Featured Today

The 'wary' #MeToo conversation in AustraliaThe 'wary' #MeToo conversation in Australia
Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Actress Yael Stone has accused her former co-star Geoffrey Rush of misconduct

On Monday, Australia was transfixed by fresh sexual misconduct allegations against Geoffrey Rush - one of the nation's most celebrated actors.

Australian actress Yael Stone alleged that Mr Rush

Details
Category: IndianSubcontinent

Write comment (95 Comments)

China's staggering 40 years of change in picturesChina's staggering 40 years of change in pictures

Forty years ago, China introduced major economic reforms - lifting hundreds of millions of people out of poverty and leading to it becoming the second-largest economy in the world.

Here's the story of how China changed - in pictures.

1. Wheels and more wheels

This is what Chang'an Avenue - a major street in the capital Beijing - looked like in 1978.

Details
Category: IndianSubcontinent

Write comment (97 Comments)

Google China: Has search firm put Project Dragonfly on holdGoogle China: Has search firm put Project Dragonfly on hold
Image caption Google's plans for a Chinese search engine have reportedly halted

Google has reportedly "effectively ended" plans for a censored search engine in China.

The Intercept, which revealed the existence of Project Dragonfly in August, says Google has been "forced to shut down a data analysis system it was

Details
Category: IndianSubcontinent

Write comment (92 Comments)

Hamid Ansari: 'Love-struck' Indian home after Pakistan jail ordealHamid Ansari: 'Love-struck' Indian home after Pakistan jail ordeal
Image caption Hamid Ansari reunited with his family at the border on Monday

An Indian man held for six years in Pakistan after illegally entering the country has returned to his family.

Hamid Ansari was convicted on charges of spying after he was found with a fake Pakistani identity card.

But his supporters said

Details
Category: IndianSubcontinent

Write comment (93 Comments)

BA to resume flights to PakistanBA to resume flights to Pakistan
Image copyrightAFPImage caption Islamabad's new airport opened this year

British Airways is to restart flights to Pakistan next year, more than 10 years after it halted services following a major hotel bombing.

The airline stopped flying to the country after the Marriott hotel in the capital, Islamabad, was

Details
Category: IndianSubcontinent

Write comment (100 Comments)

Rapper Lil Pump criticised for racist gestureRapper Lil Pump criticised for racist gesture

Rapper Lil Pump criticised for racist gesture

By Tom Gerken, TheIndianSubcontinent UGC - Social NewsAnd Kerry Allen, TheIndianSubcontinent Monitoring

Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Lil Pump has more than 17.4 million followers on Instagram

US-Colombian rapper Lil Pump has been accused of racism after

Details
Category: IndianSubcontinent

Write comment (97 Comments)
  1. Meng Wanzhou: China park rewards Huawei phone owners
  2. New Zealand to hold cannabis referendum in 2020
  3. Xi Jinping says China 'will not seek to dominate'
  4. Saudi Arabia rejects US Senate resolution over Khashoggi death
  5. China's pre-Christmas church crackdown raises alarm

Pakistan

A World