Both sides discussed early completion of pending fencing along the India-Bangladesh Border (IBB) as agreed by the prime ministers of the two countries …
IAF gifts 1971 war helicopter to Bangladesh, gets F-86 fighter as return gift
India and Bangladesh are celebrating 50 years of the liberation war in which the Pakistan Army was thrown out of Bangladesh and 90,000 of their troops were made to surrender …
Pakistan experts: Religiosity fostering rise in militancy
Militant attacks are on the rise in Pakistan amid a growing religiosity that has brought greater intolerance, prompting one expert to voice concern the country could …
Indonesia reports 6,208 new COVID-19 cases in single day
Indonesia recorded the addition of 6,208 fresh cases of coronavirus infections in a single day, thereby pushing the total case tally to 1,329,074, the Task …
Extinct bird rediscovered after 172 years in Indonesia
Black-browed Babbler was found by 2 locals in South Kalimantan province is considered ‘greatest enigma in ornithology’ …
India v England: Was the Ahmedabad pitch that bad?
After England’s two-day humbling by India in Ahmedabad, BBC Sport weighs up the arguments and considers what might happen next.
Hong Kong Elections to Go Ahead On Schedule, Finance Chief Says
Hong Kong plans to hold Legislative Council elections on Sept. 5 as scheduled, Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Erick Tsang said on Saturday in an interview with a local radio station …
Nepal and World Bank sign innovative financing agreement
The government of Nepal has signed a landmark agreement with the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), unlocking up to $45 million to support Nepal to decrease carbon emissions from …
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi moved to undisclosed location – website
Feb 26 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved to an undisclosed location from the home where she was being kept under house arrest in the capital Naypyitaw …
As World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis Rages, the ‘Perfect Storm’ is Blowing Up in Yemen
“IEDs are still a blind spot of the international community despite the IED having been the defining weapon for over 20 years since the 9/11 attacks,” Action on Armed Violence’s Iain Overton told …