South Asia
Afghan rape gang sentenced to death after national outrage
An Afghan judge on Sunday sentenced seven men to death for the gang-rape of four women in a case that sparked nationwide ...120m girls sexually abused says UN
About 120 million girls worldwide have been forced to have sex, according to a United Nations report.Al Qaeda announces India wing, renews loyalty to Taliban chief
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahri on Wednesday announced the formation of an Indian branch of his militant group he said would ...Thai junta leader appointed PM by hand-picked parliament
Thailand\'s coup leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha was appointed prime minister on Thursday by a legislature he hand-picked, giving the army chief a ...Pakistani protesters reach parliament as police look on
Thousands of protesters marched to the Pakistani parliament on Tuesday as part of a bid to force the prime minister to resign, ...Nepal, India monsoon rains kill scores
Torrential rains have triggered flash floods and landslides that have resulted in more than 75 deaths in India and Nepal, over the ...Pakistan protesters vow no let-up until PM resigns
More than 20,000 anti-government protesters flooded the center of Pakistan\'s capital on Saturday, vowing to stay in the streets until Prime Minister ...Clashes in Pakistan after shots fired at opposition leader Imran Khan
Clashes broke out Friday as tens of thousands of Pakistani protesters from two anti-government movements converged on the capital, presenting the 15-month-old ...Several wounded as Afghan soldier opens fire at British military academy
A U.S. general was killed and more than a dozen people were wounded on Tuesday, including a German general, in the latest ...Saudi beheads Nepalese maid for toddler murder
Saudi authorities on Monday beheaded a Nepalese housemaid convicted of murdering a two-year-old boy by slitting his throat, the interior ministry said.




