South Asia
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 ...Activists celebrate Earth Day with service, awareness events
Organizers of Earth Day, celebrated each April 22, say more than one billion people are marking Earth Day 2016 with activities to ...More than 100 feared dead in India heat wave
More than 100 people are feared dead in India in an early-summer heat wave which forced schools to close and halted outdoor ...Seven Pakistani policemen killed during anti-polio drive
Taliban gunmen attacked policemen guarding medical workers administering polio vaccinations in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Wednesday, killing seven of them.Deadly suicide bomb attack hits Afghan capital Kabul
At least seven people were killed and 327 others wounded in an ongoing Taliban attack in central Kabul Tuesday, the Afghan health ...24 killed in Nepal road accident
At least 24 people were killed and another 32 hurt when a bus slipped off a mountain gravel road and rolled down ...Taliban announces start of spring offensive in Afghanistan
The Taliban announced the start of their spring offensive on Tuesday, pledging to launch large-scale offensives against government strongholds backed by suicide ...




