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Top court orders Italian marines tried in India
India's Supreme Court ruled Friday that two Italian marines accused of killing a pair of fishermen off the coast of India last year will be tried in ...
Pakistani officer probing PM graft case found dead
A Pakistani officer investigating a corruption case against the prime minister was found dead in the country's capital Friday in what was likely an ...
As Tibet burns, China makes arrests, seizes TVs
Chinese authorities are responding to an intensified wave of Tibetan self-immolation protests against Chinese rule by clamping down even harder — ...
Greece: Race motive suspected in migrant murder
Police arrested two Greek men accused of stabbing a Pakistani immigrant worker to death in Athens on Thursday, and are investigating whether the ...
Judge dismisses terror charges against Fla. cleric
Citing a lack of evidence, a federal judge on Thursday dismissed terrorism support and conspiracy charges against the younger of two Muslim clerics ...
Chicago man who backed terror group gets 14 years
A Chicago businessman was sentenced to 14 years in prison Thursday for providing material support to overseas terrorism, including a Pakistani group ...
Pakistani cleric ends rally after government deal
Pakistani officials struck a deal late Thursday with a fiery Muslim cleric to end four days of anti-government protests by thousands of his supporters ...
Lithium batteries central to Boeing's 787 woes
Lithium batteries that can leak corrosive fluid and start fires have emerged as the chief safety concern involving Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, a problem ...
Judge sends India rape case to fast-track court
An Indian magistrate on Thursday ordered the trial of five men accused in the fatal gang rape of a young woman on a moving bus to be shifted to a ...
Official refuses court order to arrest Pakistan PM
Pakistan's anti-corruption chief refused a Supreme Court order to arrest the prime minister in a graft case Thursday, citing a lack of evidence, in ...
Red Cross to resume visits to Myanmar detainees
The International Committee of the Red Cross said Thursday it will resume visits to detainees in Myanmar's prisons next week after a hiatus of more ...
Air India halts flights of Boeing 787 aircraft
The Indian government ordered Air India to ground its fleet of six Boeing 787 aircraft Thursday after the jets were forced to halt flights in Japan ...
India, Pakistan agree to ease tensions in Kashmir
India and Pakistan agreed on Wednesday to ease tensions in disputed Kashmir by strictly observing a decade-old cease-fire after five soldiers were ...
Pakistani court orders PM's arrest amid huge rally
Pakistan's leaders received a powerful one-two punch Tuesday as the Supreme Court ordered the arrest of the prime minister in a corruption case and ...
Cleric fires up Pakistanis, demands gov't resign
A cleric who has fired up Pakistanis angry at perceived government corruption and indifference demanded the country's political leaders resign in a ...
India's army chief warns Pakistan of retaliation
India's army chief on Monday accused Pakistan of planning an attack in which two Indian soldiers were killed in the disputed Kashmir region last week, ...
Millions of Hindus bathe in Ganges to cleanse sins
Millions of devout Hindus led by naked ascetics with ash smeared on their bodies plunged into the frigid waters of India's holy Ganges River on Monday ...
Lawyer in India rape case says client is a minor
One of the five men charged with gang-raping and killing a 23-year-old student on a bus in India's capital is a minor, his lawyer said Monday as he ...
Hindus now have a fellow believer in Congress
When Dr. Uma Mysorekar looks at the members of the new Congress, the Indian immigrant and practicing Hindu can see that, for the first time, there's ...
Pakistan sacks provincial government after attack
Pakistani leaders dismissed the government of southwest Baluchistan province early Monday in response to the demands of protesters angry about an ...
6 arrested in new rape of a bus passenger in India
Police said Sunday they have arrested six suspects in another gang rape of a bus passenger in India, four weeks after a brutal attack on a student on ...