Kabul, May 25 (IANS) The Taliban commission for refugees stated on Monday that Pakistan deported as many as 4,237 Afghan immigrants on Sunday, local media reported.
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Bangladesh faces a moderate risk of external and overall debt distress with limited capacity to absorb shocks in the near term, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said.
Islamabad, May 25 (IANS) At least 16 people were killed and seven others injured after a passenger coach heading to Swat collided with a bus parked by the roadside in Khoro Kotay Saeedabad area of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday, local media reported, citing information received from the rescue agencies.
Tehran, May 25 (IANS) Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei on Monday said that a conclusion has been reached on a large portion of issues under discussion with the US although no specific timeframe has been set for finalising any understanding, local media reported.
Agra, May 25 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his wife Jeanette Rubio visited the iconic Taj Mahal in Uttar Pradesh's Agra and the Amber Fort in Rajasthan's Jaipur, on Monday.
Dhaka, May 25 (IANS) Several women lawyers in Bangladesh formed a human chain demanding punishment for two lawyers linked to the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government over the alleged assault on a female colleague and derogatory remarks against women legal professionals, local media reported.
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) It was largely coincidental, but ironic, that soon after the reclusive Taliban supreme leader Sheikh Hibatullah Akhundzada sought to expand Afghanistan’s political and economic relations with other nations, a documentary beamed by a global public broadcaster highlighted the plight of women in the country.
Tokyo, May 25 (IANS) At least one person was taken to a hospital and around 20 people reported feeling ill on Monday after a man allegedly sprayed a substance at a shopping complex in the Ginza district of Tokyo, local media reported.
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi will arrive in New Delhi on Monday to attend the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting and hold talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
Paris, May 25 ( IANS) A leading international human rights organisation strongly condemned a university administration in Bangladesh after two students were recently detained and handed over to the police, while four others were expelled over "allegations of homosexuality", terming the move as "repressive measures".
