Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka Lifts Curfew for Buddhist Festival
Sri Lankan authorities lifted a nationwide curfew on Sunday for an important Buddhist festival, butmore
Leave a commentSuicide Blast, Gunmen Kill 8 People in Pakistan
Pakistani officials said Sunday militant attacks in the country’s northwest had killed at least eightmore
Leave a commentRajapaksa Swears in 4 Cabinet Members Amid Sri Lanka Crisis
Sri Lanka’s president swore in four new Cabinet ministers Saturday in an effort to ensuremore
Leave a commentFamilies in Afghan City Dine Together After Ban Lifted, Restaurant Owners Say
Restaurants in Afghanistan’s western city of Herat began allowing families to dine out together againmore
Leave a commentTaliban Announce First Annual Afghan Budget
Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban unveiled their first annual budget Saturday. Officials said it will be fullymore
Leave a commentIndia Bans Wheat Exports, Irks G7
India banned wheat exports without government approval Saturday after its hottest March on record hitmore
Leave a commentMore Than Two Dozen Killed in Fire in Western Delhi Suburb
At least 26 people died Friday in a fire that broke out in a four-storymore
Leave a commentWill Sri Lanka’s New Prime Minister Be Able to Steer a Troubled Country?
A new prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has taken charge in Sri Lanka but there aremore
Leave a commentIndian Court Rejects Petition to Open Taj Mahal Rooms
A court in India has dismissed a petition by a leader of the Hindu nationalistmore
Leave a commentTaliban Court Sentences Afghan Journalist to Prison
A court in Afghanistan has sentenced a journalist to one year in prison on chargesmore
Leave a commentBomb Blast in Southern Pakistan Kills 1, Wounds 13
Police in Pakistan said Thursday that a bomb blast in the southern city of Karachimore
Leave a commentAfghan Interpreter Eludes Taliban Checkpoints to Escape into Pakistan
Even though the US evacuated some 116-thousand Afghans last August when the Taliban took overmore
Leave a commentWickremesinghe Chosen Sri Lanka PM in Effort to End Crisis
Five-time former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was reappointed Thursday in an effort tomore
Leave a commentUzbek Cotton Industry Greets End of 13-Year Global Boycott
Uzbek cotton farmers are celebrating the lifting of a 13-year-old international boycott of their productmore
Leave a commentPope Urges Calm in Sri Lanka
In an attempt to calm the situation in Sri Lanka, Pope Francis on Wednesday urgedmore
Leave a commentUN Says Record Number of Afghans Face Acute Hunger
The upcoming harvest is expected to bring some relief to Afghanistan’s dwindling food stocks. Butmore
Leave a commentTaliban to Enforce Hijab Decree Despite Protests
At a recent three-day gathering for provincial officials of the Taliban’s Ministry for the Promotionmore
Leave a commentUN Rights Chief Condemns Violence over Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka
U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet is calling on Sri Lankan authorities to stem furthermore
Leave a commentSri Lanka Anti-Government Protests Continue Despite Curfew
Defying a nationwide curfew in Sri Lanka, several hundred protesters continued to chant slogans againstmore
Leave a commentNew Life, New Struggles: Afghans Still Adjusting to US
Taliban forces had taken the Afghan capital. Crowds of panicked people thronged the airport. Andmore
Leave a commentSri Lanka’s Prime Minister Quits As Country Spirals into Violent Chaos
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned as the small South Asian nation spiralsmore
Leave a commentSri Lankan Prime Minister Resigns, 4 Killed, Including Lawmaker
Sri Lanka’s prime minister resigned following weeks of protests demanding that he and his brother,more
Leave a commentAfghan Journalists, Activists in Pakistan Call for International Support
Afghan journalists and activists who fled to Pakistan after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistanmore
Leave a commentSri Lankan Prime Minister Resigns
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaska resigned Monday following weeks of protests calling for himmore
Leave a commentTaliban divisions deepen as Afghan women defy veil edict
Arooza was furious and afraid, keeping her eyes open for Taliban on patrol as shemore
Leave a commentAfghan Women Defiant but Feel ‘Imprisoned’ by Order to Cover Faces
Women in Afghanistan expressed defiance on Sunday after the Taliban issued a directive ordering themmore
Leave a commentSherpa Guide Breaks Own Record Scaling Everest for 26th Time
An experienced Nepalese Sherpa guide scaled Mount Everest for the 26th time breaking his ownmore
Leave a commentTaliban Order Afghan Women to Wear All-Covering Burqa in Public
The Taliban announced Saturday that an all-covering head-to-toe burqa will be mandatory in public formore
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