South Asia

South Asia

More than 20 civilians killed in Myanmar air strike on monastery: witnesses

Myanmar has been consumed by civil war since the military ousted a democratic government in 2021

5h ago

Pak court suspends order seeking

A Pakistani court yesterday suspended an order seeking to ban the YouTube channels of more than two dozen critics of the government including former Prime Minister Imran Khan, a defence lawyer said.

21h ago

Armed men kill nine bus passengers in Pakistan

Authorities retrieved from Pakistan’s mountains the bullet-ridden bodies of nine passengers kidnapped by armed men in a spate of bus attacks in the troubled southwestern province of Balochistan, officials said on Friday.

22h ago

Pak father kills daughter over TikTok account

Pakistan police yesterday said a father shot dead his daughter after she refused to delete her account on popular video-sharing app TikTok.

22h ago

Floods kill 8 on Nepal-China border

At least eight people were killed and over two dozen were missing after the Bhote Koshi River flooded, washing away the “Friendship Bridge” that links China and Nepal, officials said yesterday.

3d ago

Pakistan building collapse site cleared with 27 dead

Pakistan rescuers have concluded a three day-long rescue operation, recovering 27 bodies from a building that collapsed in the mega port city of Karachi, officials said yesterday.

4d ago

Myanmar clashes force thousands to flee to India

The remote hill state is already hosting more than 30,000 refugees from Myanmar

5d ago

Death toll in Pakistan building collapse rises to 27

Rescue teams were in the final stages of clearing the wreckage of a five-storey building that collapsed in Pakistan's mega city of Karachi killing 27 people, officials said Sunday

6d ago

More than 20 civilians killed in Myanmar air strike on monastery: witnesses

Myanmar has been consumed by civil war since the military ousted a democratic government in 2021

5h ago

Pak court suspends order seeking

A Pakistani court yesterday suspended an order seeking to ban the YouTube channels of more than two dozen critics of the government including former Prime Minister Imran Khan, a defence lawyer said.

21h ago

Armed men kill nine bus passengers in Pakistan

Authorities retrieved from Pakistan’s mountains the bullet-ridden bodies of nine passengers kidnapped by armed men in a spate of bus attacks in the troubled southwestern province of Balochistan, officials said on Friday.

22h ago

Pak father kills daughter over TikTok account

Pakistan police yesterday said a father shot dead his daughter after she refused to delete her account on popular video-sharing app TikTok.

22h ago

Floods kill 8 on Nepal-China border

At least eight people were killed and over two dozen were missing after the Bhote Koshi River flooded, washing away the “Friendship Bridge” that links China and Nepal, officials said yesterday.

3d ago

Pakistan building collapse site cleared with 27 dead

Pakistan rescuers have concluded a three day-long rescue operation, recovering 27 bodies from a building that collapsed in the mega port city of Karachi, officials said yesterday.

4d ago

Myanmar clashes force thousands to flee to India

The remote hill state is already hosting more than 30,000 refugees from Myanmar

5d ago

Death toll in Pakistan building collapse rises to 27

Rescue teams were in the final stages of clearing the wreckage of a five-storey building that collapsed in Pakistan's mega city of Karachi killing 27 people, officials said Sunday

6d ago

Pak building collapse toll hits 16

Rescue teams in Pakistan worked in searing heat and humidity yesterday to recover residents trapped under the rubble of a building that collapsed, killing 16 people.

6d ago

Pakistan building collapse kills 6

A five-storey building collapse in Pakistan yesterday killed at least six people and left six injured, police said, with rescuers searching through the rubble for trapped victims.

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