South Asia
21 dead in explosion and fire at Bangladesh factory
A boiler exploded and triggered a fire at a packaging factory near Bangladesh\'s capital on Saturday, killing at least 21 people and ...Obama warns China over South China Sea ruling
US President Barack Obama warned Beijing Thursday it could not ignore a tribunal\'s ruling rejecting its sweeping claims to the South China ...Nepal criticized for not stopping child marriages
Traditional practices, poverty, last year\'s massive earthquake and Nepal\'s ongoing political instability mean child marriages remain a serious problem in the country, ...Taliban attack in Afghan capital Kabul kills at least 24
A Taliban suicide attack in a busy area near the defence ministry in Kabul on Monday killed at least 24 people and ...Bangladesh hangs top financier of largest Islamist party
Bangladesh hanged a wealthy tycoon and top financial backer of its largest Islamist party late Saturday for war crimes, dealing a massive ...Bombs kill at least 12, wound dozens at Pakistan court
Two bombs killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens outside a court complex in northwest Pakistan on Friday, a rescue official ...At least 12 dead in India from drinking tainted liquor
At least 12 people have died after drinking bootleg liquor in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, police said Wednesday.33 killed in Nepal bus accident
A government official says at least 33 people died and 28 others were injured when an overcrowded bus veered off a mountain ...Bombing at a hospital in Pakistani city of Quetta kills 42
A powerful bomb went off on the grounds of a government-run hospital in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Monday, killing ...Gunmen kill 12 in northeast India market attack
Gunmen on Friday opened fire on a busy market in a restive area of northeast India, killing 12 people and wounding several ...




