South Asia
BJP takes big lead in Indian vote count
Vote counting has begun in India\'s national parliamentary elections, as partial results and exit polls suggested victory for the Hindu nationalist opposition ...Maoist attack leaves seven Indian policemen dead
A landmine blast blamed on Maoist rebels killed seven police officers on Sunday in an insurgency-hit region of central India, the latest ...2 killed, 50 injured in 5.0 magnitude quake in South Pakistan
At least two people were killed and 50 wounded when an earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale jolted Pakistan\'s Sindh province ...Bomb kills 9 Pakistani paramilitary soldiers near Afghan border
A roadside bomb killed nine Pakistani paramilitary soldiers on Thursday in a tribal region near the Afghan border, authorities said.New dancing frog species found in troubled Indian habitat
Fourteen new species of dancing frogs — so named because of the unique kicks they use to attract mates — have been ...WHO declares polio global health emergency
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday declared the international spread of wild polio virus in 2014 a public health crisis and ...Passenger train derails in India, killing at least 19
A passenger train derailed in western India on Sunday, killing at least 19 people and injuring more than 100, police said.More than 2,000 feared dead in landslide in Afghanistan
Officials in Afghanistan have said that at least 2,000 people are feared dead after a mountainside collapsed causing a massive landslide in ...Blaze in fireworks factory kills 15 in India
A massive blaze broke out in a firecracker factory on Saturday in central India, killing at least 15 people, local media said.World marks Press Freedom Day
Saturday is World Press Freedom Day, an annual observance established by the United Nations in 1993 to support freedom of expression.