Asia
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Hasina praises Bangladeshis for resisting interim govt’s unfairness.
As Bangladesh marked one year since the fall of the democratically elected Awami League government on Tuesday, former Prime Minister…
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Awami League slams Yunus-led interim govt over rising minority persecution in Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s Awami League party has strongly criticised the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, expressing deep concern over what it described as…
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878 journalists targeted under Bangladesh Interim govt; 230 pc rise in attacks: Rights body
New Delhi-based rights group -- Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) -- on Monday claimed that 878 journalists were targeted…
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Torrential monsoon rains in Pakistan claim 299 lives, including 140 children
Torrential monsoon rains have wreaked havoc across Pakistan, claiming at least 299 lives, including 140 children, and leaving 715 others…
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5.1-magnitude earthquake hits Pakistan, second in 24 hrs
A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted various regions of Pakistan early Sunday morning, including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and adjoining areas, according…
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Pakistan rights body condemns terror charges against 7-year-old boy in Balochistan
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has strongly condemned the registration of terrorism charges against a seven-year-old boy in…
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Afghanistan ranked world’s most food-insecure nation: FAO
Afghanistan remains the most food-insecure country across the world, with 75 per cent people facing livelihood instability and more than…
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Bangladesh: Sit-in protest continues in Dhaka, causing widespread inconvenience to public
Several protesters in Bangladesh continued their sit-in demonstration at Shahbagh in the capital on Friday, triggering massive traffic snarls and…
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Massive Earthquake in Russia Sparks Tsunami Fears in World — Check List of Threatened Nations
The earthquake occurred at 23:24 GMT and was centered about 125 kilometers southeast of the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, at a…
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8.7-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Russia’s Kamchatka, Tsunami Warning Issued
A powerful earthquake measuring 8.7 on the Richter scale struck the coastal areas of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday morning,…
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Former Bangladesh Chief Justice placed on 7-day remand
Bangladesh's former Chief Justice A.B.M. Khairul Haque was sent on a seven-day remand by a Dhaka court on Wednesday in…
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Bangladesh: Political parties disagree on July Charter draft over key reforms
Several political parties of Bangladesh, including Jamaat-e-Islami, National Citizens Party (NCP), and Islami Andolan, raised objections to the draft of…
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Political parties unite to oppose interim govt’s move to allow UN Human Rights office in B’desh
Several political parties in Bangladesh have strongly opposed the interim government’s decision to allow the establishment of a UN Human…
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Pakistan reports three new polio cases, total number of cases in 2025 rises to 17
Three new polio cases have been reported in Pakistan, raising the total number of cases in the country in 2025…
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Bangladesh: Revolutionary Workers Party slams interim govt for deepening public despair
Saiful Haque, the general secretary of Bangladesh's Revolutionary Workers Party, slammed the administration led by Muhammad Yunus for its governance…
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Two injured after US passenger jet forced to descend to avoid midair collision
Two attendants were injured after a Southwest flight out of Southern California was forced to descend to avoid a potential…
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Quake measuring 6.0 strikes off Indonesia’s North Maluku
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's eastern North Maluku province early Saturday, the country's Meteorology, Climatology, and…
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Death toll in Bangladesh Air Force jet crash reaches 34
The death toll from the tragic Bangladesh Air Force jet crash has climbed to 34, following the death of another…
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Monsoon rains claim eight more lives in Pakistan, death toll hits 266
As torrential monsoon rains continue to batter Pakistan, another eight people died across the country in the last 24 hours,…
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Russian Plane Crash in Amur Kills All 49 on Board
A Russian An-24 aircraft carrying 49 people, including five children and six crew members, crashed in the mountainous Amur region…