Nepal court finds former cricket captain Sandeep Lamichhane guilty of rape | Cricket News

Nepal court finds former cricket captain Sandeep Lamichhane guilty of rape | Cricket News

Court in Nepal finds Lamichhane guilty of raping an 18-year-old woman at a Kathmandu hotel in 2022. A court in Nepal has found the country’s highest profile cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane guilty of raping an 18-year-old woman and has fixed January 10 for his sentencing. The judgement was announced after a…

Pakistan poll body rejects ex-PM Imran Khan’s nomination for 2024 elections | Elections News

Pakistan poll body rejects ex-PM Imran Khan’s nomination for 2024 elections | Elections News

The jailed leader’s bid to overturn his disqualification in the wake of conviction in a corruption case rejected by election body. Pakistan’s election body has rejected former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s nomination to contest the 2024 parliamentary elections, with Khan’s Pakistan Tahreek-e Insaf (PTI) party accusing authorities of stopping most…

India formally asks Pakistan to extradite Mumbai attack suspect Hafiz Saeed | Politics News

India formally asks Pakistan to extradite Mumbai attack suspect Hafiz Saeed | Politics News

Saeed is accused by India and the US of being involved in the 2008 attacks, which killed 166 people. India has formally requested that Pakistan extradite the 2008 Mumbai attacks suspect Hafiz Saeed for trial in India, according to New Delhi’s Ministry of External Affairs. “We have conveyed a request…

Arkadag FC all-conquering in a bizarre football season in Turkmenistan | Football

Arkadag FC all-conquering in a bizarre football season in Turkmenistan | Football

There is a new power in Central Asian football and, a year ago, it did not even exist. Turkmenistan’s Arkadag FC kicked their first-ever ball in a competitive game just in April with a 2-1 win over Merw in the country’s top division. They then strolled to the league title…

Indian journalists targeted by Israeli spyware again: What do we know? | Freedom of the Press News

Indian journalists targeted by Israeli spyware again: What do we know? | Freedom of the Press News

A new forensic investigation by Amnesty International and The Washington Post has shown the use of the Israeli Pegasus spyware, likely by the Indian government, to surveil high-profile Indian journalists. A report detailing the findings was published on Thursday. Here is what we know. What does the report say? The…

India targeted high-profile journalists with Pegasus spyware: Amnesty | Cybersecurity News

India targeted high-profile journalists with Pegasus spyware: Amnesty | Cybersecurity News

Investigation shows journalists in India face ‘threat of unlawful surveillance’ along with other ‘tools of repression’. India’s government has used the highly invasive Pegasus spyware to target high-profile journalists, according to a new investigation by Amnesty International and The Washington Post. The findings, published on Thursday, noted India’s repeated use…

In bid to counter China, US ramps up effort to boost military ties in Asia | Politics News

In bid to counter China, US ramps up effort to boost military ties in Asia | Politics News

On May 30, the United States accused China of intercepting one of its spy planes in an “unnecessarily aggressive manoeuvre” over the South China Sea. The American RC-135 plane, according to the US military, was conducting routine operations over the sensitive waterway when the Chinese fighter jet flew directly in…

‘Dying every two hours’: Afghan women risk life to give birth | In Pictures News

‘Dying every two hours’: Afghan women risk life to give birth | In Pictures News

Zubaida travelled from the rural outskirts of Khost in eastern Afghanistan to give birth at a maternity hospital specialising in complicated cases, fearing a fate all too common among pregnant Afghan women – either her death or that of her child. She lay dazed, surrounded by the unfamiliar bustle of…

Indians sent back by France over trafficking concerns: What we know | Human Trafficking News

Indians sent back by France over trafficking concerns: What we know | Human Trafficking News

EXPLAINER A makeshift courtroom was set up in a French airport to investigate human trafficking concerns. A plane carrying suspected victims of human trafficking was rerouted to India while on its way to Nicaragua after being detained in France. It has now landed in Mumbai. While no evidence of trafficking…

Pakistan court restores jailed ex-PM Imran Khan’s party election symbol | Imran Khan News

Pakistan court restores jailed ex-PM Imran Khan’s party election symbol | Imran Khan News

Khan’s party claimed the election body’s move was aimed at preventing him from contesting the February 8 polls. A court in Pakistan has ruled that former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party can contest elections using its cricket bat logo – a relief for the jailed opposition leader in advance of…