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5 UN troops, 7 others killed in South Sudan
Armed rebels that South Sudan believes are backed by Sudan opened fire on a United Nations convoy on Tuesday, killing five U.N. peacekeepers from ...
India use drones to protect rhinos from poachers
Wildlife authorities are using aerial drones to oversee a sprawling natural game park in northeastern India to protect the one-horned rhinoceros from ...
US Navy clears sailors in deadly Dubai shooting
U.S. Navy sailors aboard a supply vessel acted within rules of engagement last year when they fired on a small boat approaching at high speed off ...
British woman killed in Kashmir; Dutchman arrested
A British woman was found dead in a pool of blood in a houseboat in the Indian portion of Kashmir on Saturday and a Dutchman has been arrested in ...
Death toll hits 72 in India building collapse
The death toll in the collapse of a residential building being constructed illegally in India's financial capital rose to 72 Saturday amid diminishing ...
Indian agency files murder case against 2 Italians
An Indian investigative agency has filed a murder case against two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen last year, news reports ...
Building collapses in India; at least 27 killed
A building collapsed as it was being constructed illegally in a Mumbai, India, suburb, killing at least 27 people, police said Friday. The collapse ...
High-profile rapes threaten India tourism business
A fatal gang rape in New Delhi didn't deter Germans Carolina De Paolo and Canan Wahner from traveling to India for a six-week tour. The attack was ...
Indian actor files suit against Shah Rukh Khan
Indian actor and director Manoj Kumar has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan for releasing a popular 2007 film ...
AP will not cover IPL tournament
The Associated Press and other international news organizations have suspended coverage of the Indian Premier League cricket tournament that starts ...
In India, dodging taxes is part of the game
In a country long defined by its poverty, it's easy now to find India's rich. They're at New Delhi's Emporio mall, where herds of chauffeur-driven ...
Indian court ends travel ban on Italian envoy
India's Supreme Court on Tuesday withdrew an order barring the Italian ambassador from leaving India after the return of two Italian marines charged ...
Drug maker Novartis loses India patent battle
India's Supreme Court on Monday rejected drug maker Novartis AG's attempt to patent an updated version of a cancer drug in a landmark decision that ...
India study says sex attacks scared off tourists
The rape and murder of a young woman in New Delhi in December followed by two attacks on foreign female travelers has altered how tourists view India ...
India's top court to deliver Novartis judgment
India's Supreme Court is to rule Monday on a landmark patent case involving Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG that focuses on demands by major companies ...
Iran, NKorea, Syria block UN arms trade treaty
Iran, North Korea and Syria blocked adoption of a U.N. treaty that would regulate the multibillion-dollar international arms trade for the first time, ...
Nokia disputes $368 million India tax bill
Mobile phone manufacturer Nokia is disputing a $368 million bill levied by tax authorities in India, the Finnish company said Thursday. Nokia Corp.
Sanjay Dutt says he'll go to prison as ordered
Breaking down repeatedly, popular Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt said Thursday he will serve his prison sentence for a 1993 weapons conviction in a case ...
AP PHOTOS: Images from the Hindu festival of Holi
Hindus are celebrating the festival of Holi by painting each other in bright colors, distributing sweets and squirting water at one another.
BRICS plan development bank to fund infrastructure
Leaders of five of the world's emerging economic powers agreed Wednesday to create a development bank to help fund their $4.5 trillion infrastructure ...
2 German sailors detained in India over death
Germany says two of its citizens were temporarily detained in India after their ship was allegedly involved in a fatal collision with a local fishing ...
Italy foreign minister quits over India case
Italy's foreign minister resigned Tuesday to protest his government's decision to send two marines back to India to face trial in the deaths of two ...