South Asia
Former Nepal communist rebel leader elected Prime Minister
Nepal\'s new Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal pledged Wednesday to unite a country hit by deadly protests over constitutional changes after lawmakers ...Afghan cleric arrested for marrying six-year-old girl
An elderly Afghan cleric has been arrested after he married a six-year-old girl, officials said, in the latest case highlighting the scourge ...Nine militants killed in police raid in Bangladesh
Bangladesh police on Tuesday killed nine militants who were believed to have been plotting an attack similar to the one on a ...At least 61 dead, 207 wounded in Kabul demonstration attack
At least 61 people were killed and 207 were wounded on Saturday in a suicide attack on a demonstration in Kabul claimed ...Brother of murdered Pakistan social media star arrested
The brother of a controversial Pakistani social media star has been arrested for her murder, confessing he strangled Qandeel Baloch for "honour", ...Kashmir seethes as 22 killed amid anti-India protests
Indian authorities were struggling Monday to contain protests by Kashmiris angry after 22 people were killed in weekend demonstrations, as youths defied ...Twenty foreigners killed in Bangladesh cafe attack
Twenty foreigners were killed by their captors after being taken hostage at a cafe in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka and most of ...Taliban suicide bombers kill 27 in attack on Afghan police cadets
Two Taliban suicide bombers killed at least 27 people and wounded around 40 in an attack on Thursday on buses carrying recently ...69 million children to face early death by 2030
The number of children who do not attend school is rising, child marriage has not dropped in decades and millions of young ...Sufi singer shot dead by extremists in Pakistan
A famous Sufi singer was shot dead in Pakistan on Wednesday in an attack claimed by Islamic extremists. Two attackers on a ...




