South Asia
Nepal Proposes Charter Change Ahead of Key Polls
Nepal's government on Tuesday registered a new amendment bill to its controversial constitution in a bid to persuade...
Pakistan To Execute Indian ‘spy’
Pakistan will execute an Indian man arrested in the southwestern province of Balochistan last year who officials claim...
Maldives Opposition In New Bid To Take Control of Parliament
Maldives opposition parties said on Monday they would launch a fresh bid to seize control of parliament by impeaching...
Bangladesh Islamists To Hang After President Rejects Pleas
A top Islamist extremist under sentence of death has lost his last hope of avoiding the gallows after Bangladesh's...
India Agrees $4.5 Billion Deal With Bangladesh In New Delhi Meeting
India and Bangladesh signed a slew of agreements on Saturday, including a $4.5 billion concessionary line of credit...
India Woos Bangladesh With $500 Mn Defence Loan, Credit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday offered $4.5 billion in concessional loans to Bangladesh, underlining...
Maldives Arrests Key Opposition Figure In Crackdown
The last free opposition leader in the Maldives has been arrested as part of a major government crackdown on rival...
Pakistan Hotline Offers Safe Space For Women Harassed Online
When Pakistani social media starlet Qandeel Baloch was found strangled, a crime to which her brother proudly confessed,...
Sri Lanka Navy Arrests 6 Indian Drug Smugglers
Sri Lanka's navy on Sunday arrested six Indians trying to smuggle 13.5 kilos (29.7 pounds) of heroin across the narrow...
Sri Lanka Stops Jumbo Flying To New Zealand
A Sri Lankan baby elephant gifted to New Zealand has been prevented from leaving the South Asian island after animal...
Maldives Opposition Face Crackdown After Failed Power Bid
Opposition parties in the Maldives accused the government Friday of waging a revenge campaign against their leaders...
Bollywood Film Spotlights Youngest Girl To Conquer Everest
A Bollywood film hitting Indian cinemas on Friday tells the inspirational story of a tribal girl from rural India who...
Maldives Ex-Leader Vows Fightback After Vote Chaos
Exiled Maldives opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed vowed Wednesday to keep up the pressure on the government after it...
Pakistan Extends Secret Military Courts
An expired Pakistani law allowing secret military courts to try civilians on terror charges was extended by the Senate...
Maldives Ruling Party Sacks Leader After Revolt
The Maldives' ruling party has sacked the country's former strongman president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom as its leader after...
Maldives Exiled Leader Nasheed Vows To Take Parliament
The exiled former leader of the Maldives Sunday announced plans to take control of the national parliament after...
Taliban Capture Key Afghan District; 9 Police Killed
The Taliban captured a key district centre in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province on Thursday while in the...
Lowest Bidders Threaten Nepal’s Quake-Hit Heritage
Caretaker Deepak Shrestha padlocked shut the quake-ravaged remains of the Trailokya Mohan Narayan temple in Nepal's...
China, Nepal To Discuss Joint Military Exercises
China's defence minister will arrive in Nepal later Tuesday for talks on joint military exercises, a meeting that will...