Asia

Feds: NY, Va. 7-Eleven stores exploited immigrants
Nine owners and managers of 7-Eleven stores across Long Island and in Virginia were charged Monday with making tens of millions of dollars by ...
Beyond NYC: Other places adapting to climate, too
From Bangkok to Miami, cities and coastal areas across the globe are already building or planning defenses to protect millions of people and key ...
Gunmen in Pakistan kill 2 anti-polio workers
Gunmen killed two anti-polio workers Sunday in northwest Pakistan, police said, the latest violence directed at efforts to eradicate the disease from ...
Attacks in Pakistan's southwest kills 22
Pakistani forces stormed a hospital that had been taken over by gunmen Saturday in a restive southwestern province, freeing hostages and ending a ...
India puts Pakistan out of misery in Champs Trophy
India put already-eliminated Pakistan out of its misery in the Champions Trophy by thrashing its fierce rival by eight wickets in a rain-hit match on ...
India wins toss, fields 1st vs Pakistan
India has won the toss and chosen to field first in its Champions Trophy match against Pakistan at Edgbaston. With India already having won Group B ...
UN convoy finally reaches northernmost Myanmar
A U.N.-led convoy of trucks in Myanmar has for the first time in nearly a year been allowed to deliver food and household supplies to areas beyond ...
Australia fines, suspends Warner after bar attack
David Warner heaped more embarrassment on Australia's embattled cricket team ahead of the Ashes when the hot-headed batsman was suspended Thursday and ...
UN: World population to reach 8.1 billion in 2025
The United Nations forecast Thursday that the world's population will increase from 7.2 billion today to 8.1 billion in 2025, with most growth in ...
Myanmar jails man for attack that sparked rioting
A Muslim man whose attack on a Buddhist woman set off sectarian rioting in Myanmar's northeast has been sentenced to 26 years in prison, a local ...
Cooper CEO says buyer committed to US operations
A tire maker whose main market is in India is buying Ohio's Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. for $2.2 billion and making a commitment to maintain the ...
India beats Windies, into Champions Trophy semis
India became the first team through to the Champions Trophy semifinals by beating West Indies by eight wickets on Tuesday following a second ...
Pakistan's Musharraf gets bail in key case
A defense lawyer says a court has granted bail to Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in a case involving his allegedly unconstitutional ...
Pakistan says Indian planes violated its airspace
The Pakistani Air Force said two Indian aircraft violated Pakistan's airspace on Tuesday, and that it scrambled two fighter jets to "challenge the ...
Indian police arrest boyfriend in actress suicide
The son of a Bollywood couple has been arrested on suspicion of abetting the suicide of his girlfriend, actress Jiah Khan, police said. Suraj Pancholi ...
India holds Windies to 233-9 at Champions Trophy
Spinning allrounder Ravindra Jadeja twisted and turned West Indies into knots, capturing five wickets before a late flurry from Darren Sammy lifted ...
India sends Windies in to bat at Champions Trophy
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and sent West Indies in to bat under leaden skies at The Oval in the Group B match at the Champions ...
Pakistani Taliban claim attack on NATO supply line
The Pakistani Taliban are claiming responsibility for an attack on NATO supply trucks that killed four people in the country's northwest. Around 15 ...
South Africa beats Pakistan by 67 runs
South Africa made light of its weakened bowling attack by rolling over beleaguered Pakistan for 167 to clinch a 67-run win at Edgbaston on Monday, ...
Pakistan president to new leaders: Stop militancy
Pakistan's president, in what will likely be his last major speech to parliament, urged the new government on Monday to keep up the fight against ...
South Africa wins toss, bats 1st vs Pakistan
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat first in its Group B match against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy at Edgbaston on Monday, with both ...
In business, Pakistan's government bleeds
With every flight, Pakistan's state-owned airline demonstrates the economic challenges facing the country's new government. Each time a plane ...
India opposition party names Modi to head campaign
India's main opposition party announced Sunday that a deeply divisive Hindu ideologue will head its 2014 election campaign, indicating he would likely ...
Roadside bombs kill 2 soldiers in Pakistan
Two roadside bombs killed two soldiers in a restive northwestern region of Pakistan on Sunday while a gun attack in the country's south killed two ...