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Pakistan hangs man who was convicted at 15; rights group says witnesses tortured into confessing
June 10, 2015 09:00 IST
In an essay written from jail and published a day before his hanging, Bahadur, a Christian, repeated his assertion that he was innocent.
Aung San Suu Kyi’s first visit to China, top leaders to host herSubscriber Only
June 10, 2015 08:31 IST
The visit gives Beijing leaders a chance to get to know Suu Kyi at a time when Myanmar has shifted toward Western countries, Japan and other potential investors.
Political agreement paves way for new Nepal constitutionSubscriber Only
June 9, 2015 12:20 IST
The latest agreement was signed by United Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), the main opposition party.
Bangladesh: Photojournalist arrested in blogger murder caseSubscriber Only
June 8, 2015 20:48 IST
Ananta Bijoy Das was hacked to death by assailants using machetes on May 12. Terror outfit Ansar al-Islam Bangladesh claimed that he had been killed by al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS).
Despite India’s objections, Pakistan holds elections in Gilgit-Baltistan regionSubscriber Only
June 8, 2015 20:04 IST
It is the second time Pakistan is holding polls to elect a regional legislature after devolution of powers in 2009 which changed the region's name from Northern Areas to Gilgit-Baltistan.
PM Narendra Modi in Bangladesh: Special permits for Bangladesh workers on the tableSubscriber Only
June 6, 2015 10:15 IST
Sources said the proposal was first mooted during External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s visit to Dhaka in June, 2014.
Foreign military missions leave quake-hit Nepal: ArmySubscriber Only
June 5, 2015 22:18 IST
The twin quakes killed more than 8,700 people, destroyed nearly half a million houses and forced thousands to camp out in the open just weeks ahead of the monsoon rains.
Chian ship tragedy: Death toll touches 331Subscriber Only
June 6, 2015 15:58 IST
Authorities have attributed the overturning of the cruise boat in the Yangtze which resulted in China's deadliest boat disaster in nearly seven decades to sudden, severe winds.
Pakistan wants to have normal relationship with India: FS Aizaz Ahmad ChaudhrySubscriber Only
June 4, 2015 21:44 IST
"Pakistan is open to dialogue with India. The only solution to move forward is dialogue, the dialogue is suspended because of India," Chaudhry, who is in Washington for the US-Pak Security, Strategic Stability, and Nonproliferation dialogue, said.
Nepal testing Maggi noodles imported from India: OfficialsSubscriber Only
June 4, 2015 21:06 IST
Officials of Department of Commerce and Supply Management said that it would put ban on sales and import of Maggi noodles in Nepal if the laboratory test shows the noodle is 'inedible.'
‘There are people, there are people!’: Faint knocking saves a life on sunken Chinese ship
June 4, 2015 12:37 IST
A total of 65 bodies were recovered but the rest of the 456 people on board remain unaccounted for. Most of them are elderly Chinese tourists, out on an 11-day river cruise in the scenic Three Gorges area.
Pakistan’s ISI admits tapping nearly 7,000 phones in May, higher than it tapped in AprilSubscriber Only
June 4, 2015 14:10 IST
Pakistan's spy agency Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) tapped nearly 7,000 phones in the month of May, a little higher than the number of calls it recorded in April.
Toll in capsized ship rises to 77, China assures “no cover up”Subscriber Only
June 4, 2015 22:09 IST
Rescuers raced against time to cut three holes in the hull of the 'Eastern Star' in a last-ditch effort over 60 hours after it sank due to a tornado.
Nepal plans to re-open UNESCO heritage sites to tourists in AugustSubscriber Only
June 3, 2015 17:13 IST
However, the government has made it clear that only 15 per cent of the world heritage sites were damaged by the earthquakes.
China ship capsize: 7 dead, hundreds still missing after cruise ship capsizes in Yangtze RiverSubscriber Only
June 3, 2015 09:39 IST
The four-storey ship was carrying 456 people including 405 passengers, 46 crew and five tour guides.
Helicopter carrying relief material crashes in quake-hit Nepal, kills 4Subscriber Only
June 2, 2015 22:18 IST
Nepal police said the chopper of Kathmandu-based Mountain Helicopters came down in a forested area north of the capital.
Bangladesh: Factory owner to face murder charges over 2013 building collapseSubscriber Only
June 1, 2015 11:40 IST
The charges will be pressed Monday against 41 people, including Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana and his parents and more than a dozen government officials, for their direct role behind the deaths of 1,137 people in the collapse.
Nepal: Children return to schools after deadly earthquakeSubscriber Only
May 31, 2015 21:55 IST
Over 100 temporary learning centres have been built across Nepal by the government and aid agencies.
Comic book ‘Paasban’ to steer young Pakistanis away from extremismSubscriber Only
May 31, 2015 13:51 IST
Paasban is a three-part series featuring a group of close friends at college who begin to worry when one of them drops out to join a religious student group that is ostensibly working for charitable causes.
Pakistan launches hunt for bus hijackers who abducted 25, killed 19Subscriber Only
May 30, 2015 11:06 IST
Armed men hijacked two buses in Baluchistan province and took at least 25 people with them into the mountains as hostages on Friday.
Nepal may extend 2015 Everest climbing permits till next yearSubscriber Only
May 29, 2015 22:10 IST
Nepal may allow hundreds of mountaineers who were forced to quit their Everest expeditions last month due to the avalanche to use their USD 11,000 climbing permits next year, an official said.
Nepal shook by four mild tremorsSubscriber Only
May 29, 2015 16:28 IST
So far, 289 aftershocks of 4 or above magnitude have been recorded since the April 25 earthquake.
Pakistan hangs 8 including three 1998 plane hijackersSubscriber Only
May 29, 2015 11:58 IST
Pakistan International Airline (PIA) Fokker plane was hijacked by the three men shortly after it took off from Turbat in Balochistan for Karachi.
Four mild tremors jolt NepalSubscriber Only
May 28, 2015 11:18 IST
A 4.0 magnitude tremor was felt at 5.29 am local time in the Nepalese capital.
Nepal earthquake: Homes to rebuild, illness to treat, fears to overcomeSubscriber Only
May 28, 2015 01:17 IST
Earthquakes on April 25 and May 12, killed at least 8,622 people and damaged 756,000 houses and other buildings in Nepal.
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