As part of an ambitious nationwide campaign to provide water connections to every household in the vast rural areas of India, water taps have just been installed in millions of village homes. It’s a boon for rural communities in a water-stressed country.
Junta troops have arrested at least 10 young people from Myanmar’s delta region, beating one unconscious during questioning, locals told Radio Free Asia on Wednesday.
The path that Afghan journalist Sadiq Torabzai took to escape from Taliban rule went through almost a dozen countries. He is currently waiting to be reunited with his children in Canada.
Thousands of illegal connections on lines belonging to Bangladesh’s largest gas transmission and distribution company can lead to deadly explosions in Dhaka and other places, including the industrial hub of Narayanganj, officials and analysts said.
This week, in Nairobi, the United Nations Environment Assembly, or UNEA-6, is meeting to discuss how to address the triple planetary crisis of pollution, biodiversity loss, and climate change.
A 96-year-old Uyghur religious leader who was arrested in 2017 has died in prison, and authorities did not turn his body over to his family, his granddaughter told Radio Free Asia.
30 Ugandans are reportedly stuck in Myanmar and forced to work as internet scammers, according to the Ugandan government. Authorities say that traffickers lured them there with the prospect of employment, and gangs behind the scam operations are currently holding them captive.
Ongoing junta shelling across central Myanmar has killed seven civilians as of Monday, locals told Radio Free Asia.
In Mogadishu, a young boy from Somalia has made it his mission to feed the neglected dogs and cats he finds on the streets. It is a call to action to follow his inspiring mission.
While mediators work on a new cease-fire in the five-month war that includes calls for the release of more hostages held by Hamas, Israel says it is pushing ahead with plans for a ground invasion in the Gaza city of Rafah to drive out Hamas militants.