Indian PM Modi vows to retain power next year for 3rd term

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers a speech during a celebration of India's Independence Day in Delhi, India, Aug. 15, 2023. (Xinhua) NEW DE…[More]

Dengue devastation continues in Bangladesh, hospitals crammed with patients

DHAKA, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh on Monday registered 18 more deaths from dengue, the second highest in a 24-hour count since January, taking the…[More]

2 policemen killed in rebel attack in India's Jharkhand

NEW DELHI, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Two policemen, including a junior-level officer, were killed in a rebel attack in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand…[More]

Death toll in India's rain-hit state Himachal Pradesh rises to 50

NEW DELHI, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in India's rain-hit northern hilly state of Himachal Pradesh rose to 50, the state's Chief Minister Sukh…[More]

Pakistan marks 76th anniversary of independence eyeing development, prosperity

This photo released by Pakistan's Press Information Department (PID) shows Pakistani President Arif Alvi hoisting the country's national flag during a…[More]