South Asia
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, ...Five dead, thousands flee as Cyclone Roanu nears Bangladesh
Cyclone Roanu was poised to make landfall in southern Bangladesh Saturday, as strong winds and heavy downpours unleashed by the storm left ...Rain hinders search for missing in Sri Lankan landslides
As soldiers searched Thursday for hundreds of people missing after landslides swallowed three central Sri Lankan villages, family members huddled in crowded ...Over 200 families feared buried by landslides in Sri Lanka
Soldiers and police used sticks and bare hands Wednesday to dig through enormous piles of mud covering houses in three villages hit ...Thousands of Afghan Hazaras join power line protest in Kabul
Thousands of demonstrators from Afghanistan\'s Hazara minority marched in protest through Kabul on Monday saying that they are missing out on a ...




