South Asia
Pakistan factory collapse kills 18, dozens trapped
Survivors trapped in the rubble of a collapsed Pakistani factory pleaded for help on their mobile phones on Thursday even as rescuers ...Maldives declares state of emergency as turmoil deepens
The Maldives declared a state of emergency on Wednesday, as the Indian Ocean island nation\'s political upheaval intensified following a suspected assassination ...35 killed in Nepal bus accident
A bus packed with passengers riding both inside and on its roof veered off a mountain road in northwest Nepal on Tuesday, ...Nepali police kill Indian protester at border blockade
Nepali police shot and killed an Indian citizen at a border checkpoint on Monday as they tried to clear protesters whose blockade ...Nepal turns to China for fuel after India restricts supply
Fuel-starved Nepal has signed an agreement with China to provide gasoline, diesel and cooking gas, after India restricted its supplies as a ...Afghan-Pakistan quake rescue expands
Rescuers were Tuesday picking their way through rugged terrain and pockets of Taliban insurgency in the search for survivors after a massive ...Cross-border fire from Afghanistan kills seven Pakistan soldiers
Heavy cross-border fire from Afghanistan killed seven Pakistani soldiers early Tuesday at a checkpost in the restive tribal region of South Waziristan, ...Hundreds dead after massive earthquake hits South Asia
More than 300 people were killed Monday when a powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake centred in the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan ripped across ...Scores killed as magnitude 7.5 Afghan quake rocks South Asia
A major earthquake struck the remote Afghan northeast on Monday, killing at least 135 people in Afghanistan and nearby northern Pakistan and ...Massive earthquake shakes India, Pakistan and Afghanistan
A strong earthquake in northern Afghanistan was felt across much of South Asia on Monday, shaking buildings from Kabul to Delhi and ...




