Thousands homeless in Bangladesh, dozens dead in India
Monsoon rains in South Asia typically begin in June. But this year heavy downpours lashed northeastern India and Bangladesh as early as March, triggering floods as early as April in…
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Popular Punjabi rapper Sidhu Moose Wala shot dead at 28
According to many in the media, this kind of thing only happens in the United States, but they are wrong as Indian police are investigating the killing of a popular…
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Dispute over mosque becomes religious flashpoint in India
A local court earlier this month began hearing a petition filed by a group of Hindus that seeks access to pray inside the Gyanvapi mosque compound, arguing it was built…
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4-nation Quad, what is it and where did it come from?
The 4-nation Quad is made up of the United States, Japan, Australia, and India, and it started out as a response to the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami and has stuck…
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Scientists say South Asia’s heat wave due to global warming
India and Pakistan were hit with an intense heat wave, which scientists believe is a sign of global warming. They are concerned that if global heating continues, these heat waves…
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Biden’s Asia trip: New friends, old tensions, storms at home
President Joe Biden opened his Asian trip in South Korea on Friday and will end in Japan next week at a time when world events are resetting the foundations of…
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New Zealand welcomes back tourists as pandemic eases
New Zealand reopened to tourists from Australia three weeks ago and on Monday to about 60 visa- waiver countries, including much of Europe. New Zealand has long been renowned for…
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Attacks against Muslims in India include hate-filled songs
There have been a series of attacks against Muslims in India lately, and some Hindus have taken to singing songs calling for violence against them. During one Hindu celebration where…
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India, hate-filled songs are a weapon to target Muslims
The frenzied violence fury against Muslims began with hate-filled songs and progressed into groups of Hindus and Muslims began throwing stones at each other, that ended with Muslim neighborhoods resembling…
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At economic summit, Yellen to avoid Russians
The International Monetary Fund and World Bank is holding meetings this week in Washington D.C., and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will be attending but not interacting with Russians, who are…
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Video surfaces of al-Qaida chief showing he’s likely still alive
Despite rumors that al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri was killed, a video popped up showing he was alive in February. In the video, he praised a woman who defied the ban…
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