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Germany indicts Indian couple with spying on Sikh opposition

German prosecutors say they have indicted two Indian citizens for spying on the Sikh opposition and Kashmiri separatists in ...

Ibrahim Mohamed Solih

Maldives leader's party declares sweeping election victory

Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih's party declared a sweeping parliamentary election victory Sunday that could give ...

Maldives votes in crucial ballot to elect new parliament

Voting began in the Maldives in a crucial parliamentary election on Saturday many hope would help President Ibrahim Mohammed ...

Afghanistan players upset with new WCup captain appointment

Gulbadin Naib's appointment on Friday as Afghanistan's captain for the cricket World Cup has not gone down well with the ...

Umar Akmal

Pakistan's Akmal fined part of match fee for breaking curfew

Pakistan middle order batsman Umar Akmal has been fined 20% of his match fee for breaking a team curfew ahead of the fifth ...

1 migrant killed, 6 injured in North Macedonia car accident

Police say one migrant from Bangladesh has been killed and six Pakistani migrants seriously injured when their driver told ...

H&M profit drops, sales go up in India mainly

Swedish low-cost fashion brand Hennes & Mauritz AB has announced first-quarter profit dropped to 803 million kronor ($86.

Criminal case to be filed in Bangladesh fire that killed 25

A Bangladeshi housing official said Friday criminal charges would be filed against the owner of a building where a fire ...

At least 19 killed by Bangladesh high-rise building blaze

A fire swept through a high-rise office building in Bangladesh's capital on Thursday, killing at least 19 people and injuring ...

10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. HIJACKED TANKER ...

India says it successfully test-fires anti-satellite weapon

India successfully test-fired an anti-satellite weapon Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in an unexpected ...

Australia romps to 80-run win against Pakistan in 3rd ODI

Australia romped to an 80-run win against Pakistan in the third one-day international on Wednesday and took an unassailable ...

Mankad decision in IPL divides cricket fans around world

There are contentious issues in cricket that, it seems, just aren't cricket. Take for instance one particular run out, within ...

Albania fires consul in Nigeria over alleged fraud charges

Albania's Foreign Ministry has fired an Indian serving as its consul of honor in Nigeria after learning he was wanted in his ...

Pakistan showcases military even as tensions with India ease

Pakistan celebrated its national day on Saturday with a military parade showcasing its missiles, tanks and aircraft, even as ...

Albanian police arrest Indian wanted for money laundering

Albanian authorities say they have arrested an Indian citizen wanted in his country for money laundering. A statement Friday ...

Italian move to join China's Belt and Road coup for Beijing

Despite criticisms, Beijing has been steadily gathering support for its "Belt and Road" initiative, which aims to weave a ...

Cyprus seeks EU intelligence access for migrant screening

Cyprus wants access to the European Union's security intelligence network so it can screen arriving migrants more thoroughly ...

Maithripala Sirisena, Ranil Wickremesinghe

Sri Lanka averts rift spilling over to UN rights session

Sri Lanka's leader has abandoned plans to oppose his prime minister's support of a United Nations resolution that would give ...

UK judge denies bail to fugitive Indian diamond tycoon

Diamond tycoon Nirav Modi, whose jewels once adorned stars from Bollywood to Hollywood, was ordered held without bail in ...