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United Nations Headquarters in New York (AFP file image)

UN body expresses concern over slavery in China and forced marriages...

UN investigator also speaks of bonded labour among Dalits in India

18 Aug 2022 9:02 AM IST

Fighter jets of the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army conduct a joint combat training exercises around the Taiwan Island on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. (Gong Yulong/Xinhua via AP)

China continues military drills around Taiwan even after end of...

People's Liberation Army Eastern Theatre Command, which oversees Taiwan, said it would continue drills in waters near...

8 Aug 2022 12:55 PM IST

Chinese military helicopters fly past Pingtan island, one of mainland Chinas closest point from Taiwan, in Fujian province on August 4, 2022, ahead of massive military drills off Taiwan following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosis visit to the self-ruled island. (Hector RETAMAL / AFP)

China begins major Taiwan military drills after Pelosi visit

Pelosi left Taiwan Wednesday after a trip that defied a series of stark threats from Beijing, which views Taiwan as its...

4 Aug 2022 10:52 AM IST

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, center, walks with Taiwans Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, left, as she arrives in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. Pelosi arrived in Taiwan despite threats from Beijing of serious consequences (AP)

Nancy Pelosi lands in Taiwan, defying China threats

Pelosi, second in line to the presidency, is the highest-profile elected US official to visit Taiwan in 25 years

3 Aug 2022 8:27 AM IST

Firefighters try to douse a fire at the Sri Lankan prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghes private residence, in Colombo, Sri Lanka , Saturday, July, 9, 2022. (AP Photo)

Lanka PM's home set on fire, Prez flees

Chaos as protesters take to streets

10 July 2022 12:33 AM IST

In this image from a video, Japans former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes a campaign speech in Nara, western Japan shortly before he was shot Friday, July 8, 2022. Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nations most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan, hospital officials said.(AP)

Japan's ex-PM Shinzo Abe assassinated during a speech

Airlifted to hospital, was too late, home-made weapon used

9 July 2022 7:14 AM IST

Muslim women gather to participate in a march against banning Muslim girls wearing hijab from attending classes at some schools in Karnataka, in New Delhi. (AP File Photo)

Wear all-covering burqa, Taliban tells Afghan women

Women have also been ordered to visit parks in the capital on separate days from men

8 May 2022 3:22 AM IST

Mahinda Rajapaksa, left, and his brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa wave to supporters during a party convention held to announce the presidential candidacy in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (AP file photo)

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...

30 April 2022 2:00 AM IST

A worker sprays disinfectant on a truck at a food production facility in Shanghai, China Friday, April 22, 2022. (Zhang Jiansong/Xinhua via AP)

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...

24 April 2022 1:20 PM IST

Sri Lankans protest demanding president Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, April 4, 2022. (AP)

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

5 April 2022 4:10 AM IST

Supporters of ruling party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chant slogans during a protest in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, April 3, 2022. (AP)

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

4 April 2022 12:52 PM IST

Protestors hold banners and placards during a demonstration against the surge in prices and shortage of fuel and other essential commodities in Colombo on April 3, 2022. (Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)

Sri Lanka's Cabinet of Ministers resigns, as country faces its worst...

Political experts said the ministers came under intense pressure from the public over the govt's alleged mishandling of...

4 April 2022 10:39 AM IST