Category: Asia

Thu 23 May 2019: COLOMBO (Reuters) – A Sri Lankan hardline Buddhist monk who is accused of inciting violence against ethnic minority Muslims and was convicted of contempt of court walked free from jail on Thursday after a presidential pardon. Hundreds of his followers and dozens of monks waited for hours outside Welikada prison in […]

Thu 23 May 2019: Latest trends show the coalition led by the Hindu nationalist party is leading in race for over 330 of the 542 seats. Counting of votes in under way in India after its marathon seven-phase general elections concluded on May 19, with early leads indicating the return of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a second term. […]

Wed 22 May 2019: A child protection group recorded 92 murders of children in Pakistan last year The kidnap and murder of a young girl in Pakistan has caused public uproar amid allegations that police initially refused to investigate her disappearance. Hundreds of mourners, activists and relatives of 10-year-old Farishta Mohmand on Tuesday protested in […]

Mon 20 May 2019: India’s election is nearly over: voting began on 11 April, and the final ballot was cast on 19 May with results out on 23 May. Every day, the BBC will be bringing you all the latest updates on the twists and turns of the world’s largest democracy. Opposition rejects exit poll […]

  Afghan legislators brawled over the appointment of a new speaker as the assembly sat for the first time since elections were held in October. One man even brandished a large knife as security chased him through the chamber. Video footage from the assembly shows chaos as lawmakers fought about the decision. Members surround the […]

Sun 19 May 2019: As part of Ramadan, 572 prisoners from Pakistan were pardoned by the UAE Islamabad: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has extended thanks to President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the […]

Sat 18 May 2019: Every morning around dawn, dozens of people gather by the dusty banks of a stream snaking through Shikrawa village, two hours south of India’s capital, New Delhi, to do the same thing: defecate in the open. “There are close to 1,600 houses in Shikrawa. And I know for a fact that […]

Fri 17 May 2019: India’s ruling party says it will ask Pragya Singh Thakur to apologise for calling Nathuram Godse a ‘patriot’ A candidate for India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has set off a political firestorm by describing the assassin of independence hero Mahatma Gandhi as a patriot. The comments on Thursday by Pragya Singh […]