The Papua New Guinea government worked to restore order after at least 15 people were reportedly killed during rioting and looting that left the country's two biggest cities in flames. Pics/AFP (Text/AP)
11 January,2024 07:24 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
The incident of the Benapole Express train fire that resulted in the loss of four lives in Bangladesh occurred amidst heightened political tensions, just two days before the national elections. Pics/ AFP
06 January,2024 02:47 PM IST | Dhaka | Sanjana Deshpande
A Bangladeshi policeman was killed and more than 200 people, including security personnel, were injured on Saturday as violence erupted during rallies called by the ruling and opposition parties, heightening tensions in the country ahead of the expected elections in January. Pics/AFP (Text/PTI)
29 October,2023 02:59 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
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Aam Aadmi Party workers across India, on Thursday, staged a protest over the arrest of party leader Sanjay Singh. Pics/PTI
05 October,2023 09:46 PM IST | Sanjana Deshpande
As the ethnic unrest continues in Manipur, representatives of the Meitei and Kuki communities on Wednesday sought restoration of peace in the state even as differences remained stark. Members from the Kuki-Hmar-Zomi-Mizo tribes held a protest at the Jantar Mantar here demanding that Chief Minister Biren Singh be sacked and President's rule implemented in the state. All pictures: PTI
01 June,2023 12:40 PM IST | Editor
Police fired tear gas and demonstrators burned cars Monday near the home of Senegal's main opposition leader, as tensions rise in the capital days before a court verdict is expected on charges against the politician. All pictures: AFP
30 May,2023 01:01 PM IST | Editor
Former prime minister Imran Khan got a major relief on Tuesday when an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan granted him bail till June 8 in eight cases related to violence that erupted at the Judicial Complex here in March.
23 May,2023 02:25 PM IST | Editor
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Maryam Nawaz Sharif and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Monday joined the ruling coalition's sit-in outside the Supreme Court to protest against some of the recent rulings of the judiciary which they said provided blanket relief to former prime minister Imran Khan in a number of cases. Pics/AFP
15 May,2023 07:17 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan was on Tuesday arrested from the premises of the Islamabad High Court where he came to attend a corruption case hearing. The 70-year-old former cricketer-turned-politician was taken into custody by the paramilitary Rangers on the orders of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). Pics/AFP
10 May,2023 04:34 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed_d.jpg "36-hr curfew lifted in Sri Lanka; political, economic unrest continues")
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A 36-hour curfew which was imposed in Sri Lanka in the wake of the political unrest, was lifted on Monday, with public transportation resuming normal services. Internet users were unable to access Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, WhatsApp and other social media platforms on Sunday. The ban was lifted after 15 hours. On Sunday, Sri Lanka's cabinet ministers resigned after protests over the government's handling of the worst economic crisis. Pic/AFP, PTI
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