South Asia
Nepal ethnic protesters clash with police for 2nd day
Supporters of ethnic minority groups demanding changes in Nepal\'s new constitution clashed with police Monday and blocked main streets near the prime ...Bangladesh hangs Islamist leader for rape and genocide in 1971 war
Bangladesh hanged Islamist party leader Motiur Rahman Nizami on Wednesday for genocide and other crimes committed during the 1971 war of independence ...Earthlings watch as tiny Mercury sails past the sun
Tiny Mercury, the solar system\'s innermost planet, sailed across the face of the sun on Monday, a celestial dance that occurs about ...Afghan road crash inferno leaves at least 73 dead
At least 73 people were killed Sunday when two passenger buses and an oil tanker burst into flames in a head-on collision ...Pakistani army chief confirms death sentences for 11 Taliban
Pakistan\'s army chief signed off on the death sentences of 11 members of the Taliban convicted of terrorism, kidnappings, attacks on civilians ...Nepali authorities detain Canadian over tweets
Nepal authorities have detained a Canadian software developer working in the country over a series of tweets deemed to "disturb social harmony", ...Thousands battle deadly forest fires in northern India
Thousands of labourers backed by water-carrying helicopters were battling to control fires that have killed two people in India\'s northern Himalayan state ...Gay rights activist among two hacked to death in Bangladesh
Two leading gay rights activists were hacked to death Monday at an apartment in Bangladesh\'s capital, police said, the latest deadly attack ...Nepal marks one year since quake as frustration mounts
Nepal held memorial services on Sunday for the thousands killed in a massive earthquake one year ago, as victims still living in ...Bangladesh professor hacked to death in suspected Islamist attack
Unidentified attackers hacked to death a university professor in Bangladesh on Saturday, police said, adding that the assault bore the hallmarks of ...




