Nepali climbers who scaled K2 in Pakistan recount successNepalese climbers who last week made history by scaling the world’s second highest peak — Pakistan’s K2 — in the winter season have praised Pakistan’s military and civil authorities for facilitating their challenging expeditionThe Associated Press7 hours ago
Talks between Indian farmers, government reach stalemateTalks between leaders of protesting farmers and the Indian government have ended abruptly in a stalemate, with the agriculture minister saying he has nothing more to offer than an 18-month suspension of contentious agricultural reform lawsThe Associated Press13 hours ago
Sri Lanka approves vaccine amid warnings of virus spreadSri Lanka has approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for COVID-19 amid warnings from doctors that front-line health workers should be quickly inoculated to prevent the medical system from collapsingThe Associated Press18 hours ago
After Trump setbacks, Kim Jong Un starts over with Biden Last year was a disaster for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who helplessly watched his country's economy decay amid pandemic border closures while brooding over the collapse of made-for-TV summits with former President Donald Trump that failed to lift sanctions from his countryThe Associated Press21 hours ago