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Shinzo Abe Re-elected as Japan's Prime Minister

Japanese MPs have re-elected Shinzo Abe to serve another term as prime minister after his party's landslide victory in snap elections earlier this month.

11 years, 4 months ago

Rebel Attacks in Assam Kill 51, Spark Violent Protests

Police in Assam fired on Wednesday on demonstrators protesting against the killings of dozens of people by tribal guerrillas, killing five of them.

11 years, 4 months ago

At Least 126, Most of them Children, Killed as Taliban Storm Pakistan School

The Taliban stormed a military-run school in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday and gunned down at least 126 people, most of them children, in one of the country's deadliest attacks in recent weeks.

11 years, 4 months ago

Indonesia landslide: Many Missing in Java

At least 18 people have died and more than 90 are missing after a landslide on Indonesia's main island of Java.

11 years, 4 months ago

India on Alert After Sunderbans Oil Spill in Bangladesh

Environmental authorities in India are on alert after thousands of litres of oil spilled into a nature reserve in neighbouring Bangladesh.

11 years, 4 months ago

Philippine Capital Braces for Storm, as Hagupit Leaves 27 Dead

Typhoon Hagupit weakened to a tropical storm as it churned close to the Philippine capital on Monday, after killing 27 people on the eastern island of Samar island where it flattened homes, toppled trees and cut power and communications.

11 years, 4 months ago

Mauritius Overtakes Singapore as India’s Top Source of FDI

Mauritius has overtaken Singapore as the largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) in India, it was announced earlier this week.

11 years, 4 months ago

Nagano Earthquake: Strong Quake Hits Central Japan City

Helicopter surveys on Sunday showed more extensive damage than earlier thought from an overnight earthquake in the mountainous central Japan area that hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics.

11 years, 5 months ago

Recovered Ebola Victim is Quarantined in India After Virus Is Found in His Semen

The 26-year-old Indian man had arrived at the terminal carrying documents from Liberia confirming he had successfully undergone treatment for Ebola.

11 years, 5 months ago

As Japan Falls Into Recession, Europe Looks to Avoid It

Japan looked like the model for economic revival. Growth was back on track. The stock market was surging. Inflation, which had eluded Japan for decades, was even returning.

11 years, 5 months ago

Deaths Put Spotlight on India’s Sterilization ‘Camps’

Activists Criticize Making Surgery Cornerstone of Family Planning

11 years, 5 months ago

Cabinet Rejig: Narendra Modi Inducts Go-Getters and Vote-Getters

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi expanded his team on Sunday by appointing 21 new ministers, four of them in the Cabinet and three others as ministers of state with independent charge.

11 years, 5 months ago

India Set to Include Mauritius in Visa on Arrival Scheme

India is working on the inclusion of Mauritius in the group of countries to be listed in its Visa on Arrival scheme, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today describing the bilateral ties as truly unique and extraordinary.

11 years, 5 months ago

Plus Besoin de Visa pour les Mauriciens se Rendant en Inde

Cette décision aurait été prise lors des discussions entre Sushma Swaraj, ministre des Affaires étrangères de l’Inde et le Premier ministre Navin Ramgoolam.

11 years, 5 months ago

Pakistan Bombing: Wagah Suicide Attack Near India Border

More than 50 people were killed and at least 100 injured in a suicide bombing close to Pakistan's only border crossing with India.

11 years, 5 months ago

World | Asia

Shinzo Abe Re-elected as Japan's Prime Minister

Rebel Attacks in Assam Kill 51, Spark Violent Protests

At Least 126, Most of them Children, Killed as Taliban Storm Pakistan School

Indonesia landslide: Many Missing in Java

India on Alert After Sunderbans Oil Spill in Bangladesh

Philippine Capital Braces for Storm, as Hagupit Leaves 27 Dead

Mauritius Overtakes Singapore as India’s Top Source of FDI

Nagano Earthquake: Strong Quake Hits Central Japan City

Recovered Ebola Victim is Quarantined in India After Virus Is Found in His Semen

As Japan Falls Into Recession, Europe Looks to Avoid It

Deaths Put Spotlight on India’s Sterilization ‘Camps’

Cabinet Rejig: Narendra Modi Inducts Go-Getters and Vote-Getters

India Set to Include Mauritius in Visa on Arrival Scheme

Plus Besoin de Visa pour les Mauriciens se Rendant en Inde

Pakistan Bombing: Wagah Suicide Attack Near India Border

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