Walking past the unassuming store front at 1944 University Ave. just east of Martin Luther King Jr. Way, you wouldn’t guess that the doorway serves as a portal to the vast lands and far-flung cultures of Central Asia. The orange and blue block letters above the windows spelling out Silk Road House offer a clue to the space’s purpose, but since opening… Read more »
In the northernmost part of Mongolia, a handful Turks in the middle of desolation in southern Siberia lead an isolated life. The Dukha people, whose numbers are only 800 in Mongolia, which is two times greater than in Turkey, dwell with their deer herds in one of the most sparsely populated places in the world. The Dukha Turks, who live… Read more »
It’s been 17 years since the U.S first sent troops into Afghanistan to stabilize the area, a notion caused by the results of the attacks on September 11, 2001. Even though U.S envoys have finally met with one of the co-founders of the Taliban this year, the war and violence continues to erupt within the country. Death rates have been… Read more »
It is hard to be heard in a country of more than a billion people.
For a long period of time, especially during the late 1990s and 2000s, Jet Airways was the shining face of Indian aviation. But now it finds itself on the verge of collapse. What went wrong? The BBC’s India business correspondent Sameer Hashmi explains.
England’s women cruised to an eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka, dismissing the hosts for just 94 in the first Twenty20 international in Colombo.
Two US service members have been killed while serving in Afghanistan, Nato says.
Raut, who had been campaigning for the secession of Madhes region, has signed a deal with the government.by Shereena Qazi 22 Mar 2019 MORE ON NEPAL Nepal Tourism Minister Adhikari among 7 dead in helicopter crash3 weeks ago The great plunder: Nepal’s stolen treasureslast month Nepali singer pulls corruption song from YouTube after threatslast month Emissions threaten to melt two-thirds of Himalayan… Read more »
Due to high inflation and an uncertain future under US sanctions, Iranians are celebrating Persian New Year differently.by Maziar Motamedi21 Mar 2019 MORE ON IRAN Masoumeh Ebtekar: ‘The whole world was against Iran’today US slaps Iran with fresh sanctions over weapons programmestoday Multiple 2020 Democratic candidates to skip AIPAC conferencetoday In Beirut, Pompeo at odds with Lebanese leaders over Hezbollahyesterday Tehran,… Read more »
Dalai Lama supporters gather at Dharamsala temple and in New Delhi to commemorate 1959 rebellion against Chinese rule.10 Mar 2019 MORE ON TIBET After 60 years in India, why are Tibetans leaving?2 days ago Will Tibetans have a homeland of their own?last week Blizzards in Tibet kill thousands of livestocklast month China vows easier foreign tourist entry to Tibet amid US… Read more »