India
Hindu monks, large crowds call on Modi to help build Ayodhya temple
World
December 9, 2018
Hindu monks, large crowds call on Modi to help build Ayodhya temple
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Dozens of Hindu monks and tens of thousands of followers, gathered under the banner of…
CO2 emissions up 2.7%, world ‘off course’: study
Environment
December 6, 2018
CO2 emissions up 2.7%, world ‘off course’: study
Global emissions of carbon dioxide mainly from fossil fuel burning will rise 2.7 percent in 2018, scientists said Wednesday, signaling…
Making the world hotter: India’s expected AC explosion
Environment
December 4, 2018
Making the world hotter: India’s expected AC explosion
Ratan Kumar once battled India’s brutal summers with damp bedsheets and midnight baths. Now he is among millions upon…
Zakir Naik says he has not broken any Indian laws
World
December 2, 2018
Zakir Naik says he has not broken any Indian laws
KANGAR, Malaysia (Reuters) – Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, wanted in his home country of India, said he has not…
Sri Lanka president vows never to reappoint ousted premier
World
November 25, 2018
Sri Lanka president vows never to reappoint ousted premier
President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday reignited the power struggle that has crippled Sri Lanka’s government for more than a…
US missionary’s body could be lost in battle to preserve isolated tribe
World
November 24, 2018
US missionary’s body could be lost in battle to preserve isolated tribe
The body of American missionary-adventurer John Allen Chau may never be recovered from the lost island where he fell…
Women’s fight for toilets in rural Pakistan
Life & Style
November 24, 2018
Women’s fight for toilets in rural Pakistan
For as long as she can remember, Ayeesha Siddiqua has fought her male relatives for access to toilets —…
American killed by isolated Sentinelese tribe
World
November 21, 2018
American killed by isolated Sentinelese tribe
PORT BLAIR (Reuters) – An American visiting one of the islands in India’s remote cluster of Andaman and Nicobar has…
Pneumonia to kill nearly 11 mn children by 2030, study warns
Health & Fitness
November 12, 2018
Pneumonia to kill nearly 11 mn children by 2030, study warns
Pneumonia will kill nearly 11 million children under five by 2030, experts warned Monday on a global day aimed at…
Delhi suffers toxic smog hangover after Diwali firework frenzy
World
November 8, 2018
Delhi suffers toxic smog hangover after Diwali firework frenzy
Air pollution in New Delhi hit hazardous levels Thursday after a night of free-for-all Diwali fireworks, despite Supreme Court efforts…