Gotabaya asks court to stop possible arrest over 2019 attacks
Sri Lanka’s former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa asked a court on Tuesday to prevent his potential arrest over the Easter Sunday bombings in 2019 that killed 279 people...
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Air India crash families await answers
Families of those killed in last year’s Air India plane crash gathered at the site on Friday to mark the anniversary of the disaster, still awaiting answers about its cause.
Afghans scrap protest plans as Herat city under tight security
Afghans scrapped protest plans in Herat on Friday as heavily armed security forces were deployed in the city, after an earlier rally against..
India summons US diplomat for second time over ship attacks
India summoned a senior US diplomat on Friday for a second time in two days, after American strikes on three largely Indian-crewed merchant vessels off Oman killed three Indians.
Pakistan engaged in US-Iran mediation, says ministry
Pakistan’s foreign ministry said Thursday the country’s leaders were still engaged in mediation efforts to end the US-Iran war despite a surge in conflict, calling for a ‘negotiated settlement’.
Military chopper crashes in Pakistan-administered Kashmir
A Pakistani army helicopter crashed near the city of Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir due to a technical fault, the military said on Wednesday, adding there were no survivors...
Boy was shot dead at rally for Afghan women: UN
The United Nations said Wednesday a boy was shot dead during a women\'s rights rally in Afghanistan\'s Herat city a day earlier, when witnesses told AFP security forces dispersed protesters with live fire....
Pakistan launches strikes on Afghanistan
Pakistan has renewed deadly airstrikes on neighbouring Afghanistan, officials in both countries said Wednesday, in the worst violence in weeks following a period of relative calm...
Pakistani air strikes kill dozen in Afghanistan
Pakistani strikes killed at least 12 people in Afghanistan near their border, Afghan government officials and local sources said Wednesday, the deadliest in weeks and following a period of relative calm...
Nepal reinstates interior minister cleared by graft probe
Nepal’s interior minister, a leading youth anti-corruption figure who stepped down in April during an investigation into his finances, was cleared of wrongdoing and reinstated on Tuesday, government officials said...
Beijing ‘firmly opposes’ US blacklist of Chinese companies
Beijing said on Tuesday it ‘firmly opposed’ the US blacklisting of Chinese companies after Washington added tech giants Alibaba and Baidu to a list of firms it says are aiding the Chinese military.