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Indian, Afghan leaders pledge to fight militants, build trade

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani called on Tuesday for regional cooperation to defeat violent extremist...

Apr 28, 2015 10:57 AM EDT

Nepal seeks help, death toll seen rising after devastating quake

Nepal urged countries to send aid to help it cope with the aftermath of a devastating earthquake tha...

Apr 25, 2015 06:41 PM EDT

Pentagon chief to visit Japan, Korea on first Asia-Pacific trip

Defense Secretary Ash Carter will travel to Japan and South Korea next week on his first trip to the...

Apr 04, 2015 07:49 AM EDT

Modi's popularity in rural India punctured by discontent, suicides

Over a dozen debt-laden farmers have committed suicide in recent weeks in India, and discontent in m...

Mar 29, 2015 01:29 AM EDT

Sri Lanka minister to make first China visit post election

Sri Lanka's foreign minister will visit China next week in the highest-level trip to Beijing by a me...

Feb 17, 2015 08:07 AM EST

American hostage Mueller's family, U.S. government say she is dead

U.S. aid worker Kayla Mueller, held hostage by Islamic State militants for 18 months, is dead, her f...

Feb 10, 2015 08:12 PM EST

Rape, acid attacks, kidnap: girls face rising violence in fight for education - U.N.

High-profile attacks such as the abduction 300 schoolgirls by Boko Haram in Nigeria and the shooting...

Feb 10, 2015 05:19 AM EST

Hasbro pays Mexico tax authorities $65 million in settlement after probe

The world's No. 2 toymaker, Hasbro Inc, has paid $65 million to Mexican tax authorities in a settlem...

Feb 07, 2015 07:42 AM EST

Islamic State says U.S. hostage killed in air strike in Syria

Islamic State said on Friday that an American woman hostage it was holding in Syria was killed when ...

Feb 06, 2015 11:44 PM EST

Indian tycoon Roy's get-out-of-jail deal is mired in mystery

Subrata Roy, the boss of Indian conglomerate Sahara, is in a New Delhi prison on contempt-of-court c...

Feb 04, 2015 09:20 PM EST

Obama reveals nuclear breakthrough on landmark India trip

In a glow of bonhomie, U.S. President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled ...

Jan 25, 2015 05:55 PM EST

After a bear hug, Obama gets down to business with Modi in India

In a glow of bonhomie, U.S. President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi worked on...

Jan 25, 2015 05:55 AM EST

Unlikely buddies Obama and Modi aim high on India trip

In a fresh bid to make India an enduring strategic partner, U.S. President Barack Obama lands in New...

Jan 24, 2015 08:54 PM EST

Obama to cut short India visit, fly to Saudi Arabia: sources

U.S. President Barack Obama will cut short his visit to India on Tuesday to fly to Saudi Arabia foll...

Jan 24, 2015 05:38 AM EST

Indian woman allegedly raped by Uber driver plans to sue in U.S.

A woman who was allegedly raped by an Uber taxi driver in India's capital has hired a prominent lawy...

Jan 16, 2015 10:22 AM EST

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