World Feb 14 Indian officials search BBC offices after documentary critical of prime minister India's tax officials searched BBC offices in New Delhi and Mumbai on Tuesday, weeks after it showed a documentary critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the U.K., the broadcaster said.
World Jan 17 Families mourn victims of Nepal plane crash as police investigate deadly crash Nepalese authorities are returning to families the bodies of plane crash victims and are sending the aircraft's data recorder to France for analysis as they try to determine what caused the country's deadliest air accident in 30 years.
World Jan 16 Search crews in Nepal retrieve flight data from deadly plane crash Investigators are looking for the cause of Nepal’s deadliest plane crash in 30 years. At least 69 of the 72 people aboard were killed, and officials believe the three missing are also dead.
World Nov 19 Asia-Pacific leaders condemn war, renew calls for open trade as APEC summit ends Leaders from around the Asia-Pacific called for an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine and pledged to steer the region’s economies toward sustainable growth as they wrapped up summit meetings Saturday.
World Sep 13 Once Britain’s largest colony, India meets Queen Elizabeth’s death with indifference Just hours before news of Queen Elizabeth II's death spread, Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a fiery speech urging India to shed its colonial ties in a ceremony to rename a boulevard that once honored King George V.
World Jul 15 Sri Lankan prime minister sworn in as interim president amid protests over economic collapse Sri Lanka's prime minister was sworn in Friday as interim president until Parliament elects a successor to Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled abroad and resigned after mass protests over the country’s economic collapse.
World Jul 14 Sri Lanka political deadlock continues as protesters abandon occupied buildings Sri Lankan protesters retreated from government buildings they had seized and military troops reinforced security at the Parliament on Thursday.
World Jul 13 Sri Lankan president flees amid national crisis Sri Lanka's president has fled the country without stepping down, plunging a country already reeling from economic chaos into more political turmoil.
World Jun 13 India and China increasingly welcome shunned Russian oil Such sales are boosting Russian export revenues at a time when Washington and allies are trying to limit financial flows supporting Moscow's war effort.
World May 03 Brutal temperatures scorch parts of India, where shortages of coal are causing daily power outages An unusually early and brutal heat wave is scorching parts of India, where acute power shortages are affecting millions as demand for electricity surges to record levels.