South Asia
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees as protesters storm home
Sirasa TV, a private broadcaster, showed crowds entering the once tightly-guarded residence
At least 1,000 killed in Afghanistan quake, with fear toll will rise
The 5.9-magnitude quake struck hardest in the rugged east, where people already lead hardscrabble lives in the grip of a humanitarian crisis
China is hardening its position along LAC; US Secretary of Defense
This is the second time this week that a senior US official has commented on the India-China stand-off
Amid Imran Khan's assassination rumours, security agencies on high alert in Islamabad
Section 144 has already been imposed in Islamabad and gatherings have been banned
Shanghai starts coming back to life as COVID lockdown eases
Negative PCR tests for COVID taken within the previous 48 hours remain standard in Shanghai, Beijing for permission to enter public venues
No survivors found at Tara Air plane crash site, collection of dead bodies begins
The plane belonging to Tara Air went missing on Sunday morning in a mountainous region in Nepal and had four Indian nationals
Plane carrying 22 people on board, including four Indians goes missing in Nepal
The plane, which was on a 15-minute scheduled flight to the town of Jomsom, lost contact with the airport tower shortly after takeoff
Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe appointed Finance Minister by Prez Gotabaya
Wickremesinghe relies on all political parties to support him in his immediate task of reviving the ailing economy
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka hikes fuel prices to record high
The price of diesel was raised from Rs. 289 to Rs. 400 a litre, while the cost of a litre of petrol was increased from 338 to 420 rupees
'India big brother to Sri Lanka': Namal Rajapaksa thanks India for humanitarian aid
India handed over a large amount of humanitarian assistance consignment worth over Rs 2 billion to Sri Lanka which reached Colombo on Sunday