December 2, 2015
BAIJI, Iraq — On the front lines of the battle against the Islamic State, suspicion of the United States runs deep. Iraqi fighters say they have all seen the videos purportedly showing U.S. helicopters airdropping weapons to the militants, and many claim they have friends and relatives who have witnessed similar instances of collusion.
December 2, 2015
Chennai, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is battling its worst rains in a century. Over the last month, the capital city has been transformed from a bustling hub of over 4.5 million people to a partly submerged wreck.
December 1, 2015
WASHINGTON DC – The presidency has changed Barack Obama. His hair has gone gray, which is to be expected, and he looks older, which is also to be expected, but his eloquence has been replaced by petulance and he has lost the power to persuade, which is something of a surprise.
December 1, 2015
NEW DELHI – Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Modi government on the issue of 'intolerance' telling them not to learn the “wrong lessons” from Pakistan. He also pleaded with them to listen to the people who have been “disturbed” over recent incidents.
December 1, 2015
The govt. has started releasing 20,000 cubic feet per second of water from Chembarambakkam reservoir, the highest volume of outflow in several years.
People being rescued using boats in Velachery on Tuesday. Photo: S.R. Raghunathan
November 30, 2015
Even in post-Soviet Uzbekistan, an ancient crossroads where torture and bribery allegations are endemic, Gulnara Karimova, the president’s Harvard-educated daughter, stood out for her ruthlessness.
Gulnara Karimova
November 30, 2015
Hamburg mayor Olaf Scholz announced that his city would not be hosting the Olympic Games in 2024. Hamburg's Office for Statistics confirmed that - despite not having the final count of the votes available yet - it would be impossible for supporters of the Olympic bid to get in a majority anymore.
November 30, 2015
Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif said his country desired peace with India but without any compromise on its dignity, speaking after his brief meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of a climate change summit in Paris on Monday.
November 30, 2015
India and the US appeared headed for a face-off at the Paris climate summit starting Monday with the world’s biggest democracies divided over who should share the larger blame for greenhouse gas emission and, therefore, do more towards mitigating it.
November 29, 2015
NEW YORK – Billionaire Donald Trump is defending his disputed claim that "thousands" of Muslims in New Jersey cheered the fall of the twin towers on 9/11.
Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, speaks at the Family Leadership Summit in Ames, Iowa. Nati Harnik/AP
