Duffy wins women's triathlon bagging Bermuda's first-ever Olympic gold

The 33-year-old timed 1hr 55min 36sec to come home more than a minute ahead of Britain's Georgia Taylor-Brown (1:56.50), with American Katie Zaferes (1:57.03) taking the bronze.

Cops and civilians among victims of deadly clashes between Indian states

Tensions on the border between India's Assam and Mizoram states have elevated since last month, when Assam's police allegedly took control of the hilly area of Lailapur.

Pakistan: Afghan soldiers who crossed border after Taliban attack returned

Pakistan's military said it had granted asylum to at least 46 Afghan soldiers who crossed the Durand Line into northwestern Pakistan after their military posts in Afghanistan were overrun by Taliban insurgents.

Death toll rises from India torrential rains, scores trapped in landslides

Officials say rescuers were unable to reach affected villages quickly, with approach roads cut off by overflowing rivers and landslides.

‘Unprecedented’ civilian deaths anticipated if Afghan violence not halted

During the first half of 2021, some 1,659 civilians were killed and another 3,254 wounded – a 47 percent increase compared with the same period last year, a UNAMA report said.

Khan’s party leads in violence-marred Pakistan-administered Kashmir vote

Supporters of Pakistani premier Imran Khan’s governing PTI party and opposition PPP clashed in one constituency, leading to two deaths.

US to continue air strikes in support of Afghan troops

General Kenneth McKenzie, head of the US Army Central Command vows to support Afghan air force going forward, and that the US air force will also retain ability to "strike into Afghanistan" against two other militant groups the Daesh and Al Qaeda.

Afghan families flee their homes as fighting intensifies in Kandahar

Local officials say 22,000 families have been displaced in the past one month in Kandahar, as fighting between Taliban and government forces continues outskirts of the city after NATO troops withdrawal from the country.

East China braces as Typhoon In-Fa approaches

All inbound and outbound flights were cancelled at Shanghai's two international airports as were dozens of scheduled trains, while activity at the ports of Shanghai and Ningbo was also shut down.

Indonesia prepares more ICU units as Bali runs low on oxygen

Indonesia has had more than 3 million coronavirus infections and at least 82,000 deaths with the Delta variant-driven spread showing no sign of slowing.

Thousands evacuated as monsoon rains flood parts of Philippines

The Philippines' national disaster agency said that about 15,000 people, most of them from areas prone to flooding in Manila and those in other low-lying provinces, had been moved into evacuation centres.

Afghanistan enforces night curfews across most of the country

The measure is expected to halt the advance of Taliban fighters who have seized dozens of districts in recent months.