Chinese leader Xi Jinping said his government supports negotiations and opposes the “wanton use” of sanctions to resolve international disputes, remarks seen as confirming that
At least 16 people have been murdered in bomb strikes in two Afghan cities, including 12 at a Shia mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh province, which
A curfew in central Sri Lanka has been maintained a day after the shooting of an anti-government protester drew international outrage. On Wednesday, the government
The International Monetary Fund said discussions with Sri Lanka on a potential IMF loan program are at an early stage and any deal would require
In central Sri Lanka, police opened fire on a crowd of people protesting new fuel price hikes, killing one person and injuring 13 others. The
Explosions targeting educational institutions killed at least six people and wounded 17 in a mostly Shia neighbourhood of Afghanistan’s capital. Students were among the casualties
Graveyards are filling in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, and the deceased are running out of places to be buried. Shady workmen who demolish old graves
Sri Lanka’s prime minister has offered talks with protesters calling for the government to step down over its handling of an economic crisis, as the