Deportation Deadline Triggers Exodus of Afghans from Pakistan Tens of thousands of Afghan migrants on trucks and other vehicles rushed to the border Tuesday, the last day of… 10/31/2023 Aimeast
UN Chief Urges Peace From Site Venerated as Buddha’s Birthplace U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made an impassioned plea for peace on Tuesday from a Nepalese site venerated as Buddha's birthplace,… 10/31/2023 Aimeast
Two Killed in Anti-Government Protest in Bangladesh Two people were killed and dozens injured in clashes in Bangladesh on Tuesday between anti-government protesters and police on the… 10/31/2023 Aimeast
Mumbai Becomes Second Indian Mega City to Battle Dirty Air India’s financial capital, Mumbai, is grappling with surging levels of air pollution, a relatively new phenomenon in a city whose… 10/31/2023 Aimeast
Pakistan: 200,000 Afghan Nationals Returned Home Pakistan said Monday that almost 200,000 Afghan nationals voluntarily returned to Afghanistan over the past two months ahead of an… 10/30/2023 Aimeast
Canada Meets Goal of Welcoming 40,000 Afghans Refugees Canada has accepted at least 40,000 Afghan refugees who fled the Taliban takeover of their homeland since 2021, helping Prime… 10/30/2023 Aimeast
Sprawling Mumbai Slum’s Proposed Redevelopment Sparks Concern In India’s financial capital, Mumbai, plans to revamp one of the world’s largest slums into a modern city hub has… 10/30/2023 Aimeast
Suspect Detained in India Blast That Killed 3 at Jehovah’s Witness Gathering A former Jehovah's Witness has been detained on suspicion of setting off an explosive device that killed three people and… 10/30/2023 Aimeast
India Vows to Free its Ex-Navy Personnel on Qatar Death Row India's foreign minister on Monday said the country would "make all efforts" to secure the release of eight ex-navy personnel… 10/30/2023 Aimeast
Mumbai Slum Makeover Sparks Concern about Loss of Livelihoods In a narrow alley in Dharavi slum in Mumbai, sewing machines hum as workers in Abdul Kadir Ansari’s small tailoring… 10/30/2023 Aimeast
Bangladesh Charges Opposition Party Leadership With Murder Bangladesh's main opposition leader and more than 100 other top party members were charged on Sunday with the murder of… 10/30/2023 Aimeast
Passenger Train Derails in Eastern India, Killing 4 People, Injuring Dozens A passenger train derailed in eastern India late Wednesday, killing four passengers and injuring dozens, a government official said on… 10/29/2023 Aimeast
Bangladesh Police Detained a Key Opposition Leader as Violence Leaves 3 More Dead, Many Injured Authorities in Bangladesh detained a key opposition figure from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, which called for a nationwide strike Sunday… 10/29/2023 Aimeast
Death Toll Rises to 42 in ArcelorMittal Kazakh Mine Fire The death toll from a fire at a mine owned by ArcelorMittal in Kazakhstan rose to 42 people on Sunday… 10/29/2023 Aimeast
One Killed, 20 Injured in India Blasts Indian officials say one person has died and at least 20 people were injured in a series of blasts Sunday… 10/29/2023 Aimeast
VOA Immigration Weekly Recap, Oct. 22-28 Editor's note: Here is a look at immigration-related news around the U.S. this week. Questions? Tips? Comments? Email the VOA… 10/28/2023 Aimeast
Islamic State Group Claims Deadly Blast in Kabul The Islamic State group claimed on its Telegram channel Friday that it was behind a blast at a sports club… 10/28/2023 Aimeast
Afghan Refugees in Pakistan Concerned as Deportation Deadline Looms Afghan refugees living in Pakistan say they are concerned about Pakistan’s decision to forcibly deport all undocumented refugees starting November… 10/27/2023 Aimeast
Emotional Farewells as Afghan Families Depart Pakistan It was an emotional scene at Sohrab Goth bus terminal when Jannat Bibi, a 50-year-old Afghan woman, bid farewell to… 10/27/2023 Aimeast
Locals Protest Travel Restrictions at Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Pakistan has ordered all undocumented Afghans to leave by November 1. As part of that crackdown, the government now requires… 10/27/2023 Aimeast