Tag: South Asia
AP source: Biden picks LA mayor, envoy for ambassador posts
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is expected to announce he is nominating former senior State Department official Nicholas Burns to serve as his ambassador...
Thousands evacuated in India as strong cyclone inches closer
NEW DELHI — Tens of thousands of people were evacuated Tuesday in low-lying areas of two Indian states and moved to cyclone shelters to...
UK accused of reintroducing virus restrictions on the sly
LONDON — The British government faced criticism Tuesday that it was introducing local lockdowns by stealth after it published new guidelines for eight areas...
Bad dream stopped Everest guide from climbing peak 26th time
KATHMANDU, Nepal — A record-holding Sherpa climber halted his attempt to scale Mount Everest for a 26th time because of a bad dream but...
India’s national carrier says hack leaked data of passengers
NEW DELHI — Personal data of an unspecified number of travelers has been comprised after a company that serves India’s national carrier was hacked,...
India battles fatal fungal threat as virus deaths near 300K
NEW DELHI — Doctors in India are fighting a fatal fungal infection affecting COVID-19 patients or those who have recovered from the disease amid...
Eyeing variant, France mulls tighter limits for UK tourists
PARIS — France may introduce stricter coronavirus restrictions for British visitors when tourism reopens this summer to prevent the spread of a worrying virus...
UK officials: Vaccines effective against Indian variant
LONDON — British health officials expressed optimism Sunday that the coronavirus restrictions remaining in England can be lifted in June after an official study...
The poor, the rich: In a sick India, all are on their own
NEW DELHI — For the family of the retired diplomat, the terror struck as they tried desperately to get him past the entrance doors...
Cricket gear donation brings joy to migrants stuck in Bosnia
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Joyful cheers echoed through an asylum-seekers camp in Bosnia this week as dozens of teenagers and young men put their daily...