South Asia
India PM Modi concedes defeat in Delhi state elections
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi conceded defeat on Tuesday in Delhi state elections as early results showed anti-corruption campaigner Arvind Kejriwal\'s party ...Ukraine leader shows off captured Russian military IDs
Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko Saturday brandished in front of world leaders several passports taken from Russian soldiers in what he said was ...Obama starts three-day India visit
Signalling his determination to take relations with the United States to a higher level, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke with protocol ...Nepal misses deadline for Constitution
Nepal\'s lawmakers failed to agree on a new constitution Thursday as a midnight deadline expired, deepening public frustration over the ...Disenchanted militants in South Asia eye Islamic State with envy
Splits within the Taliban, and doubts over whether its elusive leader is even alive, are driving a growing number of ...Islamic State group reaches for Afghanistan and Pakistan
Afghanistan and Pakistan, home to al-Qaida and Taliban militants and the focus of the longest war in U.S. history, face a new, ...Sri Lankan president admits election defeat; challenger sworn in
New Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena was sworn into office Friday and vowed to curtail the powers amassed by his ...India arrests five for kidnap and rape of Japanese woman
Indian police have arrested two brothers accused of repeatedly raping a 22-year-old Japanese tourist over three weeks near Bodh Gaya, ...New Year celebrations marked across the world
New Year\'s celebrations kicked off in New Zealand and Australia as revelers from around the world gathered Wednesday to say goodbye to ...U.S.-led mission in Afghanistan ends combat role; thousands of foreign troops remain
The U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan formally ended its combat mission on Sunday, more than 13 years after an international alliance ...




