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Casualties among Tibetan clergy unknown as last week’s earthquake shook monasteries
At least two Tibetan Buddhism monastic centres were severely damaged in Tibet with an unknown number of monks and nuns...
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India opens giant Hindu festival for 400m pilgrims
Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India bathed in sacred waters on Monday as the Kumbh Mela festival opened, with...
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Death toll from Los Angeles wildfires rises to 24
The death toll rose to 24 on Sunday in the wake of the devastating wildfires ravaging the US state of...
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Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to visit Pakistan for girls’ education summit
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai will attend a summit on girls’ education hosted in Islamabad to advance girls’ education and promote...
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Turkish ANKA UAV hits target from 15,000 feet with locally made missile
ANKA, one of Türkiye’s high-profile locally produced and designed UAVs, hit a target from 15,000 feet (4,572 meters) with a...
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Bangladesh garment industry rebounds, but workers say little change
In a vast Bangladeshi factory hall thrumming with sewing machines, garment workers churn out seemingly endless pairs of mountain hiking...
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Six dead in India temple stampede
At least six people were crushed to death at a Hindu religious gathering in India, with several more injured, officials...
Read moreTürkiye’s Turksat 5A satellite enhances broadcast capacity
Türkiye’s homegrown Turksat 5A communications satellite continues to improve the nation’s broadcast quality by operating on the Ku band, placing...
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Urgency mounts in search for survivors of powerful Tibet earthquake
Over 400 people trapped by rubble in earthquake-stricken Tibet were rescued, Chinese officials said on Wednesday, with an unknown number still unaccounted...
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North Korea fires missile as Blinken warns of Russia cooperation
North Korea on Monday fired a missile as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited South Korea, where he warned...
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