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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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Social organisation demands trial of Pak army officers
A social organisation led by a minister yesterday revealed a list of 200 former officers of Pakistan's armed forces and
2 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Tough road ahead for Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi's party has taken an unprecedented public mandate into parliament. But popularity and power are only the beginning
1 February 2016, 18:00 PM
India students drown swimming off Maharashtra beach
Thirteen students drown while swimming off a beach on India's west coast, police say. The group is among more than 100 from a college in Pune who went for a picnic to Murud beach near Alibag, Maharashtra state.
1 February 2016, 15:50 PM
New era as Suu Kyi's novice MPs brace for office
In a modest dormitory in Myanmar's capital Naypyidaw, novice MP Tin Thit recites a poem he has penned called "No Retreat", steeling himself to enter Myanmar's parliament carrying the dreams of a nation left traumatised by army rule.
31 January 2016, 05:10 AM
5 cops among 7 dead in Maoist attack in India
Five police personnel and two civilians are killed in a Maoist attack at Palamu in India’s Jharkhand. Around eight persons are injured in the attack.
28 January 2016, 07:00 AM
Myanmar president hails 'triumph' of democratic transition
Myanmar President Thein Sein hails the "triumph" of the country's transition of power, addressing a military-dominated parliament for the final time before a handover to Aung San Suu Kyi's pro-democracy movement.
28 January 2016, 05:49 AM
India displays military might
Thousands gathered in New Delhi amid tight security yesterday for India's annual Republic Day parade, a pomp-filled spectacle of military
26 January 2016, 18:00 PM
We will bury IS
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has vowed to "bury" the Islamic State group's affiliate in Afghanistan, a report said, after Washington
25 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Focus on anti-terror
French President Francois Hollande vowed yesterday not to weaken his resolve against terrorism as he held talks with India's leader on
25 January 2016, 18:00 PM
India, France sign Rafale agreement: Modi
India signs a deal with France to purchase 36 Rafale fighter jets, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says.
25 January 2016, 11:05 AM
IS in Afghanistan: We will bury them, says President Ghani
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has promised to "bury" the Islamic State (IS) militant group, whose local offshoot has clashed with government forces and Taliban fighters.
25 January 2016, 05:36 AM
Amit Shah re-elected as BJP president
Amit Shah has been re-elected president of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the next three years.
24 January 2016, 12:57 PM
Nepal's crisis drags on as ethnic minorities reject charter amendment
Nepal's ethnic minorities have rejected a constitutional amendment, dashing hopes of an end to a political crisis that has led to fuel shortages and hampered deliveries of relief materials to survivors of last year's earthquakes.
24 January 2016, 11:31 AM
Pakistan university attackers vow to target schools in new video
The Taliban faction behind a massacre at a university in northwest Pakistan this week issues a video message Friday vowing to target schools throughout the country.
22 January 2016, 12:08 PM
Taliban send message of impunity
As grieving Pakistani parents lament the government's failure to keep their children safe, analysts say the Taliban have sent a message with their latest campus massacre -- a national crackdown on extremism has failed and they can hit targets at will.
21 January 2016, 18:30 PM
Nepal cops kill 3 in new charter clashes
Nepal police said yesterday they fired on demonstrators, killing three, after fresh violence erupted in the country's southern plains where ethnic minority protesters have mounted a months-long battle over a new constitution.
21 January 2016, 18:30 PM
Nasheed lands in London after prison release
Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed landed in Britain yesterday, his aide told AFP, after the Indian Ocean islands' government granted him prison leave for urgent surgery.
21 January 2016, 18:23 PM
Legendary Indian dancer dies aged 97
Legendary classical dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai has died at the age of 97 in the western Indian state of Gujarat.
21 January 2016, 18:20 PM
Afghan rocket kills 3 in NW Pakistan
A rocket fired from Afghanistan hit a shop in a restive Pakistani tribal region close to the Afghan border yesterday, killing three people, officials said. The
21 January 2016, 18:20 PM
'India's cleanest village' clings on to its serenity
In the tiny hamlet of Mawlynnong in India's far north east, plastic is banned and spotless paths are lined with flowers -- but its reputation as Asia's cleanest village has proved a mixed blessing.
21 January 2016, 07:05 AM