South Asia
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 ...Taliban suicide blast kills 14 Nepalese guards in Kabul
A Taliban suicide bomber killed 14 Nepalese security guards in a blast targeting their Kabul minibus, officials said, the first claimed attack ...Pakistani teen burnt alive by her mother for choosing own husband
A Pakistani mother on Wednesday burnt her 16-year-old daughter alive for marrying a man of her own choice, before shouting on the ...Crackdown on Bangladesh Islamists as Hindu priest murdered
Bangladesh police on Tuesday launched a deadly crackdown on Islamist militants as a 70-year-old Hindu priest became the latest victim in a ...India court convicts 24 over 2002 Gujarat riots massacre
An Indian court convicted two dozen people on Thursday over a massacre during religious riots 14 years ago when Prime Minister Narendra ...Nepal honors 9 Sherpas who paved way for Everest climbers
Nepal celebrated Everest Day on Sunday by honoring nine Sherpa guides who fixed ropes and dug the route to the summit so ...Afghan Taliban leader killed in U.S. drone strike
An American drone strike targeted and "likely killed" Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour in a remote area of Pakistan, US officials said, ...




