Australian soldiers were facing charges of war crimes after a footage emerged of a trooper executing an unarmed Afghan man
'Amphan' intensifies into super cyclone over eastern India, Bangladesh
The India Meteorological Department on Monday said that extremely severe cyclonic storm Amphan over the west and central parts of Bay of Bengal has intensified into a "super cyclone" with wind speed above 200 km per hour
India says no plan to extend coronavirus lockdown
India has no plans to extend a 21-day lockdown to contain the spread of the deadly COVID-19 virus in the country. The announcement came on Monday from the government's top bureaucrat
Bhutan’s bureaucrats to contribute 5 to 10% of salary for COVID-19 fund
Bureaucrats in Bhutan will be contributing five to 10 percent of their salaries for the COVID-19 relief fund set up by the government, the Royal Civil Servant Commission (RCSC) has said
Bhutan announces physical distancing measures for public transport
The Bhutanese government has announced several physical distancing measures to be followed in all public transport facilities, including taxis, in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic
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'Taliban prisoners will be freed if talks start, violence reduced'
Taliban prisoners will be released gradually but only if the intra-Afghan negotiations begin and there was a significant reduction in violence in the country, a presidential advisor said here
Pakistani opposition parties file plea against editor's arrest
Three Pakistani opposition parties have jointly filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against the arrest of Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman, the editor-in-chief of the Jang Geo Media Group
Pakistan reports first COVID-19 death, cases touch 193
Pakistan on Tuesday reported the first coronavirus death, while the number of confirmed cases increased to 193 with the emergence of 10 new infections, the Ministry of National Health Services announced
Nepali Army sets up quarantine facilities for possible coronavirus suspects
The Nepali Army has set up makeshift tents to provide quarantine facilities for possible coronavirus suspects at the Army Headquarters in Bhadrakali, Kathmandu, the state capital
Final leg of Bangladesh's tour of Pakistan postponed
The final leg of Bangladesh’s tour of Pakistan, which involved a test match and a one-day international (ODI) next month, has been postponed in the light of growing concerns around COVID-19, the cricket boards said
Maldives halts fish exports to Europe
Maldives has decided to stop all export of raw fish to Europe, which has emerged as the epicenter of COVID 19. Approximately 99 percent of raw fish that used to be exported to Europe has now been ceased, announced Ensis Fisheries, a major fish exporter in the Maldives
No decision to postpone elections in Sri Lanka yet
No decision has been taken to postpone the general elections in Sri Lanka on April 25 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. National Election Commission chairman Mahinda Deshapriya has stated
Patients break out of Afghanistan quarantine
Dozens of Afghan patients held in isolation, including at least one confirmed to have the coronavirus, escaped from a quarantine facility in western Afghanistan on Monday after breaking windows and attacking hospital staff
Pakistan COVID-19 cases increase to 183
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Pakistan has increased to 183, after Sindh and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) confirmed 115 and 15 new infections, respectively
Afghan government delays Taliban prisoner release
The Afghan government has indefinitely delayed the start of the planned release of 5,000 Taliban prisoners after the militant group failed to guarantee that their fighters would not take up arms again, a development that could further complicate the recently signed peace deal to reduce violence in the country
Sri Lankan PM cancels all public meetings
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has decided to cancel all public meetings to raise awareness on the importance of minimising gatherings in the wake of the threat posed by the coronavirus pandemic which has infected 18 people in the island nation
Six-month jail in Sri Lanka for people hiding COVID-19 symptoms
Anyone found hiding symptoms of the novel coronavirus in Sri Lanka will be handed a six-month jail term, a senior police official said here on Monday, adding that there were individuals who had avoided going into quarantine centres after arriving from virus-affected countries
Bangladesh shuts all educational institutions
Bangladesh said educational institutions across the country will be suspended for next two weeks as a precautionary measure to fight possible spread of coronavirus after the number of the infected people rose to 8 on Monday
Sharif summoned in top editor's case
Pakistan's National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to appear before it on March 20 in the case against the editor-in-chief of the Jang Geo Media Group, Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman
