South Asia
Pakistani boy cuts off own hand after blasphemy mistake
A 15-year-old Pakistani boy cut off his own hand believing he had committed blasphemy, only to be celebrated by his parents and ...Pakistan PM vows to eradicate honour killings after Oscar nod
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif vowed Pakistan would eradicate "evil" honour killings as he congratulated director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy on her Oscar nomination for ...At least 15 dead in suicide bombing at Pakistan polio vaccination center
A suicide bomber killed at least 15 people, most of them police, outside a polio eradication center in Pakistan\'s western city of ...Nepal to begin much-delayed earthquake reconstruction
Nepal will start repairs and reconstruction next week for nearly a million homes damaged by last year\'s deadly earthquakes, the head of ...Quake strikes northeast India, Bangladesh; 11 dead, nearly 200 injured
A powerful earthquake struck northeast India and Bangladesh on Monday, killing at least 11 people and injuring nearly 200, with efforts to ...Fresh gunfire at Indian air force base in Punjab
A fresh gunbattle erupted Sunday at the Indian air force base attacked by suspected Islamic militants a day earlier with the loss ...Indian consulate, air base attacked after outreach to Pakistan
Explosions and gunfire rang out Sunday as militants attempted to storm the Indian diplomatic mission in the Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif, a ...Gunmen attack Indian air base near Pakistan border, six dead
Indian troops killed four suspected militants who entered an air force base near the border with Pakistan and exchanged fire with security ...Afghan forces free 59 prisoners from Taliban jail in south
Afghan special forces freed 59 prisoners from a Taliban jail in Helmand, officials said on Saturday, as government troops redouble their efforts ...World welcomes New Year despite terror fears
New Year\'s Eve kicked off in Sydney, but tightened security muted revelries in Europe with Brussels scrapping celebrations and fireworks cancelled in ...




