Pakistani police fired tear gas, charge protesters in Karachi Karachi, Pakistan — Pakistani police fired tear gas and swung batons at thousands of protesters Sunday in Karachi after the demonstrators… 10/13/2024 Aimeast
Sri Lanka busts Chinese cybercrime racket Colombo, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka's police have arrested 198 Chinese men on suspicion of operating a cybercrime ring from the… 10/13/2024 Aimeast
Indian politician known for close ties with Bollywood is killed in Mumbai NEW DELHI — A senior politician in India's financial capital, Mumbai, who was also known for his close ties with Bollywood… 10/13/2024 Aimeast
Pakistan separatist militants BLA deny involvement in attack on mines KARACHI, Pakistan — The Baloch Liberation Army, a militant separatist group in Pakistan, denied involvement in an attack that killed at… 10/13/2024 Aimeast
Russian, Iranian presidents meet as concerns grow over Middle East attacks ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan — Russian President Vladimir Putin met Iran’s president Friday, at a time when Tehran is supplying weapons for Moscow’s… 10/11/2024 Aimeast
Pain, pride and fear as Bangladesh heals wounds of violent summer Bangladesh is busy reforming institutions after an uprising in July and August ended Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule. As… 10/11/2024 Aimeast
Partial remains of British climber believed found 100 years after Everest ascent LONDON — Climbers believe they have found the partial remains of a British mountaineer who might — or might not —… 10/11/2024 Aimeast
Noel Tata takes the reins at powerful charity arm of India’s Tata group NEW DELHI — The half-brother of Ratan Tata was appointed on Friday as the head of the powerful and influential philanthropic… 10/11/2024 Aimeast
Gunmen kill 20 miners, wound others in attack in southwest Pakistan QUETTA, Pakistan — Gunmen killed 20 miners and wounded another seven in Pakistan’s southwest, a police official said Friday, drawing condemnation… 10/11/2024 Aimeast
Pakistan’s banned PTM: A movement for Pashtun rights washington — This week, Pakistan banned a grassroots protest movement advocating for the rights of Pashtuns, an ethnic minority inhabiting the… 10/10/2024 Aimeast
2 Pakistani police, 4 insurgents killed ahead of Asian security summit PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Militants opened fire on a police vehicle and killed two officers on Thursday in restive northwest Pakistan before… 10/10/2024 Aimeast
Bangladeshi Hindus voice fear, anxiety as Durga Puja begins WASHINGTON — Sharadiya Durga Puja, the largest Hindu festival in Bangladesh, started Wednesday under a cloud of concern following recent acts… 10/10/2024 Aimeast
Uzbekistan accepts ambassador from Taliban-led Afghanistan Islamabad, Pakistan — Afghanistan’s Taliban said Thursday that Uzbekistan had accepted their appointed ambassador, and both sides marked the action as… 10/10/2024 Aimeast
Pakistan counters criticism of crackdown on ethnic rights group Islamabad — Pakistan has justified its decision to outlaw a regional ethnic rights movement, citing alleged incitement of violence against the… 10/09/2024 Aimeast
Taliban publicly flog 9 Afghan men, women despite UN outcry ISLAMABAD — Hardline Taliban authorities in Afghanistan reported Wednesday that nine people, including at least two women, were publicly flogged after… 10/09/2024 Aimeast
Indian PM’s party trounced in India-administered Kashmir vote Voters in Indian-administered Kashmir have rejected the party of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, rebuking the party that revoked the… 10/09/2024 Aimeast
Religious education surges under Taliban as secular schooling languishes Washington — The number of madrassas, or religious schools, has increased fourfold under the Taliban in Afghanistan as experts worry that… 10/08/2024 Aimeast