India fights virus surge, steps up jabs amid export row
NEW DELHI, India (AP) — There isn’t any room at Sion Hospital in India’s megacity, Mumbai – approximately all 500 beds reserved for COVID-19 patients are occupied. And with new… Read more »
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Myanmar mourns, protests after crackdown’s deadliest day yet
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Mourners flocked to the funerals of those killed in the deadliest day of a crackdown on protests of last month’s coup in Myanmar, as demonstrators, uncowed… Read more »
Modi’s party seeks big win as 2 key Indian states vote
NEW DELHI, India (AP) — Two Indian states with sizeable Muslim populations began voting in local elections Saturday in a test of strength for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose Hindu… Read more »
At Dubai airport, travelers’ eyes become their passports
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai’s airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, can already feel surreal, with its cavernous duty-free stores, artificial palm trees, gleaming terminals, water cascades… Read more »
India introduces new rules to regulate online content
NEW DELHI (AP) — India on Thursday rolled out new regulations for social media companies and digital streaming websites to make them more accountable for the online content shared on… Read more »
UAE weapons show draws major deals, traders amid pandemic
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — In spite of the surging coronavirus pandemic, major arms makers descended Sunday on a convention center in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the… Read more »
Hundreds rally in Nepalese capital for women’s rights
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Hundreds of women’s right activists and their supporters rallied in Nepal’s capital on Friday to call for an end to violence and discrimination against women and… Read more »
The Latest: Jump in cases worries S. Korea as holiday starts
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has reported 504 new coronavirus cases for the latest 24-hour period. It is the highest daily jump in about two weeks and raising… Read more »
Rescuers look for survivors of Indian glacier flood disaster
JOSHIMATH, India (AP) — Hundreds of rescue workers were scouring muck-filled ravines and valleys in northern India on Tuesday looking for survivors after part of a Himalayan glacier broke off,… Read more »
Iran: US must lift sanctions before it lives up to nuke deal
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday urged the United States to lift all sanctions if it wants Iran to live up to commitments under its nuclear deal… Read more »