South Asia
India’s Prime Minister Modi inaugurates Ram temple in Ayodhya
By Bhuvan BAGGA AFP India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a temple Monday that embodies the triumph of his muscular Hindu nationalist politics, galvanising ...Pakistan strikes inside Iran against militant targets, stokes regional tensions
BY MUNIR AHMED and JON GAMBRELL AP Pakistan’s air force launched retaliatory airstrikes early Thursday in Iran allegedly targeting militant hideouts, an ...Pakistan condemns Iran over bombing allegedly targeting militants that killed 2 people
BY MUNIR AHMED and JON GAMBRELL AP Pakistan on Wednesday condemned Iran for launching airstrikes the previous day that Tehran claimed targeted bases for ...Bangladeshi prime minister wins 4th consecutive term after campaign marred by violence
By Sudipto Ganguly and Ruma Paul Reuters Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina secured a fourth straight term as expected with her party ...World welcomes New Year with fireworks, some stark words and a royal farewell
New Zealanders were among the first in the world to celebrate the arrival of 2024 with a fireworks display in Auckland on ...COP28 deal pledges global transition away from fossil fuels for first time
By Valerie Volcovici, Gloria Dickie and William James Reuters Representatives from nearly 200 countries agreed at the COP28 climate summit on Wednesday ...Dozens killed in Islamist militant attack on northwest Pakistan army base
By Saud Mehsud Mushtaq Ali Reuters Islamist militants rammed an explosive-laden truck into a police station in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, killing ...Muslims protest around world to demand end to Israel’s Gaza campaign
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Nafisa Eltahir Reuters Protesters from Jakarta to Tunis on Friday demanded an end to Israel’s bombardment of Gaza after nearly ...Canada’s Trudeau wants India to cooperate in murder probe, declines to release evidence
By Michelle Nichols Reuters Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday called on India to cooperate with an investigation into the murder ...In tit-for-tat move, India expels Canadian diplomat in tit-for-tat move as row over assassinated Sikh ...
KRUTIKA PATHI and ROB GILLIES AP India dismissed allegations that its government was linked to the killing of a Sikh activist in ...













