Government And Politics
Shooting kills 2 in India's troubled northeast as opposition leader Rahul Gandhi visits region
India's top opposition leader Rahul Gandhi is visiting communities hit by weeks of violence and living in relief camps in a remote northeastern state
Same-sex couples and LGBTQ+ rights activists in Nepal celebrate interim court ruling
LGBTQ+ rights activists and couples in Nepal on Thursday were celebrating an interim order issued by the country’s Supreme Court enabling the registration of same-sex marriages for the first time
Nepal Same Sex Marriage
China Mongolia
Pakistan's premier says he hopes the IMF will decide on the bailout for his country in a day or two
Pakistan’s prime minister says he hopes the International Monetary Fund will make its decision in a day or two on the fate of the much-needed $6 billion bailout package for his country
Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, more than 1,000 civilians were killed in attacks, UN says
The United Nations says it has documented a significant level of civilian casualties from attacks in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover in August 2021
China Vietnam
China Barbados
About 350 Pakistanis were on migrant boat that sank off Greece and many may have died, official says
Pakistan’s interior minister says an estimated 350 Pakistanis were on board an overcrowded fishing boat carrying migrants that sank off Greece last week, and that many remain missing and may have died in one of the deadliest incidents in the central Mediterranean Sea
An explosion at a Chinese steel mill kills 4 and injures 5
A Chinese city government says an explosion at a steel mill has killed four people and left five hospitalized with injuries