South Asia
Bangladesh garment factory fire kills at least 10
As many as 10 people are dead after a fire at a garment factory on Tuesday evening in the Bangladeshi town of ...Pakistani Taliban vow to attack Malala Yousafzai again
The Pakistani Taiban has vowed to attack 16-year-old dissenter Malala Yousafzai again if they get the chance.Bomb kills 7 during anti-polio campaign in Pakistan
A police officer says a bomb exploded in northwest Pakistan near a vehicle carrying officials taking part in an anti-polio campaign, killing ...4 NATO soldiers killed in Afghan operation
Four NATO soldiers were killed early Sunday in an operation in Afghanistan, the coalition forces said.Children among five Afghans killed in NATO airstrike
The civilians, aged between 12 and 20, were killed overnight on Friday while they were out hunting birds in the area of ...Indian politician Lalu Prasad sentenced to five years in prison
Former Indian Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav has been sentenced to 5 years in jail Thursday in a fodder scam case.Suicide car bombing kills 15 people in Pakistan
At least 15 people were killed in an attack on a pro-government militia commander in Pakistan\'s lawless northwestern tribal area on Thursday ...Bangladesh MP Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury sentenced to death
A Bangladesh court on Tuesday sentenced to death a top opposition MP for genocide, the first lawmaker to be convicted of war ...Indian politician Lalu Prasad Yadav found guilty; jailed
A former Indian minister, Laloo Prasad Yadav, has been sent to jail after he was convicted in a long-running corruption case.US drone strike leaves 3 dead in Pakistan
A US-led drone strike killed three militants in northern Pakistani tribal region bordering Afghanistan, it was announced on Sunday.