World Jan 15 Iran warns European soldiers in the Mideast ‘could be in danger’ The warning comes after three European nations challenged Tehran over breaking the limits of its nuclear deal.
World Dec 22 India’s leader defends new law as protests against it go on Prime Minister Narendra Modi used a rally for his Hindu nationalist party to defend the legislation, accusing the opposition of pushing the country into a “fear psychosis.” Twenty-three people have been killed in protests nationwide since the law was passed…
World Dec 21 23 dead as protests grow against India citizenship law Nine people died Saturday during clashes between demonstrators and police in northern India, raising the nationwide death toll in protests against a new citizenship law to 23, police said.
World Dec 19 Police detain 1,200 protesters who defied bans on assembly against citizenship law At least three people were reported killed as protests raged around the country despite the bans as opposition increased to the law, which excludes Muslims, in a move many see as the government's push to bring India closer to a…
World Dec 17 Student protesters clash with police over India’s citizenship law Police responded with rubber bullets and tear gas. Videos showed officers running after unarmed protesters and beating them with wooden sticks.
World Dec 16 Across India, opposition builds against citizenship law The new law giving citizenship to non-Muslims who entered India illegally to flee religious persecution in several neighboring countries.
World Dec 09 At least 43 people die after fire in illegal factory in India Tens of thousands of such spaces have been closed in a drive spurred by a decades-old court case, but a Delhi Municipal Corporation census counted more than 30,000 illegal factories last year.
World Nov 17 Former Sri Lankan defense chief wins presidential vote Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a former defense official revered by Sri Lanka’s ethnic majority for his role in ending a bloody civil war but feared by minorities for his brutal approach, registered a comfortable victory Sunday in the nation’s presidential election.
World Aug 06 Troops lock down Kashmir as India votes to strip its status Indian lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday that strips the statehood from the Indian-administered portion of Muslim-majority Kashmir amid an indefinite security lockdown in the disputed Himalayan territory, actions that neighboring Pakistan warned could lead to war.
World Jun 12 India braces for 2nd major cyclone this year Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated as a severe cyclone in the Arabian Sea approached the western state of Gujarat.