Their lawyer, Saif ul Malook, who also represented Asia Bibi, another Christian woman who had a death sentence for blasphemy successfully overturned, told the BBC the evidence used to convict the ... ( read original story ...)
What-If Nuclear War? This Is How America Could Wage War On Pakistan
In the U.S. television series Homeland, the United States and Pakistan are brought to the brink of war. In real life, the two countries are allies, albeit strained ones at that, and many Americans ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia reports 609 new coronavirus cases, 22 deaths
Indonesia reported 609 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, taking the total number in the Southeast Asian country to 27,549, said health ministry official Achmad Yurianto. ( read original story ...)
India Steps up Efforts to Curb Locust Infestation
Battling its worst desert locust outbreak in decades, India is ordering new equipment to control the swarms before summer crop-sowing gathers pace in the middle of this month. India has brought the ... ( read original story ...)
What India’s lockdown did to domestic abuse victims
Like in many other countries, India's prolonged coronavirus lockdown has proved to be especially difficult for victims of domestic abuse. BBC Telugu’s Padma Meenakshi reports. On 18 April, Tara - ... ( read original story ...)
India Starts Evacuating Parts of West Coast as Cyclone Approaches Mumbai
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India began evacuating people from low-lying areas in and around Mumbai ahead of a cyclone that is expected to hit the country's west coast on Wednesday, officials said. The cyclone ... ( read original story ...)
Why are China and India skirmishing at their border? Here’s 4 things to know.
Chinese moves, especially around Galwan, appear designed to prevent India from completing these road projects, given China’s general weakness at the tactical level in the area. These events, perhaps, ... ( read original story ...)
India is using drones and fire trucks to fight its worst locust invasion in almost 30 years
As India continues its battle with the coronavirus pandemic a new kind of invasion is threatening to destroy vital crops and vegetation -- the worst locust swarm the country has seen in almost 30 ... ( read original story ...)
India approves emergency use of remdesivir to treat COVID-19 patients
India's government said on Tuesday it has approved Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral drug remdesivir for emergency use in treating COVID-19 patients. ( read original story ...)
Trump’s G7 invitation to South Korea, Australia draws response from China
China warned against excluding Beijing from major world organizations, following reports U.S. President Donald Trump could be seeking to expand the Group of Seven summit to include South Korea, ... ( read original story ...)