Sep 08 China and India accuse each other of military border moves, firing shots By Associated Press The nuclear-armed rivals have been engaged in a tense standoff in the cold-desert Ladakh region since May. Continue reading
Sep 07 India now 2nd behind U.S. in virus cases amid economic pain By Sheikh Saaliq, Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press India's increasing coronavirus caseload made the Asian giant the world's second-worst-hit country behind the United States on Monday, as its efforts to head off economic disaster from the pandemic gain urgency. Continue reading
Aug 27 How nations are going back to school — or not By Associated Press Governments around the world are taking different strategies toward the new school year, depending on how many infections they're seeing, the state of their health care systems and political considerations. Continue reading
Aug 23 India’s virus caseload tops 3 million as disease moves south By Associated Press India’s coronavirus caseload topped 3 million on Sunday, with the country leading the world in new infections as the disease marched through impoverished rural areas in the north and the wealthier but older populations of the south. Continue reading
Aug 19 Millions of women lose access to contraceptives, abortions amid COVID-19 By Aniruddha Ghosal, Cara Anna, Associated Press Millions of women and girls globally have lost access to contraceptives and abortion services because of the coronavirus pandemic. Now the first widespread measure of the toll says India with its months-long lockdown has been hit especially hard. Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch 5:25 News Wrap: Hezbollah denies responsibility for Beirut blast In our news wrap Friday, the death toll from the massive Beirut port explosion reached 154, with more than 5,000 injured. As rescue teams combed the area in search of victims, Iranian-backed Hezbollah insisted it was not to blame. Also,… Continue watching
Aug 07 16 killed, dozens hurt after plane skids off runway in India By Associated Press An Air India Express flight with 190 people on board skidded off a runway and split in two while landing Friday in heavy rain in southern India. Police say at least 16 people were killed and 123 others injured. Continue reading
Aug 07 India surpasses 2 million cases as health volunteers strike By Associated Press Even as India has maintained comparatively low mortality rates, the disease has spread widely across the country, with the burden shifting in recent weeks from cities with robust health systems to rural areas. Continue reading
Aug 02 Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan recovers from coronavirus By Associated Press His actor son, Abhishek Bachchan, who is still in the Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital with the virus, said in a tweet that his father has tested negative and will rest at home. Both were hospitalized on July 11. Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch 6:39 Why India’s coronavirus numbers probably underestimate the country’s outbreak By Fred de Sam Lazaro India has reported more than 1 million confirmed coronavirus infections -- a number exceeded only by the U.S. and Brazil. But experts say that both cases and deaths in the country are likely underestimates due to gaps in testing and… Continue watching