Sri Lanka foreign reserves at record low, politics in crisis
Colombo (AP): Sri Lanka’s economy is in dire straits with its usable foreign reserves down to less than $50 million, the country’s finance minister...
Sharif sworn in as Pakistan’s new PM after week of drama
Islamabad (AP): Pakistan’s parliament on Monday elected opposition lawmaker Shahbaz Sharif as the new prime minister, following a week of political turmoil that led...
Chinese hackers reportedly target India’s power grid
Bangkok (AP): India’s power sector has been targeted by hackers in a long-term operation thought to have been carried out by a state-sponsored Chinese...
Militants attack troops in northwestern Pakistan, killing 6
Pakistan (AP): Militants attacked Pakistan’s paramilitary security forces in the country’s northwest early on Wednesday, triggering a shootout in which at least six troops...
Pakistan air force inducts new batch of Chinese fighter jets
Islamabad (AP): Pakistan’s air force officially inducted its first batch of Chinese-built J-10C fighter jets on Friday, holding a ceremony in Islamabad with officials...
China to give 48 high-end drones to Pakistan
By Gaurav Sharma
Beijing: China will give 48 high-end drones to its close ally Pakistan, a deal, which experts say, could be the biggest of its...
Tibet to invest $75 million on sky burial sites
LHASA, March 9 (IANS) Tibetan authorities are slated to spend 490 million yuan ($75 million) over the next five years on the repair and...
2,561 people still missing five years after Japan quake
Tokyo, March 9 (IANS) As many as 2,561 people remain missing five years after a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated northeastern Japan on March...
Seoul anchor summoned over unauthorised exit poll use
Seoul, March 9 (IANS) A South Korean cable channel news anchor was summoned on Wednesday over unauthorized use of exit polls during the 2014...
‘Nepali constitution has enough laws on gender equality’
Kathmandu, March 8 (IANS) Speaker of the Nepali Parliament Onsari Gharti Magar on Tuesday said the country's new constitution has enough provisions to...