South Asia
Afghan authorities scramble to reach earthquake zone, toll at 1,000 dead
Afghan authorities struggled on Thursday to reach a remote area hit by an earthquake that killed 1,000 people but poor communications and ...Strong earthquake kills at least 280 in Afghanistan
An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 killed at least 280 people in Afghanistan early on Wednesday, officials said, adding that hundreds of people ...Global nuclear arsenal to grow for first time since Cold War, think-tank says
The global nuclear arsenal is expected to grow in the coming years for the first time since the Cold War while the ...Sri Lanka hit by power cuts after key union goes on strike
Swathes of Sri Lanka were hit by electricity cuts on Thursday after a power sector union went on strike opposing new government ...Dozens killed, scores injured in Bangladesh container depot fire
A massive fire swept through an inland container depot in southeastern Bangladesh, killing at least 32 people and injuring more than 150, ...Plane wreckage found in Nepal mountains, 14 bodies recovered
Rescue workers in Nepal have so far recovered 14 bodies from the crash site of a small plane carrying 22 people that ...G7 scrambles to keep climate agenda on track as Ukraine war roils energy supplies
Ministers from the world’s wealthiest democracies will wrangle over how to keep climate change goals on track as they meet in Berlin ...Climate change boosted odds of recent deadly heat in India, Pakistan, scientists say
South Asia’s deadly heatwave in March and April was made 30 times more likely because of climate change, scientists reported Monday. As ...Sri Lankan medicine shortage a death sentence for some, doctors say
A shortage of medicine caused by an economic crisis in Sri Lanka could soon cause deaths, doctors said, as hospitals are forced ...Many Sri Lankans flee capital as political leaders meet to seek solution to crisis
Many Sri Lankans thronged buses in the main city Colombo on Thursday to return to their hometowns with leaders of political parties ...