Asia
Wear all-covering burqa, Taliban tells Afghan women
Women have also been ordered to visit parks in the capital on separate days from men
Lawmaker: Sri Lanka president agrees to remove brother as PM
Gotabaya agreed that a national council will be appointed to name a new prime minister and Cabinet comprised of all parties in Parliament
China Covid death toll rises as Beijing warns of 'grim' situation
Shanghai has been almost entirely locked down since the start of the month, snarling supply chains, with many people confined to their homes
Sri Lankan Prez sacks brother and Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa
Basil has been replaced by Ali Sabry, who was until Sunday night the Minister of Justice
Pakistan Supreme Court to hear arguments on constitutional crisis
Imran Khan will remain in charge for at least two weeks, or until an interim government is formed to oversee elections
Sri Lanka's Cabinet of Ministers resigns, as country faces its worst economic crisis
Political experts said the ministers came under intense pressure from the public over the govt's alleged mishandling of the economic crisis
Imran Khan claims US diplomat Donald Lu involved in 'conspiracy' to topple his govt
Pakistan's Opposition leaders have ridiculed Khan's allegation, and the US has dismissed it
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka blocks social media to contain anti-govt protests
Anonymous activists had called for mass protests on Sunday on social media before the order went into effect
COVID-19 cases rise in Shanghai with millions under lockdown
While small by the standards of some countries, the daily case numbers are some of the largest since the virus was first detected in Wuhan
Imran Khan faces dismissal as Pakistan parliament sits for no-confidence vote
No premier of Pakistan has ever completed a full term, and Khan faces the biggest challenge to his rule since being elected in 2018