At least 20 people were killed and 21 others were injured as a bus veered into a ravine in Pakistan's far north early on Friday. Faizullah Firaq, a spokesman for local government authorities in the area, said they launched a rescue operation to evacuate all the injured, who were taken to hospital.
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi will contest the general election from the family bastion in the north, his Congress party announced on Friday, a move that will challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a region he dominates. Gandhi, the scion of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, will contest from R
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi will contest the general election from Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh state, in addition to Wayanad in Kerala state in the south, which has already voted. Congress party made the announcement on Friday, in a move a move that would challenge Prime Minister Narendra
Security forces were on heightened alert in India's troubled northeastern state of Manipur on Friday, the first anniversary of the start of clashes between the majority Meitei community and tribal Kukis that have killed at least 220 people. The remote state bordering Myanmar has been hit by violen
All the fully housing units destroyed in nearly seven months of Israeli bombardment in Palestine’s Gaza Strip need approximately 80 years to be restored. The UN Development Programme assessment gave the assumption under a scenario considering the pace of reconstruction follows the trend of s
Several flights to Dubai were cancelled and diverted Thursday, airport authorities announced, as heavy rains hit the United Arab Emirates for the second time in a month. An airport authority spokesperson said five inbound flights were diverted overnight, while nine arriving and four departing flig
In the early afternoon of November 29 last year, several Palestinian boys descended on to their street in the occupied West Bank, where they often played together. Minutes later, two of them lay dead from gunshots fired by Israeli soldiers - Basil, 15, and eight-year-old Adam. As part of an inves
A collapse of an expressway section in China's Guangdong province caused vehicles to plunge and killed 36 people while injuring another 30, state media reported on Thursday, as millions in the country travel for the May Day holiday break. The collapse, triggered by heavy rain, occurred at ar
At least 24 people were killed after part of an expressway collapsed in south China's Guangdong Province, causing 18 vehicles to plunge, on Wednesday morning, local authorities said. Several others are receiving hospital treatment, with none in life-threatening condition, according to the governme
Several schools in the Indian capital Delhi-NCR (National Capital Region) on Wednesday received bomb threats via emails. As a precautionary measure, the schools have sent their students home. Over 50 schools have received the bomb threats via emails, reports bdnews24.com citing the Times of India.
Indonesia’s Mount Ruang volcano spewed "explosive" flows of incandescent lava into the night sky on Tuesday as lightning flashes dramatically lit up its crater, prompting authorities to raise the alert status and close a nearby airport. The country's Center for Volcanology and Geological Haz
Southeast Asia was coping with a weekslong heat wave on Monday as record-high temperatures led to school closings in several countries and urgent health warnings throughout the region. Millions of students in all public schools across the Philippines were ordered to stay home Monday after authorit
Far-right allies of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are raising pressure on the embattled leader to reject a new Gaza ceasefire, jeopardising his government's stability if he backs away from an assault on Hamas in Rafah. Hamas representatives were due in Cairo on Monday as mediators step
