South Asia
Scores killed as 7.9 magnitude earthquake strikes Nepal
A powerful earthquake struck Nepal and sent tremors through northern India on Saturday, killing hundreds of people, toppling an historic 19th-century tower ...Powerful earthquake hits Nepal
An earthquake measuring 7.9 magnitude, and only 2 km deep, struck east of Pokhara in Nepal on Saturday causing buildings in the ...US admits killing hostages in terrorism operation
The United States on Thursday said an American counterterrorism operation in January killed two hostages, one American and one Italian, who were ...India takes Al Jazeera off air in Kashmir map row
India\'s government took Al Jazeera news channel off the air on Wednesday for five days after officials insisted it had repeatedly shown ...Indian farmer hangs himself at protest over land reform
A farmer hanged himself in front of hundreds of protesters gathered in the centre of the Indian capital to rally against the ...China unveils $46 billion super highway to Pakistan
China and Pakistan launched a plan on Monday for energy and infrastructure projects in Pakistan worth $46 billion, linking their economies and ...Pakistani man sets wife on fire for leaving house without permission
A Pakistani man and his father have been arrested in the country\'s latest so-called "honour killing" after they set the son\'s wife ...Afghanistan suicide blast kills 33, injures more than 100
A suicide bomb blast in Afghanistan\'s eastern city of Jalalabad killed 33 people and injured more than 100 outside a bank where ...Former Nepal Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa dies at age 87
An official says Surya Bahadur Thapa, who served as Nepal\'s prime minister five times, has died in a hospital in India where ...Protests in Indian Kashmir after civilian killed by army
Violent protests have erupted in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir after a civilian and a militant were killed in an encounter with ...