South Asia

India

‘No credentials whatsoever’: Pakistan's UN envoy on India's bid for permanent UNSC seat

‘No credentials whatsoever’: Pakistan's UN envoy on India's bid for permanent UNSC seat

6 HOURS AGO

Jharkhand protest: Indian students burn chief minister’s effigy over alleged exam irregularities

Jharkhand protest: Indian students burn chief minister’s effigy over alleged exam irregularities

18 HOURS AGO

Indian Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel stand guard at the Allahabad High Court during a strike by Allahabad High Court Bar Association (HCBA) lawyers in Allahabad. (AFP)

How people in India can remain in custody despite legal protections

2 DAYS AGO

Police personnel use water cannon to disperse demonstrators during an ongoing protest against alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) recruitment exams in Ranchi on August 10

Indian police restrain hunger-striking activist on Independence Day

3 DAYS AGO

Bangladesh

Bangladesh says PM will not visit India until Hasina extradited

Bangladesh says PM will not visit India until Hasina extradited

2 DAYS AGO

Relatives mourn after a toxic gas leak killed people at Ferdous Steel Shipbreaking Yard and Recycling Factory in Bangladesh's Chittagong on August 14, 2026. Photo by SALAHUDDIN AHMED / AFP)

Gas leak at Bangladesh shipbreaking yard kills eight: Police

3 DAYS AGO

Bangladesh's former prime minister Sheikh Hasina addresses the media virtually in New Delhi on January 23, 2026. (AFP/File)

Pakistan says Hasina remarks won't affect diplomatic engagement with Bangladesh

August 6, 2026

Former Bangladesh cricket captain's house attacked after ex-PM's media event

Former Bangladesh cricket captain's house attacked after ex-PM's media event

August 6, 2026

Afghanistan

Pamiri house in front of a mountain, Badakhshan province, Zebak, Afghanistan. (AFP)

Taliban's grip in northern Afghanistan fractures as rebels claim major territorial wins

11 HOURS AGO

FILE: Afghan families rest under makeshift shelters at the Islam Qala crossing on July 4, 2025. (Photo: Council on Foreign Relations)

Afghanistan’s living standards decline after half-decade of Taliban rule

2 DAYS AGO

An Afghan man paints a mural commemorating the fifth anniversary marking the Taliban's return to power, along a street in Kabul on August 13, 2026. (AFP)

Taliban regime a security threat for region

2 DAYS AGO

Women in Afghanistan (Photo: Human Rights Watch)

Five years of Taliban rule leave Afghanistan in overlapping crises

3 DAYS AGO

Nepal

Nepali climber alive after six days missing on Everest

Nepali climber alive after six days missing on Everest

June 4, 2026

Turkish airliner catches fire during Kathmandu landing, passengers safe

Turkish airliner catches fire during Kathmandu landing, passengers safe

May 11, 2026

Former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Nepal issues arrest warrant for ex-PM Deuba in graft probe

April 9, 2026

Nepal Everest season opens amid $20 million rescue scam

Nepal Everest season opens amid $20 million rescue scam

April 3, 2026

Bhutan

Despite legal mandates for forest cover and its status as a carbon-negative nation, approximately 13.5% of Bhutan’s land is currently experiencing degradation. (bhutan.travel)

Bhutan: How the world's greenest country is losing its land

April 5, 2026

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka prison riot kills 19, wounds more than 100

Sri Lanka prison riot kills 19, wounds more than 100

July 6, 2026

Colombo- (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Sri Lanka arrests ex-justice minister's son for alleged bribe

June 25, 2026

IMF approves $695M for crisis-hit Sri Lanka

IMF approves $695M for crisis-hit Sri Lanka

May 27, 2026