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Kabul: At least five people were killed and 44 others injured after a bus overturned in the Salang area of Afghanistan's Baghlan province, according to an official statement Sunday. In a statement shared on X, Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) spokesperson Mohammad Ashraf Haqshenas...

Islamabad: Jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has issued a call for nationwide protest and announced his intention to challenge the court's verdict in the Toshakhana-II case in the Islamabad High Court, local media reported Sunday. His statement Saturday came after a Pakistani court...

Chittagong: Following a recent violent incident at the Assistant High Commission of India in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Indian visa operations at the Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) in the port city will remain suspended from Sunday until further notice, officials said. They added that any announcement...

Johannesburg: At least nine people were killed, and several others sustained injuries after armed assailants opened fire indiscriminately in South Africa's West Rand region, local media reported Sunday, citing police officials. According to police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe, the shooting took place at the KwaNoxolo...

New York: At least 16 files disappeared from the Justice Department's public webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein — including a photograph showing President Donald Trump — less than a day after they were posted, with no explanation from the government and no notice...

Washington: The United States has tightened scrutiny of non-immigrant visa holders, triggering delays in visa interviews, restricting where applicants can seek visa stamping and expanding social media vetting — developments that an immigration expert warns could disrupt travel and employment for thousands of foreign professionals,...

Dhaka: Security has been strengthened at the Indian Assistant High Commission office and the visa application centre in Bangladesh's Sylhet city in the wake of heightened tensions following the death of prominent youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi, officials said. The enhanced security measures were put...

Dhaka/New Delhi: Ten people have been arrested in connection with the lynching of a Hindu man in Bangladesh, Chief Adviser of the interim government Muhammad Yunus announced Saturday. Dipu Chandra Das, a 25-year-old garment factory worker, was lynched to death by a mob and his...

New York: The newly released Epstein files have references to what they described as "massage techniques" and Ayurveda from India. The US Justice Department on Friday released thousands of files related to convicted sex offender, late Jeffrey Epstein, after US President Donald Trump signed a...

Islamabad: A Pakistani court Saturday sentenced Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief and former PM Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 17 years in prison in connection with the Toshakhana-2 corruption case, local media reported The case involves the purchase of an expensive jewellery set,...