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US lauds India for reducing Iranian oil imports

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:43:17 -0400

NEW DELHI - A senior American official on Friday praised India for reducing oil imports from Iran and said the U.S. government will decide soon on New Delhi's request to renew a waiver from sanctions on Tehran.

Suspected Kashmiri rebels kill 4 Indian soldiers

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:41:25 -0400

SRINAGAR, India - Four Indian army soldiers and a suspected rebel were killed in fighting in the Indian portion of Kashmir on Friday, officials said.

Man brought from India in killings of wife, kids

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:49:41 -0400

NOVI, Michigan - Michigan authorities say a man on the run since the 2008 slayings of his wife and two children in their suburban Detroit home is being returned this week from India to stand trial on first-degree murder charges.

Heat wave causes power outages, anger in India

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:16:06 -0400

LUCKNOW, India - A blistering heat wave has swept across most parts of north and western India, causing massive electricity cuts and leading angry residents to protest and even attack power company officials and property.

Chinese premier visits Pakistan, praises ties

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:15:47 -0400

ISLAMABAD - China's premier signed economic agreements and praised Pakistan in glowing terms as he began a two-day visit Wednesday, underscoring the importance of the longstanding alliance to the two Asian powers.

Data breach puts Lifeline phone applicants' privacy...

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:20:19 -0400

By ISAAC WOLF - Last fall, when Linda Mendez was offered discount phone service through a federal program for the poor, the San Antonio mom thought it was too good to be true. She signed up anyway.

Have driver, will travel: US golfer roams world

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:54:17 -0400

The quotation from the proud father was a version of Ralph Waldo Emerson's famous words, "Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."

Gandhi's 'blood sample' fails to sell in Britain

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:46:41 -0400

LONDON - Dozens of Mohandas Gandhi's personal items have been sold at an auction, but a sample of blood purportedly from the Indian independence leader didn't draw high enough bids.

India offers more aid for rebuilding Afghanistan

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:45:42 -0400

NEW DELHI - India offered on Tuesday to provide more training and reconstruction aid for Afghanistan as most international troops prepare to withdraw next year.

Bus collides with truck in India, killing 11

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:37:04 -0400

NEW DELHI - Police say a bus has collided with a truck in northern India, killing 11 people including seven members of a wedding party.

China's Li seeks stronger economic ties with India

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:17:18 -0400

NEW DELHI - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told Indian business leaders Tuesday that developing stronger economic ties between their two nations would have huge benefits for both sides.

Data breach puts Lifeline phone applicants' privacy...

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:19:00 -0400

By ISAAC WOLF - Last fall, when Linda Mendez was offered discount phone service through a federal program for the poor, the San Antonio mom thought it was too good to be true. She signed up anyway.

Lifeline: How we got this story

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:16:59 -0400

Customers of Lifeline, a federal program for low-income Americans, benefit by getting discounted phone service. But tens of thousands also face a liability: an increased risk of identity theft. - While looking into companies participating in the program, The Scripps News investigative team discovered more than 170,000 records posted online listing sensitive information such as Social Security numbers, home addresses and financial accounts of customers and applicants of Lifeline.

Cannes rolls out red carpet for Indian movies

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:36:14 -0400

CANNES, France - Indian cinema is being feted in Cannes on its 100th birthday. But amid the celebrations, the B-word - "Bollywood" - remains controversial.

19 Indian state officials face corruption charges

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:29:04 -0400

LUCKNOW, India - An Indian state official is recommending that 19 people be charged with misappropriating millions of dollars in the construction of monuments honoring dalits, the lowest Hindu caste.

Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid Pakistan row

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:42:17 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai will seek increased military aid from India during a three-day visit starting Monday and will discuss recent cross-border clashes with Pakistan, India's archrival, an aide said.

Cyr: Pakistan needs peaceful transition of power

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:17:08 -0400

By ARTHUR I. CYR - Pakistan's National Assembly elections on May 11 provided a significant victory to Nawaz Sharif and his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party. Despite violence, turnout was approximately 60 percent. A peaceful power transition from the governing Pakistan People's Party (PPP) to this opposition party means progress from the nation's history of military coups. Sharif and his chief political rival, Imran Khan, have pledged to work together.

Indian circuses struggle to adapt after court bans

Fri, 17 May 2013 05:06:41 -0400

MUMBAI, India - In the early morning heat and dust, daily practice at the Rambo Circus is in full swing. A trapeze creaks as two performers perfect their throws. A Colombian daredevil shouts to his colleagues scrambling atop a giant set of spinning wheels called the Ring of Death.

Indian actor Dutt surrenders to serve jail time

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:07:16 -0400

NEW DELHI - Indian actor Sanjay Dutt surrendered before a Mumbai court Thursday to begin serving time for a weapons conviction linked to a deadly terror attack in the city in 1993.

Before visit, China downplays frictions with India

Thu, 16 May 2013 01:59:40 -0400

BEIJING - China downplayed border tensions with India on Thursday, days before the new Chinese premier visits the neighboring country on his first foreign visit since taking office in March.

Arctic states open council to China, India, SKorea

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:13:37 -0400

KIRUNA, Sweden - Arctic states agreed Wednesday to let nations that are located nowhere near the Earth's north to become observers to their diplomatic council, boosting rising economic powers China, India and South Korea, which are seeking to mine the region for its untapped energy and other natural resources.

Sharif's win sparks hope for Pakistan-India ties

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:13:12 -0400

WAGAH, Pakistan - Over a decade ago, the man now set to become Pakistan's next prime minister stood at this border crossing with archenemy India to inaugurate a "friendship" bus service connecting the two countries as cheering supporters waved flags and tossed rose petals.

IOC to chart out India's return to Olympic fold

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:07:07 -0400

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The IOC will issue a "roadmap" for India's return to the Olympic fold after both sides reached agreement Wednesday on the terms for lifting the country's suspension.

Captain locked out as plane cockpit door jams

Wed, 15 May 2013 06:01:17 -0400

NEW DELHI - Air India says the cockpit door of one of its planes got jammed during a flight while the captain was using the toilet, forcing an unscheduled landing by the co-pilot in central India.

Bollywood star Bachchan hopes for Hollywood roles

Tue, 14 May 2013 21:38:31 -0400

NEW DELHI - Bollywood's biggest star, Amitabh Bachchan, is willing to explore more Hollywood movies now that he's done his first.