The ministry's previous death toll was 51, updated as of Saturday. The latest data showed on Sunday that at least 2,113 people had been injured in the violence

A top US diplomat yesterday expressed regret over an immigration raid in the state of Georgia that detained hundreds of South Korean workers and proposed making the event a turning point to strengthen bilateral relations, South Korea said.

Meeting chaired by Qatari prime minister

Govt would investigate vandalism targeting parliament building, Supreme Court, business complexes, and private property, she says

A Myanmar ethnic minority armed group yesterday said that a junta air strike killed at least 19 students, including children, in western Rakhine state.

Nepal’s President Ramchandra Paudel has dissolved parliament and called for fresh elections on March 5 next year following a week of deadly violence that culminated in the appointment of the country’s first woman prime minister.

China’s military on Friday condemned the sailing of a US and British warship through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, saying it ordered naval and air forces to monitor and warn the two ships.

Grieving families of those killed in Nepal’s anti-corruption demonstrations say they hope the deaths will not be in vain, as the protesters’ choice of interim prime minister took charge yesterday.

Emphasises the need to take pride in indigenous products

Parliament dissolved, elections set for March 5, 2026

The human rights situation in North Korea has deteriorated, the UN warned yesterday in a report describing a decade of “suffering, repression, and increased fear”.

At least nine people died when a rescue boat capsized during flood relief efforts in Pakistan, authorities said yesterday.

Nepal's 'courageous' new PM known for her integrity

Nepal’s former chief justice Sushila Karki was sworn in yesterday as the country’s prime minister to lead a six-month transition to elections, after deadly anti-corruption protests ousted the government.

While some claim that the demonstrations are a demand for a "Hindu state", others say the opposite -- that they are an attack on the faith

She will be sworn in later on Friday

Nepal’s president said yesterday that he was seeking an end to the crisis that has engulfed the Himalayan nation since deadly protests this week ousted the prime minister and left parliament in flames.

In conversation with researcher Altaf Parvez

Special flight set to bring home 54 Bangladeshis today

Thailand’s influential ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra began his first full day in prison yesterday after a court ruled that he had improperly served a previous jail term in hospital.