Asian Games Open Saturday in China The Asian Games are an attention grabber. For starters, they involve more participants than the Summer Olympics. Organizers say more… September 22, 2023 Aimeast
Taliban Pledge To ‘Neutralize’ Activities of Afghan-Based Pakistani Militants Afghanistan's Taliban have pledged "concrete steps" to "neutralize" activities of militants plotting terrorist attacks against neighboring Pakistan, diplomatic sources told… September 22, 2023 Aimeast
India Suspends Visa Services to Canadians as Tensions Simmer India suspended visa services for Canadian citizens on Thursday and asked Canada to reduce its staffing in India, as tensions… September 21, 2023 Aimeast
Pakistan to Hold National Elections in January The official panel responsible for organizing elections in Pakistan announced Thursday the much-awaited national parliamentary polls will take place in… September 21, 2023 Aimeast
Canada High Commission Says to ‘Adjust’ India Staff Presence Canada's High Commission said Thursday it would "adjust" the number of its diplomats in India after threats on social media… September 21, 2023 Aimeast
India Moves Closer to Gender Equity in Government The Indian Parliament has taken a substantial step toward gender equity as the Lok Sabha, parliament's lower house, passed the… September 20, 2023 Aimeast
India Issues Canada Travel Advisory Amid Probe of Sikh Activist’s Murder India on Wednesday cautioned its citizens, especially students, planning to visit or living in Canada “to exercise utmost caution” after… September 20, 2023 Aimeast
UN Urges Afghan Taliban to Stop Widespread Torture, Abuse of Detainees The United Nations said Wednesday that Afghanistan's Taliban had committed more than 1,600 human rights violations during arrests and detentions… September 20, 2023 Aimeast
New Violence in Nagorno-Karabakh Pushes Armenia to Debate Alliances The new flare-up of hostilities in the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the separatist enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh is raising… September 20, 2023 Aimeast
Iran Demands US Show Goodwill After Quitting Nuclear Deal Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Tuesday that the United States should prove its "goodwill and determination" to revive Tehran's… September 20, 2023 Aimeast
Biden Meets 5 Central Asia Leaders on UN Sidelines President Joe Biden is turning Washington's gaze to Central Asia — a region the West has long been accused of… September 20, 2023 Aimeast
US Urges Indian Cooperation With Canada’s Investigation of Sikh Leader’s Killing An unprecedented allegation by one leading democracy essentially accusing another of carrying out a political assassination on its soil is… September 19, 2023 Aimeast
UN Survey: Women’s Rights Crucial for Taliban Recognition Hundreds of women in Afghanistan say the United Nations should not recognize the Taliban government until women's access to work… September 19, 2023 Aimeast
Azerbaijan Says Six of Its Citizens Were Killed by Landmines in Karabakh Azerbaijan said on Tuesday that six of its citizens had been killed by land mines in two separate incidents in… September 19, 2023 Aimeast
India Dismisses Canada’s Allegations of Links to Sikh Leader’s Killing India has rejected allegations by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that the Indian government has links to the killing of… September 19, 2023 Aimeast
Pakistan’s Top Court Proceedings Shown Live on TV for First Time Proceedings from Pakistan's Supreme Court were broadcast live on Monday by state television for the first time, giving an unprecedented… September 18, 2023 Aimeast
UN Chief Urges Taliban to Lift ‘Unjustifiable’ Education Ban on Afghan Girls The United Nations secretary-general Monday renewed his demand for Afghanistan's Taliban to allow teenage girls to attend high school. "This… September 18, 2023 Aimeast
Karabakh Gets Red Cross Aid Via Two Routes, in Step to Ease Crisis Badly needed food and medicines were delivered to Azerbaijan's breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh on Monday along two roads simultaneously, a… September 18, 2023 Aimeast
Pakistani PM Urges Increased Collaboration With Afghan Taliban to Achieve Shared Goals Pakistan's caretaker prime minister, Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, has written a letter to his Taliban counterpart in Afghanistan, stressing the need to… September 17, 2023 Aimeast
Competing Interests for UN Spotlight at Annual Meeting The war in Ukraine is likely to be the big topic for a second year when leaders gather at the… September 16, 2023 Aimeast