Saudi foreign minister to visit Pakistan for wide-ranging talks Islamabad — Pakistan will host high-level meetings with Saudi Arabia on Monday and Tuesday to enhance economic and energy cooperation between… 04/14/2024 Aimeast
Heavy rains set off flash floods, killing 33 people in Afghanistan ISLAMABAD — Heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan has killed at least 33 people and injured 27 others in three… 04/14/2024 Aimeast
India’s Modi vows to make country a manufacturing hub ahead of election NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday vowed to boost social spending, develop infrastructure and make India into… 04/14/2024 Aimeast
Pakistani police search for gunmen who abducted bus passengers, killed 10 QUETTA, Pakistan — Pakistani police are searching for gunmen who killed eight people after abducting them from a bus on a… 04/13/2024 Aimeast
Insurgents kidnap, kill 11 travelers in southwestern Pakistan islamabad, pakistan — Police in southwestern Pakistan said Friday that separatist militants blocked a national highway linking the country to Iran,… 04/12/2024 Aimeast
President Biden continues group diplomacy strategy U.S. President Joe Biden this week welcomed the prime minister of Japan and the president of the Philippines to the… 04/12/2024 Aimeast
Poliovirus resurgence sparks concerns in Pakistan Islamabad — The recent detection of poliovirus in sewage water samples collected across 30 districts in Pakistan has reignited concerns about… 04/12/2024 Aimeast
Taliban Facebook plan is attempt to silence critics, journalists say washington — Plans by the Taliban to block access to Facebook are a further attempt to curtail freedom of speech and… 04/12/2024 Aimeast
Russia, Kazakhstan battle record floods as rivers rise ORENBURG, Russia — The Russian city of Orenburg battled rising water levels on Thursday after major rivers across Russia and Kazakhstan… 04/11/2024 Aimeast
Taliban leader stands firm on his Islamic governance in Afghanistan Islamabad, Pakistan — The Taliban’s reclusive supreme leader ruled out any compromise Wednesday on his hardline Islamic governance in Afghanistan despite… 04/10/2024 Aimeast
In battleground state of Uttar Pradesh, India’s Modi has strong support Uttar Pradesh, India — After spending a morning loading his freshly harvested sugar cane crop onto a cart under a blazing… 04/10/2024 Aimeast
Resettling Afghans Facing Expulsion From Pakistan Poses Challenge for UNHCR Nearly half a million Afghans have approached the UNHCR office in Pakistan for resettlement since the fall of Kabul to… 11/04/2023 Aimeast
Militants Raid Pakistani Air Force Base After Killing 17 Soldiers Elsewhere Pakistan’s military said Saturday a predawn militant raid on an air force training base in the central city of Mianwali… 11/04/2023 Aimeast
Nepal Quake Kills 128, Reduces Village to Rubble At least 128 people were killed and scores more injured after a powerful quake hit western Nepal, reducing some buildings… 11/04/2023 Aimeast
Resettling Afghans Facing Expulsion From Pakistan Pose Challenge for UNHCR Just after sunset on Nov. 1, police arrived in Fatima's predominantly Afghan neighborhood on the outskirts of Pakistan's capital Islamabad.… 11/04/2023 Aimeast
Toxic Haze Blankets India’s New Delhi, World’s Most Polluted City Again A thick layer of toxic haze choked Indian capital New Delhi on Friday, and some schools were ordered closed as… 11/03/2023 Aimeast
Insurgents Kill 14 Soldiers in Southwestern Pakistan Heavily armed insurgents ambushed a military convoy in Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan province Friday, killing at least 14 soldiers. The attack,… 11/03/2023 Aimeast
Regional Rivals Turkey, Iran Find Common Ground on Gaza War Iran’s foreign minister visited Ankara Wednesday amid growing regional rivalry as Turkey seeks to expand its influence from the Caucasus… 11/02/2023 Aimeast
Blinken Heads to Japan, South Korea, India After Middle East Visit U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will head to Japan, South Korea and India next week after his meetings in… 11/02/2023 Aimeast