Asia
Indian elections to begin April 11 as Modi seeks re-election
New Delhi, Mar 11 (AP/UNB) — India's Election Commission announced Sunday that national elections will begin April 11, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party seeks a second term.
7-phased voting for India's national election in April, May
New Delhi, Mar 10 (AP/UNB) — India's Election Commission has announced that the upcoming national election will be held in seven phases in April and May as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party seeks a second term.
60 years after Dalai Lama fled, China defends Tibet policies
Beijing, Mar 10 (AP/UNB) — China is defending its often-criticized rule in Tibet 60 years after the Dalai Lama fled into exile amid an uprising against Chinese control, saying those who question its policies are merely biased.
More than 80 injured in Japan ferry accident
Tokyo, Mar 10 (AP/UNB) — A ferry collided with what apparently was a marine animal off a Japanese island, injuring more than 80 people, local media reported.
Pakistan arrests key suspects in Kashmir attack
Islamabad, Mar 6 (AP/UNB) —Pakistan's Interior Ministry says authorities have arrested dozens of suspects, including the brother of the leader of the outlawed Jaish-e-Mohammad group that India has blamed for the Feb. 14 suicide bombing in Indian Kashmir that killed 40 troops.
China revokes Canadian canola permit as dispute escalates
Manitoba, Mar 6 (AP/UNB) — One of Canada's largest grain processors said Tuesday that China has revoked its permit to export canola there, a move that some saw as retaliation for the Canadian government's arrest of a top executive for the Chinese tech giant Huawei.
Pakistan-India train service resumes as border tensions ease
Pakistan, Mar 5 (AP/UNB) — A key train service with neighboring India resumed and schools in Pakistani Kashmir opened Monday in another sign of easing tensions between the two nuclear-armed rivals since a major escalation last week over the disputed Kashmir region.
First lull in Kashmir since latest India-Pakistan escalation
Pakistan, Mar 4 (AP) — Residents near the disputed boundary in divided Kashmir region said Sunday it was quiet overnight, their first lull since a dangerous escalation between Pakistan and India erupted last week bringing the two nuclear-armed rivals close to full-out war.
8 killed in India-Pakistan fighting amid high tensions
India, Mar 3(AP/UNB) — Indian and Pakistani soldiers have again targeted each other's posts and villages along their volatile frontier in disputed Kashmir, killing at least six civilians and two Pakistani troops, officials said Saturday.
India-Pakistan fighting kills 6 civilians, 2 Pakistan troops
Srinagar, Mar 2 (AP/UNB) — Indian and Pakistani soldiers again targeted each other's posts and villages along their volatile frontier in disputed Kashmir, killing at least six civilians and two Pakistani troops, officials said Saturday.