Nepali authorities have enforced a curfew in several places across the country's southern plain amid escalating religious tensions between Hindu and Muslim communities, police said on Thursday.
USAID fallout: In Nepal, when the aid workers stopped coming, the women and babies started dying
The Associated Press has found that the decision by the United States to slash its foreign aid funding last year has increased pregnancy complications and deaths in Nepal. The AP ...
Pentagon report reveals steep civilian toll of Trump’s Yemen campaign
The military operation was the first following Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's dismantling of an office focused on mitigating unintended casualties.
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers detain two members of the UN political mission
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have detained two Afghan members of the U.N. political mission in the country, the United Nations said Wednesday, The Taliban’s General Directorate of Intelligence ...
Limits on women’s education in Afghanistan will likely further weaken school quality, UNESCO says
PARIS, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Restrictions on women pursuing higher education in Afghanistan are expected to exacerbate a shortage of female teachers, further diluting education quality in a country where ...
Iraq’s PM seeks to disarm Iran-backed militias, but Tehran wants to meddle
Iran-backed militias in Iraq have roots stretching back to the 1980's and are the product of decades of Iranian policy aimed at cultivating armed proxies beyond its borders.
Thailand’s second-quarter growth seen slowing sharply as weak consumption weighs: Reuters poll
By Pulkit Khanna BENGALURU, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Thailand's economic growth likely slowed sharply in the second quarter, while the economy contracted on a quarterly basis, a Reuters poll of economists ...
Thailand halts new gun permits days after mass shooting at a school
It remains to be seen how far the government will go to tighten gun control in the country, which has experienced a string of high-profile shootings in recent years.
State property units privatized in Azerbaijan
Twenty four state property units were sold as part of another auction held by the Azerbaijani State Committee on Property Issues September 20 within the new privatization program in the country. As a ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea signals changes to contested property tax overhaul
South Korea signaled revisions to its property tax overhaul after thousands objected to tighter rules for nonresident homeowners and deductions. ( read original story ...)