Elderly Muslim man accused of carrying beef beaten on train in India | Crime
NewsFeedA group of passengers on a train in India assaulted an elderly Muslim man over an accusation he was carrying beef, just one day after…
‘Why was my child killed?’ Parents grieve a month after Bangladesh clashes | Protests
Dhaka, Bangladesh – In the early afternoon of July 19, four-year-old Abdul Ahad was on the balcony of his family’s toy-strewn, rented apartment in Rayerbag…
A tech revolution in rural India: Training poor women in STEM | Women’s Rights
Kandabari, India – On a sunny morning in Kandabari village in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, a group of students is learning to…
Pakistan’s storm Asna: Legend of the Karachi saint who can ‘stop cyclones’ | Climate News
Fears of a cyclone loom over Pakistan’s southern city, Karachi, which lies on the country’s Arabian Sea coast. The city saw school closures and weather…
Afghanistan is a US election issue. Will its refugees’ voices be heard? | Taliban News
Washington, DC – Nasrin will not be able to vote in the United States elections in November. Still, the 27-year-old has a message for the…
Germany deports 28 Afghans for first time since 2021 Taliban takeover | Migration News
‘Our security counts,’ German interior minister says as government confirms those deported are convicted criminals.Germany has deported 28 Afghan nationals charged with criminal acts, in…
What is behind recurrent sexual violence in India? | Show Types
The rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata reignites debates over sexual violence against women.The rape and murder of a trainee doctor at…
Hasina, floods, visas: What’s troubling India-Bangladesh relations? | Conflict News
Last September, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina as a special guest on the margins of the G20 Summit in…
In Pakistan’s Balochistan, deadly attacks rip uneasy migrant-local equation | Migration News
Islamabad, Pakistan – For 15 years, pick-up truck driver Qadeer Aslam had been transporting goods across Pakistan. Most of his trips were to Balochistan, about…
Bangladesh’s interim government lifts ban on Jamaat-e-Islami party | Politics News
Caretaker administration says ex-PM Hasina’s claims of its ‘terrorist activities’ during student protests were groundless.Bangladesh’s interim government, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, has lifted…
‘I have lost everything’: Bangladesh floods strand 1.24 million families | Climate Crisis
Dhaka, Bangladesh – Ekramul Haque was stunned when his uncle called him late in the afternoon of August 21 to inform him that floodwaters had…
India police fire tear gas at protest against Kolkata doctor’s rape, murder | Sexual Assault News
Protesters are demanding the resignation of the top elected official in West Bengal state, where the crime took place.Police have fired tear gas and water…
‘I need to feel safe’: After Indian rape and murder, doctors demand change | Sexual Assault
Kolkata, India – On August 21, a hot, humid afternoon, thousands of doctors and medical students marched through the capital of the eastern Indian state…
At least 38 killed in multiple armed attacks in Pakistan’s Balochistan | Crime News
The Balochistan Liberation Army claims at least one of the attacks, with past similar incidents staged by them.Armed men have killed at least 38 people…
‘Enough is enough’: Rohingya demand end to violence in Myanmar | Human Rights News
Rohingya seeking refuge in Bangladesh hold rallies marking the seventh anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar.Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have held…
Cricket: Bangladesh beat Pakistan by 10 wickets in historic Rawalpindi Test | Cricket News
Bangladesh dedicate their historic win to the people who lost their lives in recent protests, and top player donates prize money to flood survivors.Bangladesh’s cricket…
Pilgrims among dozens killed in two separate bus accidents in Pakistan | Transport News
Pakistan’s leaders expressed sorrow over the road accidents, frequent occurrences in the country largely due to poor infrastructure.At least 34 people have been killed in…
More than 300,000 in emergency shelters after Bangladesh floods | Floods News
River waters in low-lying Bangladesh are receding after days of deadly floods but 300,000 people are still in emergency shelters requiring aid, disaster officials said…
What do the Taliban’s new rules mean for Afghans? | News
Afghanistan’s Taliban government formally adopts a set of morality laws, including requiring women to cover their faces.When the Taliban swept back into power three years…
Two children killed in bomb blast in southwest Pakistan, police say | News
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says perpetrators of attack ‘should be identified and given exemplary punishment’.A bomb blast near a police office in southwestern Pakistan has…