Official: Bombing in Kabul kills ten, including children

Afghanistan’s interior ministry says a bombing outside an educational center in the capital, Kabul, has killed at least ten people and wounded eight others, including schoolchildren

Asia Today: Sri Lanka closes harbors after 609 test positive

Authorities in Sri Lanka have closed at least two fishery harbors and many stalls after a surge of 609 cases linked to the country’s main fish market

Bloated public salaries at heart of Iraq's economic woes

Iraq's government is struggling to pay the salaries of its public sector employees, its coffers drained because of this year's plunge in oil prices

Asia Today: Sri Lanka closes fish market, expands curfew

Sri Lanka’s main fish market has been closed and a curfew widened as a COVID-19 outbreak grows

Iraq Economy

Pakistan military: Soldier killed by Baluchistan militants

Pakistan's military says militants have killed a paramilitary killed soldier and wounded three others in an ambush on a security patrol in southwestern Baluchistan province

Indian cinemas reopen after going dark for months amid virus

Seven months after screens went dark, cinemas are reopening in much of India with older titles on the marquee

After outrage, Indian brand pulls ad with interfaith couple

A popular Indian jewelry brand has withdrawn an advertisement featuring a Muslim man and his Hindu wife after a right-wing backlash on social media

Indian cinemas reboot after months of blackout from virus

After seven months of total blackout, cinemas have reopened in several parts of India with few older titles on the marquee and shows limited to half the capacity

Nirmala Sitharaman