Dozens were injured in the attack on a residential area in Kabul which has been claimed by a local Islamic State group. ( read original story ...)
In Afghanistan, fears of assassination overshadow hopes of peace
Human rights workers, moderate religious scholars and civil society activists are being killed in wave of targeted attacks ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan: footage shows aftermath of rocket strikes in Kabul – video
The explosions, close to the diplomatic quarter, set embassies' warning sirens blaring two days before a major donor conference for Afghanistan in Geneva ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea considers implementing coronavirus restrictions as case numbers rise
South Korean officials are considering implementing coronavirus restrictions as transmissions of the virus are being reported in large spikes across the country. ( read original story ...)
Iran tightens COVID-19 restrictions, but some streets still busy
Iran introduced tougher restrictions on Saturday to stem a third wave of coronavirus infections, including closing non-essential businesses and travel curbs, but state media reported widespread ... ( read original story ...)
Tens of thousands mourn radical cleric’s death in Pakistan
Tens of thousands of mourners on Saturday thronged the funeral of a radical cleric whose Islamist party has defended Pakistan's controversial blasphemy law. ( read original story ...)
India says it will take action against Pakistan’s terrorism
India on Saturday slammed Pakistan for cross-border terrorism, warning that it will take every possible action to safeguard its national security. In a reaction to the November 19 terror attack ... ( read original story ...)
Soldier killed in Pakistan firing on LoC in Jammu’s Rajouri
Even as New Delhi appeared poised to summon the Pakistan Deputy Chief of Mission over the Nagrota attack, an Indian soldier was killed on Saturday in ceasefire violations at the Line of Control (LoC) ... ( read original story ...)
India summons Pakistani diplomat over Kashmir gun battle
India on Saturday summoned a senior Pakistani diplomat over what New Delhi said was a foiled attack this week in the frontier territory of Jammu and Kashmir by a Pakistan-based militant group, a ... ( read original story ...)
China takes aim at Hong Kong’s teachers to snuff out the fire in their students
Teaching never used to be a dangerous profession in Hong Kong. But now, as what one schoolmaster describes as a new “White Terror” sweeps through the education system, school corridors are haunted by ... ( read original story ...)