said Saturday it would begin a major relaxation of the world’s biggest coronavirus lockdown from early June, even as the country ...














