Political temperatures run high in Pakistan as it heads to national elections scheduled for the 8th of February. Frontrunner and former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's party the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) has kicked off campaigning with a mega rally in Okara. Another ex-PM Imran Khan who has lost the support of the military establishment languishes in jail with a slew of cases against him. His party the PTI has even lost its election symbol. Rights activists express concerns over lack of a level playing field for a free and fair poll ahead.

Pakistan gears up for national elections | Inside South Asia

NATO signed a 1.1 billion euro ($1.2 billion) contract for hundreds of thousands of 155mm artillery rounds on Tuesday, some of which will be supplied to Ukraine after Kyiv complained of ammunition shortages.

NATO signs 1.1 billion euro contract for 155mm artillery ammunition

The atomic scientists on Tuesday (Jan 22) kept their "Doomsday Clock" set as close to midnight as ever before. The clock has stayed at 90 seconds to midnight, which is the closest it had been since it was established in 1947.

‘Doomsday Clock’ remains at 90 seconds to midnight amid fears of ‘global catastrophe’

In a major breakthrough, scientists announced in Berlin on Wednesday (Jan 24) that they carried out the first successful in vitro fertilisation of a southern white rhino.

Major breakthrough: World’s first successful IVF could help save nearly extinct rhino species

A Colorado-based pastor, who reportedly ran a cryptocurrency marketplace with his wife, and defrauded investors of more than $3.2 million, said that "the Lord" helped him in the alleged scam.

VIDEO: Colorado-based pastor charged in crypto scam says God helped him

More than 70 people were killed after a tunnel collapsed at a Malian gold mining site last week, a local gold mining group leader and a local official told AFP on Wednesday.

More than 70 dead after Mali gold mine collapse

Moldova's foreign minister announced his resignation on Wednesday, saying he had fulfilled his objective of steering the country towards the European Union, a process that pro-Russian separatists in the country have threatened to fight.

Moldova's foreign minister resigns as country moves towards EU

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) report on the Gyanvapi Mosque complex will be made available to both the Hindu and the Muslim sides, a district court in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi said on Wednesday (Jan 24) in the significant development in the ongoing case.

Gyanvapi Mosque Case: Archaeological Survey of India's survey report made available to both sides

A father in Pakistan allegedly killed his son over a disagreement regarding hoisting the flag of a particular political party - a shocking incident took place on the outskirts of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province shocking in the jurisdiction of Budh Bir police station.

Pakistan: Political debate turns ugly as father kills son over hoisting PTI’s flag

The Rashtrapati Bhavan announced on Tuesday (Jan 23) that Karpoori Thakur, the former chief minister of the Indian state of Bihar and socialist leader, will be awarded the nation's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna, posthumously.

Karpoori Thakur, ex-Bihar CM and ‘beacon of social justice’, awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously

Oleh Synehubov, who is the Kharkiv region governor, said on Telegram that the Russian missile strikes on Tuesday (Jan 23) damaged the gas pipeline. Ukrainian authorities revealed that seven people were killed and dozens wounded after a wave of Russian missiles targeted Kyiv and other cities.

Ukraine officials blame Russian missile strike for damage to gas pipeline in Kharkiv

H&M has apologised for a school uniform advertisement in Australia and removed it after social media users raised concerns that the ad sexualised children. H&M Group, which is a multinational clothing company based in Sweden, released a "Back to School fashion" ad that led to controversy over a slogan — "make those heads turn".

Fashion giant H&M removes uniform ad after being slammed for 'sexualising' children

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