Ghazni, a central Afghan city, has been one of the most heavily fought over areas in Afghanistan this year. Unfortunately, three US military service members were killed on Tuesday when an improvised explosive device detonated said the Nato-led Resolute Support mission in a statement. In addition, a US civilian contractor was also injured in the explosion and is currently receiving… Read more »
Improvised explosive device also injures three US troops US civilian contractor also wounded in blast in Ghazni An Afghan soldier keeps watch at a checkpoint on the Ghazni-Kabul highway. Ghazni has been one of the most heavily fought over areas of Afghanistan this year. Photograph: Mohammad Ismail/Reuters Three US military service members were killed and three wounded when an improvised explosive device… Read more »
John Allen Chau’s diary suggests he knew the risks of going to North Sentinel Island John Allen Chau, right, in Cape Town. He told his parents not to be angry at God if he died on North Sentinel Island. Photograph: Sarah Prince/AP An American man who was killed by an isolated tribe on a remote Indian island wrote to his… Read more »
The renaissance of Pakistani fashion is a sign of women’s growing independence, and has fuelled the religious right’s ire In the luxurious surroundings of a top hotel, a parade of glamorous, impossibly slim women walk with gazelle-like grace down the catwalk. Bare midriffs and legs are proudly displayed in intricately embroidered golden fabrics, and there isn’t a veil in sight…. Read more »
Official says vehicle fell into a canal in Karnataka state after driver lost control Associated Press in Bengaluru Police sent divers to the scene of the accident. Photograph: NDTV At least 25 people were killed when a speeding bus fell into a canal in southern India, an official has said. Many of the victims were reportedly schoolchildren. Dr G Parameshwara, the… Read more »
Sri Lankan lawmakers say they have passed a no-confidence motion against the country’s purported prime minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, removing the PM and his cabinet from their posts and deepening an unprecedented constitutional crisis in the country. But allies of Rajapaksa – controversially appointed by Sirisena last month after the president sacked the incumbent PM, Ranil Wickremesinghe – say they are… Read more »
The Indian screen gangster – long a staple in Bollywood – has evolved in recent years, with Netflix and now Amazon Prime tapping in to the country’s interest in crime stories Rolling deep … Mirzapur. Photograph: Amazon The launch of Amazon Prime’s gangster saga Mirzapur marks another milestone in the evolution of the Indian screen gangster. The TV series will… Read more »
As the Hindu festival, Diwali, is celebrated in Delhi, the Indian city is in extreme danger regarding air pollution. The morning after firecrackers were set off, the air exceeded the limit by 66 times and shrouded the city in thick, toxic fumes. The government monitors showed the density of the fine pollutants to be small enough to invade the human… Read more »
Pollution in the Indian capital Delhi exceeded the safe limit by 66 times on Thursday, shrouding the city in toxic fumes the morning after millions of firecrackers were burst for the Hindu festival Diwali. Delhi government monitors showed the density of fine pollutants — small enough to evade the body’s natural defences and breach the blood-brain barrier — reached 1,665 in… Read more »
Repatriations are set to begin on Thursday, but most, if not all, have said they do not want to go back Rohingya refugees are fleeing the camps in Bangladesh, and some have gone into hiding, out of fear of being sent back to Myanmar this week, according to aid groups. Repatriation of the Rohingya is scheduled to begin on Thursday, but it is… Read more »