Pakistan
Kashmir gunbattle kills four Indian soldiers, civilian
World
February 18, 2019
Kashmir gunbattle kills four Indian soldiers, civilian
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Four Indian soldiers and a civilian were killed in a gunbattle in disputed Kashmir on Monday,…
Rouhani says Iran ready to improve ties with Gulf states
Middle East
February 17, 2019
Rouhani says Iran ready to improve ties with Gulf states
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran is ready to work with all of its neighbors to secure peace in the Middle East…
Iran threatens retaliation over car bombing that killed 27
Middle East
February 16, 2019
Iran threatens retaliation over car bombing that killed 27
ISFAHAN, Iran (AP) — The head of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard threatened to retaliate against neighboring Saudi Arabia and United…
Afghan Taliban likely to meet Saudi crown prince in Pakistan: sources
Middle East
February 16, 2019
Afghan Taliban likely to meet Saudi crown prince in Pakistan: sources
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is likely to meet Afghan Taliban representatives during his…
Thirty years after Rushdie fatwa, blasphemy still potent weapon
Middle East
February 11, 2019
Thirty years after Rushdie fatwa, blasphemy still potent weapon
Thirty years after Iran called for the killing of Salman Rushdie, the British novelist remains a figure of hate for…
Pakistan starts behind-scenes aid to US-Taliban talks
Middle East
February 8, 2019
Pakistan starts behind-scenes aid to US-Taliban talks
WASHINGTON/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan, long at odds with the United States over the war in Afghanistan, has begun to…
India election, politics enters world’s biggest religious festival
World
February 8, 2019
India election, politics enters world’s biggest religious festival
PRAYAGRAJ, India (Reuters) – At the world’s biggest religious festival, the Hindu Kumbh Mela in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state,…
Pakistan activists’ arrests fuel tension with Afghanistan
Middle East
February 7, 2019
Pakistan activists’ arrests fuel tension with Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The arrest of a group of ethnic Pashtun activists at a rally in Pakistan this week rekindled…
Thaw of Himalayas set to disrupt Asia’s rivers, crops: study
Environment
February 5, 2019
Thaw of Himalayas set to disrupt Asia’s rivers, crops: study
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – At least a third of the ice in the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush will thaw this…
Pakistani restaurant in Hong Kong gets Michelin star
Food
January 30, 2019
Pakistani restaurant in Hong Kong gets Michelin star
A pair of his father’s old tandoor ovens helped Hong Kong restaurateur Asim Hussain achieve a dream – the world’s…