Pakistani Village Seen as Model of Climate Resilience The village of Pono in Pakistan's southern Sindh province is so small it’s difficult to find on Google maps, but… April 1, 2023 Aimeast
Death Scene in Burned Ferry Moves Filipino Rescuers to Tears A Philippine coast guard commander said Friday that the tragic scenes of death his team saw aboard a gutted ferry,… March 31, 2023 Aimeast
Stampede for Food Aid Kills 11 in Pakistan Authorities in Pakistan said Friday that a stampede at a free-food distribution center in the southern port city of Karachi… March 31, 2023 Aimeast
India’s Five-Decade Battle to Save Tiger Succeeding, but Road Ahead Challenging Five decades ago, a count of tigers in India revealed that their numbers had plummeted from tens of thousands to… March 31, 2023 Aimeast
Activists Criticize Journalist’s Arrest on Terror Charges in India-Administered Kashmir Activists this week described the March 20 arrest of Kashmiri freelance journalist Irfan Mehraj for association with a Kashmir-based human… March 31, 2023 Aimeast
35 Die in India When Well Cover Collapses Indian officials said Friday at least 35 people fell to their deaths Thursday and 16 were injured when the cover… March 31, 2023 Aimeast
Taliban Under Fire for Alleged Afghan Civil Society Crackdown Human rights defenders have alleged that Taliban authorities in Afghanistan are increasingly targeting civil society activists and media workers critical… March 30, 2023 Aimeast
Pakistani Taliban Kill 4 Police Officers, Injure 6 Authorities in northwestern Pakistan said Thursday that a predawn militant assault on a police outpost and subsequent roadside bomb blast… March 30, 2023 Aimeast
Azerbaijani Student Reported Missing in Iran An Azerbaijani student studying in Germany has disappeared after traveling to Iran to meet his girlfriend, according to his family.… March 29, 2023 Aimeast
Airlines Association Warns Pakistan Over $290 Million in Blocked Funds The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned Pakistan on Wednesday that foreign airlines could stop operations in the economically struggling… March 29, 2023 Aimeast
Taliban: Afghan Education Advocate Detained Over ‘Suspicious’ Activities Afghanistan's Taliban confirmed Wednesday to VOA that they had detained a prominent education activist in the county, saying the man… March 29, 2023 Aimeast
Azerbaijan Investigates ‘Terror Attack’ After Lawmaker Is Shot and Wounded Azerbaijan's State Security Service said on Wednesday it was investigating "a terror attack" after a lawmaker with strong anti-Iranian views… March 29, 2023 Aimeast
Pakistan to Skip US Summit for Democracy Pakistan on Tuesday declined to attend the second Summit for Democracy, hosted this week by the United States, saying it… March 29, 2023 Aimeast
Unseen Taliban Leader Wields Godlike Powers in Afghanistan Hibatullah Akhundzada is officially referred to as the leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, commander of the faithful, and… March 28, 2023 Aimeast
Pakistanis Who Were ‘Drowning’ in Water Now ‘Are Too Dry’ "Apocalyptic,” "a flood from the sky” — that's how some described last year’s heavy monsoon rains that caused catastrophic flooding… March 28, 2023 Aimeast
In Afghanistan, Some Female Journalists Find Ways to Stay on Air With women being pushed out of public life in Afghanistan, brave female reporters remain committed to finding ways to keep… March 28, 2023 Aimeast
Founder of Afghan Girls’ School Project Arrested in Kabul: UN The founder of a project that campaigned for girls' education in Afghanistan has been detained by Taliban authorities in Kabul,… March 28, 2023 Aimeast
Suicide Blast in Kabul Kills 6 Taliban authorities in Afghanistan said Monday that a suicide bomb blast outside the foreign ministry in the capital, Kabul, killed… March 27, 2023 Aimeast
Turkmenistan Parliament Polls Close After Controlled Vote Gas-rich Turkmenistan held the first parliamentary polls Sunday since the ruling family tightened its iron grip on the Central Asian… March 26, 2023 Aimeast
Taliban Disrupt Women’s Protest of Education Ban A small group of female activists staged a protest rally in the Afghan capital, Kabul, Sunday, demanding that Taliban authorities… March 26, 2023 Aimeast