South Asia
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 ...Mass jailbreak in Afghanistan, at least 24 die in Islamic State attack
A gunbattle between Islamic State fighters and Afghan security forces raged at a prison in the eastern city of Jalalabad on Monday, ...Afghan ceasefire holds as hundreds of Taliban prisoners freed
A rare ceasefire between the Taliban and Afghan government appeared to hold for the third and final day on Sunday, with hundreds ...Taliban declare three-day ceasefire during Eid
The Taliban on Tuesday declared a three-day ceasefire during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha starting Friday, marking the second such truce ...U.S. sends envoy to press for peace talks in Afghanistan
Washington has dispatched a special envoy for Afghanistan to press for peace talks between the government and Taliban fighters, with the diplomat ...Taliban propose potential Afghan peace talks timeline as violence soars
The Taliban are prepared to hold peace talks with the Afghan government next month straight after the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, ...Afghan girl kills two Taliban fighters after parents murdered
An Afghan girl shot dead two Taliban fighters and wounded several more after they dragged her parents from their home and killed ...Nepal to resume flights in boost for virus-hit tourism sector
Nepal said Tuesday it will resume international commercial flights in mid-August, in a boost for its coronavirus-hit tourism sector. The Himalayan nation ...














