Tag: Asia
![Rolex to diamonds: What’s landed Pakistan’s Imran Khan a 14-year jail term?](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24031206006207-1706696434.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
EXPLAINER The ex-prime minister denies profiting from the sale of “state gifts,” but prosecutors claim…
![How escalating Red Sea crisis poses billions of dollars of risk for India](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/GettyImages-1808461360-1705466568-e1706687135361.jpg?resize=1920,1284)
New Delhi, India – Demand for Indian basmati, the aromatic long-grain rice, from traditional buyers…
![At least 10 killed in overnight attack by Baloch rebels in Pakistan](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AFP__20240130__34H96GL__v1__HighRes__PakistanConflictAttack-1706621623.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
Islamabad, Pakistan – At least six militants and four security officials were killed in a…
![Cracks in India’s opposition alliance against PM Modi ahead of elections](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Nitish-Kumar-swearing-in-1706513179.jpeg?resize=1200,630)
New Delhi, India – Over the weekend, a popular joke on Indian social media was…
![England stage stunning comeback to beat India by 28 runs in first Test](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024-01-28T113324Z_849865329_UP1EK1S0W3NAE_RTRMADP_3_CRICKET-TEST-IND-ENG-1706441885.jpg?resize=1200,630)
England beat India by 28 runs in the first cricket Test in Hyderabad, while Hartley…
![Gunmen kill nine Pakistani nationals in southeastern Iran](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/WEBMAP-IRAN-SARAVAN-WEBMAP-1000x562-1706372927.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
The shootings come as Tehran and Islamabad work to normalize relations after recent attacks. Gunmen…
![Stories of ‘beating the odds’ in China draw dark responses from wary public](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP17265204923186-1706256712.jpg?resize=1200,675)
A honeymoon in western Tibet ended tragically in October when the newlyweds were in a…
![Sri Lanka Parliament passes bill to regulate online content](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-07-20T143153Z_1014240298_RC2PFV9FWV8L_RTRMADP_3_SRI-LANKA-CRISIS.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
Sri Lanka’s parliament has passed a hastily proposed bill to regulate online content, sparking criticism…
![Imran Khan’s party loses its symbol, how will it affect Pakistan elections?](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP19201365284874-1705440900.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
Election symbols play an important role in a democratic process. Pakistan is preparing for this…
![India’s Modi opens Ram temple built on site of demolished mosque in Ayodhya](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/image-1705912874.jpg?resize=1920,1080&quality=80)
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has opened a Hindu temple built on the ruins of…