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Two years apart, two young women stand before police vans
23 July 2026, 21:46 PM
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Sri Lanka uses navy drones to tackle dengue
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‘He has received punishment’: Mother rejects body of rape suspect shot dead by West Bengal police
10 July 2026, 21:40 PM
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Gunmen kill 9 police officers near dam project in southwest Pakistan: officials
7 July 2026, 12:52 PM
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At least 40 dead after bus falls into ditch in Pakistan
3 July 2026, 14:09 PM
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Pakistan strikes on eastern Afghanistan kill dozens
29 June 2026, 09:31 AM
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Three Pakistani troops killed in terror attack in Karachi
28 June 2026, 11:19 AM
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Two roadside blasts in northwest Pakistan kill 7
21 June 2026, 00:00 AM
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Pak checkpoint: Militants kill 6, abduct 8 paramilitary troops
10 June 2026, 00:00 AM
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Suu Kyi’s lost honours
Since the beginning of ongoing Rohingya crisis, the world’s biggest humanitarian catastrophe, many international organisations withdrew or suspended awards and titles they gave to Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi for her contribution and struggle in democracy.
8 March 2018, 08:47 AM
US Holocaust museum rescinds award to Myanmar's Suu Kyi
The US Holocaust Memorial Museum has rescinded its top award to Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi because of her failure to condemn and stop military attacks on her country's minority Rohingya Muslims, the museum says.
8 March 2018, 04:24 AM
State of emergency in Sri Lanka after communal clash
Sri Lanka has declared a state of emergency for 10 days to rein in the spread of communal violence, a government spokesman said on Tuesday, a day after Buddhists and Muslims clashed in the Indian Ocean island's central district of Kandy.
6 March 2018, 08:53 AM
Sri Lanka imposes curfew in Kandy
Sri Lanka yesterday imposed a curfew in a central hill station town popular with tourists after days of communal unrest that saw a man
5 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Hindu woman elected to Pakistan's senate in historic first
A woman from Pakistan's marginalised Hindu minority is elected to the senate for the first time ever in an election over the weekend in which a Taliban-linked cleric was defeated.
4 March 2018, 11:17 AM
Bangladesh, India, Russia ink MoU for Rooppur power plant implementation
Bangladesh, India and Russia sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation for implementation of the Rooppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh.
2 March 2018, 07:01 AM
Sri Lanka begins probe into disappearances
Sri Lanka has appointed commissioners to a special panel tasked with investigating war-era disappearances, three years after President
1 March 2018, 18:00 PM
India approves first anti-human trafficking bill
India's cabinet on Wednesday approved the country's first anti-human trafficking bill, increasing penalties for perpetrators and focusing on helping them recover from their ordeal, in a bid to battle the growing scourge.
1 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Fight against terrorism isn't war on any religion
The visiting King of Jordan Abdullah II yesterday said the global battle against terror was not a fight among different religions but a fight against extremism, hate and violence.
1 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Sri Lanka mosque damaged in clash
At least five people were wounded and several shops and a mosque damaged in a clash between majority Sinhalese Buddhists and
27 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Ousted Pak PM's brother inches closer to power
The brother of ousted Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif took a small step closer to the premiership yesterday after he was named
27 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Afghan Taliban calls for direct talks with US
The Taliban has called for direct talks with the US to find a "peaceful solution" to the conflict in Afghanistan, in an apparent policy shift
27 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Male declines Delhi's invite for naval exercise
Maldives has declined India's invitation to participate in the biennial naval exercise Milan, which starts March 6, Navy Chief Admiral
27 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Sri Lanka PM takes over law and order ministry
Sri Lanka's prime minister took over the key law and order ministry yesterday as part of a cabinet reshuffle, after a local election defeat
25 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Villagers flee amid cross-border fire
India and Pakistan have exchanged artillery fire in the disputed Kashmir region forcing hundreds of people to flee, police in Indian Kashmir said, raising fresh doubts about a 15-year-old ceasefire between the nuclear-armed rivals in the area.
25 February 2018, 18:00 PM
No forceful Rohingya repatriation: Junior minister
Newly appointed Myanmar Ambassador in Dhaka Lwin Oo meets Bangladesh Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali and discusses various bilateral issues, including Rohingya issue.
25 February 2018, 06:42 AM
3 bombs hit capital of Myanmar's Rakhine state
Three bombs explode in different locations around Rakhine's state capital Sittwe, including at the home of a high ranking official, Myanmar police tell AFP, adding that no deaths are reported.
24 February 2018, 04:35 AM
Rohingya persecution, a consequence of hate: Amnesty
“The horrific military campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya people in Myanmar” is the consequence of “a society encouraged to hate, scapegoat and fear minorities,” Amnesty International (AI) says.
22 February 2018, 09:56 AM
Influx from Bangladesh is proxy war by Pakistan with China help: Indian army chief
Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat says a "planned" influx of people from Bangladesh into the Northeast region of India is taking place as part of a “proxy warfare” by Pakistan with support from China with an aim to keep the area disturbed, reports Indian news portal NDTV.
22 February 2018, 06:39 AM
Pak SC bars Sharif from party chair
Pakistan's Supreme Court yesterday ruled that a disqualified politician cannot lead a political party, paving the way for the removal of
21 February 2018, 18:00 PM