In a country where women often still resort to rags as sanitary towels, campaigners are trying to break down a damaging taboo ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 vaccination drive starts in Nepal
Kathmandu: Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Wednesday inaugurated the Covid-19 vaccination drive in Nepal from his official residence. ( read original story ...)
In Malaysia, cancellation of Hindu holiday stokes minorities’ concerns
The cancellation of a public holiday for a Hindu festival in Malaysia's Kedah state along with the country's de facto Religious Affairs Ministry recently signalling that the country's sharia law ... ( read original story ...)
UK under pressure to follow Biden’s lead with freeze on Saudi Arabia arms sales
Change of US policy under Joe Biden leaves Britain at risk of looking diplomatically isolated ... ( read original story ...)
In Afghanistan, Follow the White High-Tops and You’ll Find the Taliban
The sneakers have been worn by Afghan fighters over multiple generations, but they’ve become a gruesome marker of the Taliban’s violent insurgency. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan’s top fugitive militant commander killed in roadside blast in Afghanistan
Mangal Bagh, the leader of the banned Lashkar-e-Islam terrorist group, was involved in a number of terrorist activities Pakistan’s top fugitive militant commander, who carried up to USD 3 million ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistani Militant Leader Killed In Afghanistan
The leader of the Pakistan-based militant group, Lashkar-e Islam, has been killed in a mine blast in neighboring Afghanistan, according to Afghan and Pakistani security sources. ( read original story ...)
Pope Francis to Meet Iraq’s Top Shi’ite Cleric on March Visit
Pope Francis is set for an historic meeting with Iraq's top Shi'ite Muslim cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, during a trip to Iraq planned for March, the patriarch of Iraq's Chaldean Catholic ... ( read original story ...)
Deadly suicide bombing in Baghdad won’t stop Pope Francis from visiting Iraq, patriarch says
Iraq’s top Catholic official said Thursday that a deadly suicide bombing in Baghdad hasn’t thwarted Pope Francis’ plans to visit. ( read original story ...)
Senior Islamic State figure killed in Iraq, PM says
Issawi, an Islamic State commander who had claimed to be the leader of the group in Iraq and its "deputy caliph", Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)