Sri Lanka averts $1.5bn foreign debt default
The Sri Lankan government Friday secured parliamentary approval to avert a debt default of $1.5 billion after the annual budget was blocked by a…
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2018
Dozens of bodies ‘found in IS mass grave’ in Iraq
Iraqi authorities said they uncovered a new mass grave containing the remains of dozens of people in an area of northern Kirkuk province once held by…
Myanmar army pauses operations in north in rare conciliatory…
The Myanmar military on Friday announced a more than four-month cessation of its activities in northern areas where it is fighting ethnic minority…
Kashmir tensions boil over with civilian deaths
Seven civilians were killed and at least three dozen more were injured Saturday when Indian security forces opened fire on a protest that grew out of…
Educating girls in Pakistan
New reports from the seven districts that make up former tribal area of Pakistan presented a grim picture of the state of girls’ education in the…
Bangladesh most gender equal country in South Asia
For the fourth time in a row, Bangladesh held the top position among South Asian countries in ensuring gender equality.
The country has slipped…
word against regulation
When the printing press first began spreading throughout Europe in the 15thand 16thcenturies, it brought with it a revolution in and democratization…
Children as young as 10 fight, kill and die in Yemen’s…
The number etched on the bracelet around Mohammed's wrist gave the 13-year-old soldier comfort as missiles fired from enemy warplanes shook the earth…
political, socio-economical and legal status of women in South…
The status of women in the developed countries is also lower in all sectors. Leaving some exceptions of European, American and Asian countries, women…