Azaera Amza

Why the Taliban banning foreign currency is not as big a deal as it seems

The group’s move is an attempt to prop up support for the local Afghani currency, which has been falling against the dollar amid an imploding economy.

State absence pushes Indians to seek help from social media, private sector

Despite India's status as the "pharmacy of the world", government healthcare systems have been crumbling due to a lack of critical medical supplies.

What is behind the ethnic divide in Ethiopia?

Recent conflict in the East African country's northern Tigray region threatens to drag in neighbouring powers. Here's a look at the reasons underpinning Ethiopia's ethnic tensions, which have been decades in the making.

Does Trump stand a chance at overturning US election results?

Not really, experts say, despite the president launching legal challenges in at least five key states in a bid to tip the scales in his favour.

Why fires in the US have become bigger and badder

Lightning storms, record-breaking heatwaves and bouts of howling winds have worked as a catalyst for wildfires that have ravaged millions of acres of land along the western US.

Why are African Americans subject to more police violence?

A white Minneapolis policeman killing George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for some eight minutes as the black man said he couldn't breathe has exposed once again the strained race relations between black communities and police.

Sri Lankan Muslims face pogroms as the state turns a blind eye to mobs

Mosques, Muslim-owned businesses and homes have been attacked, looted and burned as security forces watch.

Sri Lanka’s fragile security situation is now hurting Muslims

Sri Lanka’s minority Muslims fear attacks after Daesh-linked bombers blew themselves up in four hotels and three churches, killing more than 250 people.

Sri Lanka's Christian community in limbo between grief and closure

It has been more than two weeks since Sri Lanka was hit by a series of bomb attacks, but closure remains elusive as some families continue to search for their loved ones.

First major vigil held to mourn Sri Lanka attack victims

Hundreds gather in Colombo in a first major vigil and memorial since April 21 Easter bombings that killed 257 and wounded nearly 500 people.

India-Pakistan tensions may have eased but shells still fall in Kashmir

While warmongers beat their drums, it is ordinary Kashmiris clustered around the Line of Control, wedged between two nuclear-armed regional rivals, that face the gravest of dangers.

Bernie Sanders is running for US president again. Does he stand a chance?

US Senator Bernie Sanders, who mounted a fierce challenge to front-runner Hillary Clinton in the 2016 primaries, will once more seek the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination in 2020.