Police: 5 children die of food poisoning in Pakistan
Feb 22, 2019
Pakistani police: 5 children die of suspected food poisoning after family ate dinner at restaurant in country's south
Pakistan kicks off year's first polio campaign in 2019
Jan 21, 2019
Health official says Pakistan kicks off first polio vaccination campaign for 2019 in efforts to eradicate disease
Pakistan's top court stays execution of mentally ill man
Jan 13, 2019
Pakistan's top court stays execution of mentally ill ex-policeman for killing fellow officer in 2003, orders new hearing
Woman, 2 sons die in Nepal town in suspected menstrual exile
Jan 10, 2019
A woman and her two sons have died in a remote village in Nepal because of a tradition in which women are exiled from their homes and forced to live in huts during menstruation
Officials say Pakistan on track to eradicate polio in 2019
Jan 9, 2019
Pakistan officials say country on track to eradicate polio in 2019 despite Taliban attacks, superstitious beliefs
Serena welcomes rule change on players back from pregnancy
Dec 27, 2018
Serena Williams has welcomed the extra protection given to new mothers when they return to the women's tennis tour
Indian firefighters battle air pollution in New Delhi
Dec 27, 2018
Indian authorities have ordered fire services to sprinkle water from high rise building to settle dust particles and stop burning of garbage and restrict building activity in the Indian capital as the air quality worsened this week
El-Sissi denies fat-shaming Egyptians after weight-loss call
Dec 26, 2018
Egypt's president is denying that he fat-shamed his own people after his recent calls for Egyptians to lose weight prompted a torrent of jokes online
El-Sissi's call on Egyptians to lose weight creates a stir
Dec 25, 2018
President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is demanding Egyptians lose weight, prompting allegations of fat-shaming and elitism
Suspected food poisoning kills 11 at Indian temple ceremony
Dec 15, 2018
Police say they have arrested three people after at least 11 died of suspected food poisoning following a ceremony to celebrate the construction of a new Hindu temple in southern India