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Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid Pakistan row
Afghan President Hamid Karzai will seek increased military aid from India during a three-day visit starting Monday and will discuss recent ...
Chinese premier visits India to boost ties
Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China's new premier visited India on Sunday on his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to ...
Indian circuses struggle to adapt after court bans
In the early morning heat and dust, daily practice at the Rambo Circus is in full swing. A trapeze creaks as two performers perfect their throws.
Arctic states open council to China, India, SKorea
Arctic states agreed Wednesday to let nations that are located nowhere near the Earth's north to become observers to their diplomatic council, ...
Sharif's win sparks hope for Pakistan-India ties
Over a decade ago, the man now set to become Pakistan's next prime minister stood at this border crossing with archenemy India to inaugurate a ...
IOC to chart out India's return to Olympic fold
The IOC will issue a "roadmap" for India's return to the Olympic fold after both sides reached agreement Wednesday on the terms for lifting the ...
As rain from cyclone falls, Myanmar minority stay
A cyclone only a day away carries wind and rain that could become deadly. But in dozens of refugee camps that spatter Myanmar's western coast, the ...
Bollywood star Bachchan hopes for Hollywood roles
Bollywood's biggest star, Amitabh Bachchan, is willing to explore more Hollywood movies now that he's done his first. Bachchan says he has never been ...
India announces low-cost rotavirus vaccine
The Indian government announced Tuesday the development of a new low-cost vaccine proven effective against a diarrhea-causing virus that is one of the ...
Drug manufacturer agrees to $500 million penalty
A subsidiary of India's largest pharmaceutical company has agreed to pay a record $500 million in fines and penalties for selling adulterated drugs ...
China and India's rivalry extends to the Arctic
While the recent troop standoff in a remote Himalayan desert spotlights a long-running border dispute between China and India, the two emerging giants ...
Brands risk image in varying Bangladesh responses
Global clothing brands involved in Bangladesh's troubled garment industry responded in starkly different ways to the building collapse that killed ...
Pakistani fishermen hold political rally _ at sea
Wearing life jackets and bobbing on the gentle waves of the Arabian Sea, supporters of a candidate in Pakistan's upcoming nationwide election held a ...
SAfrica: officials suspended over wedding scandal
Five South African officials, including police and military commanders, have been suspended after a chartered plane carrying about 200 guests from ...
Pakistan's lead prosecutor in Bhutto case killed
Gunmen on Friday killed the lead Pakistani prosecutor in two high-profile cases — the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, and the ...
Film collection marks 100 years of Indian cinema
Four top Indian filmmakers have come together to make "Bombay Talkies," a short-film collection that hits theaters Friday to celebrate 100 years of ...
Indians angry at convicted spy's death in Pakistan
Indians expressed outrage at the Pakistan government Thursday over the death of a convicted Indian spy who had been attacked with a brick by two ...
Chinese incursion leaves India on verge of crisis
The platoon of Chinese soldiers slipped across the boundary into India in the middle of the night, according to Indian officials. They were ferried ...
Prosecutors seek speedy Finmeccanica bribe trial
Prosecutors are pushing for a speedy trial for alleged corruption by top executives at Italian defense giant Finmeccanica and its Agusta helicopter ...
Bollywood star Aamir Khan happy he can entertain
Aamir Khan says he's happy he's been able to entertain people during his quarter-century as a Bollywood star. His debut film, "Qayamat Se Qayamat ...
Indian arrested for letting son, 9, drive Ferrari
Police in India have arrested a man who allowed his 9-year-old son to drive his Ferrari. Mohammed Nisham was arrested on charges of endangering the ...
Unidentified victims of Bangladesh collapse buried
Dozens of Bangladeshi garment workers whose bodies were too battered or decomposed to be identified were buried in a mass funeral, a week after the ...
Hospital roof collapses in India, injuring 8
Part of a hospital building collapsed in central India on Friday after its roof came crashing down, injuring at least eight people, an official said.