South Asia
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Four Uzbek Women, Maldivian Man Arrested for Prostitution at Hiyaa Tower in Hulhumalé
MALÉ: Four women from Uzbekistan and a Maldivian man were arrested on Saturday night on suspicion of running a prostitution…
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Pakistan Hands Over New Computer Lab to Gyanodaya Secondary School in Kathmandu
KATHMANDU: Pakistan has handed over a newly established computer laboratory to Gyanodaya Secondary School in Purano Kalimati, Bafal, reinforcing its…
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Bangladesh Sees Record Surge in HIV Infections, Nearly 1,900 New Cases in a Year
Bangladesh has reported 1,891 new HIV cases between November 2024 and October 2025—the sharpest annual increase in recent years—raising alarm…
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Dhaka Court Jails Hasina, Rehana and Tulip in Plot Allocation Case
A Dhaka court has sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, her daughter Tulip, and 14 others…
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Nearly 1 Million Affected as Sri Lanka Faces Worst Flooding in Decades — UN
Almost one million people across all 25 districts of Sri Lanka have been affected by widespread flooding, according to the…
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Moody’s Reaffirms Maldives’ Caa2 ‘Junk’ Rating but Upgrades Outlook to Stable as Reserves Strengthen
Malé: International credit rating agency Moody’s has affirmed the Maldives’ sovereign rating at Caa2, a speculative “junk” grade, but upgraded…
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Bangladesh’s Ousted PM Sheikh Hasina Sentenced to 21 Years in Land-Grab Cases After Earlier Death
Dhaka/New Delhi: Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, already facing a death sentence handed down last week, has now been…
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Deadly Floods and Landslides Kill 17 on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island, Thousands Displaced
Jakarta: Torrential monsoon rains have unleashed devastating floods and landslides across Indonesia’s Sumatra Island, killing 17 people and leaving six…
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Over 40 Dead, Dozens Missing as Torrential Rains Unleash Deadly Floods and Landslides across Sri Lanka
Colombo: More than 40 people have been killed and at least 10 injured as relentless heavy rains triggered widespread floods…
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Death toll climbs to 31 as heavy rains, landslides batter Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is grappling with one of its worst weather crises in recent years as days of intense rainfall…
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