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Freedom like you never knew
Dur e Aziz Amna’s debut novel American Fever attempts to resist the usual tropes of immigrant fiction
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Haiti unrest worsens misery as residences face water shortage
Many residents of Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince have been forced to shelter at home this week
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Bus crash kills 27 in mountainous southwest China
The accident took place in the early hours of Sunday morning in Sandu county
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UN condemns 'shameful' year-long ban on Afghan girls' education
UN chief Antonio Guterres urged the Taliban to revoke the ban
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Powerful earthquake hits southeast Taiwan, tsunami warning issued
Taiwan lies near the junction of two tectonic plates and is prone to earthquakes
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Queen's death shines spotlight on wrongs suffered by indigenous people
Accession of King Charles comes amid a rise in anti-colonialism fuelled by historical atrocities
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'French Spiderman' climbs Paris skyscraper to mark turning 60
I want to send people the message that being 60 is nothing, says Alain Robert
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Turkiye's Erdogan targets joining Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, media reports say
Our relations with these countries will be moved to a much different position with this step, says Erdogan
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Kazakhstan limits presidential term, renames capital
Bill reinstates the capital's name to Astana from Nur-sultan
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Iran's supreme leader appears at religious event, following period of absence
State television shows Khamenei standing as he spoke in a steady voice to his audience sitting on the floor
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US FDA approves bluebird bio's gene therapy for a rare neurological disorder
CALD is caused by mutations in a gene called ABCD1 that leads to the buildup of very long-chain fatty acids in brain
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India stoops to new low after arresting prominent Islamic scholars in IIOJK
Maulana Sarjan, Maulana Abdul Rasheed, Maulana Mushtaq and Abdul Majeed booked under draconian PSA
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Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan ceasefire holds up after border fighting
Two former Soviet republics clashed over a border dispute this week, accusing each other of using tanks
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Nepal landslide kills 14 people, 10 are missing
Rescue workers are trying to search disaster site to try to find the missing people
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WHO 'strongly advises against' use of two COVID treatments
The two therapies were some of the first medicines developed early in the pandemic
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The queen's queue: people line up for 16 hours to see coffin
Tens of thousands of people have already filed past the coffin to pay their respects
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Young Iranian woman's death after morality police arrest sparks protests
Authorities launched probes into the death of Mahsa Amini following a demand by President Ebrahim Raisi
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Cheetahs return to India after 70-year absence
Five females and three males - arrived after a two-day airplane and helicopter journey from the African savannah
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Bank holdups snowball in Lebanon as depositors demand their money
The Depositors' Union, an advocacy group has established to help clients get access to their funds
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Modi tells Russia's Putin now 'is not an era of war'
Modi and Putin spoke on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting
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Israel attacks Damascus airport, five soldiers killed, Syria says
Syrian air defences intercepted the attack and managed to down most of the missiles
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Kyrgyzstan reports heavy fighting with Tajikistan, 24 people killed
Both of the nations have accused each other of restarting fighting in a disputed area, despite a ceasefire deal
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Afghan insurgent leader calls for new anti-Taliban 'political' front
Massoud, who heads the National Resistance Front, says it is time to bring the Taliban back to the negotiating table
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UN draws deep from emergency funds amid record humanitarian aid gap
Donors have given more than ever but needs have also soared amid floods in Pakistan and famine warnings in Somalia
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Abortion gives Democrats a shot at flipping a Senate seat in Wisconsin
Opinion surveys show the issue of abortion is rising in importance for Democratic voters
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Putin hails 'new centres of power' at summit with Asian leaders
We are open to cooperation with the entire world, says Russian President
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Xi urges Russia, other countries to work at preventing 'colour revolutions'
Speaking at SCO summit, Chinese president invites member countries to sign up to China's Global Security Initiative
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Modi, Erdogan hold unexpected meeting at SCO summit
India-Turkiye relations soured after Erdogan on a visit to Pakistan raised concerns on rights violations in IIOJK
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Stampede at Guatemala music festival kills at least nine including two children
The injured people were transferred to the hospital and were believed to have suffered fractures
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Mexico has released nearly 2,700 prisoners early as overall jail population grows
Mexico's prison population had grown 4.4% under Lopez Obrador by 2021 from the year before, reaching 204,360
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At least seven dead as flash floods hit Italy's Marche region - Italian media
Rescue services were still searching for survivors, authorities were quoted as saying
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Disgraced Prince Andrew, back in the spotlight but still out in the cold
He was removed from royal duties due to a scandal over his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein
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Sri Lanka's crisis pushes war-shattered Tamils to the brink
Country's financial crisis is the result of economic mismanagement and the pandemic
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India's current account deficit likely jumped to a near-decade high: poll
India's current account deficit last quarter was $30.5bn, or 3.6 percent of GDP
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Pakistan among countries opposed to pressuring Iran
Two-thirds of IAEA board backs Western statement
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'Groundbreaking' therapy for severe autoimmune disease hailed
Four women and one man received transfusions of modified immune cells to treat severe lupus, says report
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Iran set to become permanent member of SCO
FM Amirabdollahian says Tehran signed a memorandum of obligations to join central Asian security body
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Putin says Russia-Iran ties 'developing positively'
We are doing everything to make Iran a full member of the SCO, says Russian President
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Six arrested in India over alleged rape and murder of teens
Bodies of two girls, aged 15 and 17, were found in Lakhimpur Kheri district of UP state
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71 Azerbaijani soldiers killed in 'provocations' by Armenia
Azerbaijan has accused Armenia of 'large-scale provocations' in recent days
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Thousands pass Queen Elizabeth's coffin as she lies in state in London
Officials expect some 750,000 people to view the coffin before the lying in state ends on Sept 19
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Modi, Xi to come face-to-face for first time since border clashes
A number of decisions on trade, the economy, culture and tourism were expected to be taken at the summit
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Women's participation in Indian workforce low due to gender discrimination -Oxfam
For every woman, 98% of the inequality she faces would be caused by discrimination because of gender
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Putin, Xi meet for high-stakes talks in challenge to West
Xi and Putin will be joined by the leaders of India, Pakistan, Turkey, Iran and several other countries
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Traffic, water shortages, floods: the slow death of India's tech hub?
Residents fed up with gridlocked traffic and water shortages during the dry season
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WATCH: Bank customers withdraw own money at gun point in Lebanon
Arab state's banks have locked most depositors out of their savings since economic crisis takes hold three years ago
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US to move $3.5b in Afghan central bank assets to Swiss-based trust
Assets will be shielded from Taliban and used to help stabilise Afghanistan's collapsed economy
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At least 10 people trapped in collapsed building in Jordan
Prime Minister Bisher al Khasawneh ordered an investigation as officials blamed the building's state of disrepair
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Second US monkeypox death as virus linked to brain inflammation
There have been nearly 22,000 US cases in the current global outbreak, which began in May
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Iran is not 'a willing partner' on reviving nuclear deal, US says
We stand ready to quickly implement a deal on a mutual return to full implementation of the JCPOA

















































