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Pakistan jails Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed

Pakistan jails Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed

Reuters
Hafiz Saeed, accused by India and the United States of masterminding the 2008 attacks in Mumbai, was jailed for 11 years in Pakistan on Wednesday...Details
'Dhaka, Delhi agree to expedite Rohingya repatriation'

'Dhaka, Delhi agree to expedite Rohingya repatriation'

Reuters
India and Bangladesh have agreed on the need to expedite the “safe” return of Rohingya migrants to their homes in Myanmar, reports the...Details
Coronavirus gets new name COVID-19 as toll passes 1100

Coronavirus gets new name COVID-19 as toll passes 1100

Reuters
China on Wednesday reported its lowest number of new coronavirus cases since late January, lending weight to a prediction from its senior medical...Details
Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya appeals against extradition from Britain

Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya appeals against extradition from Britain

Reuters
Indian businessman Vijay Mallya launched an appeal in Britain's High Court on Tuesday against a 2018 decision to extradite him...Details
India's ruling party routed in key state election

India's ruling party routed in key state election

Reuters
India's ruling party was projected to lose a key state election on Tuesday, the vote count showed, in its first electoral test since deadly...Details
Coronavirus deaths in China top 1,000

Coronavirus deaths in China top 1,000

Reuters
The death toll in China climbed above 1,000, as the World Health Organization (WHO) cautioned that the spread of cases outside of China could be...Details
China virus death toll hits 900

China virus death toll hits 900

Reuters
Workers began trickling back to offices and factories around China on Monday as the government eased some restrictions on working during a...Details
Soldier kills 29 people in Thailand before being shot

Soldier kills 29 people in Thailand before being shot

Reuters
A soldier angry over a property deal gone sour killed at least 29 people and wounded 57 in a rampage that spanned four locations in and around the...Details
China coronavirus deaths surpass global SARS toll

China coronavirus deaths surpass global SARS toll

Reuters
China raised the death toll from the coronavirus epidemic to 811 on Sunday, passing the number killed globally by the SARS epidemic in 2002/2003...Details
26 dead in Thai shooting

26 dead in Thai shooting

Reuters
A soldier angry over a property deal gone sour killed at least 26 people and wounded 57 in a rampage that spanned four locations in and around the...Details
American dies in China as coronavirus toll crosses 700

American dies in China as coronavirus toll crosses 700

Reuters
An American became the first confirmed non-Chinese victim of the new coronavirus on Saturday while a Japanese man also died with symptoms...Details
Overnight brawl in Kazakhstan leaves 8 dead

Overnight brawl in Kazakhstan leaves 8 dead

Reuters
A brawl and a series of clashes in several villages in Kazakhstan's southern Zhambyl province have left eight people dead and scores wounded,...Details
India uses draconian law to keep Kashmir's political leaders locked away

India uses draconian law to keep Kashmir's political leaders locked away

Reuters
India has extended the detention of four political leaders in Kashmir who had been held by authorities since August to quell dissent after the...Details
No effort spared in coronavirus fight: Xi to Trump

No effort spared in coronavirus fight: Xi to Trump

Reuters
A Chinese doctor who issued an early warning about the coronavirus outbreak before it was officially recognised died of the virus on Friday,...Details
Endangered pangolin possible coronavirus host: China scientists

Endangered pangolin possible coronavirus host: China scientists

Reuters
The deadly coronavirus outbreak in China could have spread from bats to humans through the illegal traffic of pangolins, the world's only scaly...Details
China reports 73 new coronavirus deaths, toll rises to 636

China reports 73 new coronavirus deaths, toll rises to 636

Reuters
The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak in mainland China has reached 636 as of the end of Thursday (Feb 6), up by 73 from the previous day, the...Details
Millions may be denied land in Assam over definition of indigenous

Millions may be denied land in Assam over definition of indigenous

Thomson Reuters Foundation
Millions of migrants and tribal people in India's northeastern Assam state could be denied land because of a new definition of the term indigenous,...Details
US shipowners top the list of worst dumpers

US shipowners top the list of worst dumpers

Brajesh Upadhyay, Washington
US shipowners are among the worst dumpers that sell end-of life-ships for dirty and dangerous breaking in South Asia with minimal enforcement of...Details
WHO probes Singapore meet linked to coronavirus

WHO probes Singapore meet linked to coronavirus

Reuters
The World Health Organization (WHO) has begun an investigation into three virus infections linked to an international business meeting in Singapore...Details
Coronavirus: China accused of giving WHO wrong information

Coronavirus: China accused of giving WHO wrong information

Reuters
Taiwan accused China on Thursday (Feb 6) of providing the World Health Organization (WHO) with wrong information about the number of coronavirus...Details
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