Indian doctors resume work but protests over medic’s rape, murder continue
India’s Supreme Court urges doctors to go back to work, assuring safety measures will be implemented within two weeks.
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Russian climbers reach hospital after rescue in Pakistani Himalayas
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Two Russian climbers who were injured on the slopes of one of northern Pakistan’s highest mountains reached a hospital in Peshawar on Thursday, a week after they were stranded after being hit by falling ice.
Gunmen open fire on a school van in Pakistan’s Punjab province, killing 2 children
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen opened fire on a school van in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province Thursday, killing two children and wounding six other people, police and officials said.
Indian doctor’s rape-murder threatens veteran politician Mamata Banerjee’s grip on power
“The protests that are happening over the case are unprecedented in nature. Pressure appears to be growing to ease her out of power as lawlessness has crept in all over the state,” said Kingshuk Nag, an independent author and political commentator.
Is India a Safe Place for Women? Another Brutal Killing Raises the Question.
In December 2012, a 23-year-old physiotherapy student boarded a bus in New Delhi a little after 9 p.m., expecting it would take her home. Instead, she was gang-raped and assaulted so viciously with an iron rod that her intestines were damaged. She died days later as India erupted in rage.
Explosion and fire at a pharmaceutical plant in India kill at least 15 workers and injure 40
HYDERABAD, India (AP) — A big explosion triggered a fire in a pharmaceutical plant in southern India, killing at least 15 workers, police said Thursday.
Nonfarm payroll growth revised down by 818,000, Labor Department says
The U.S. economy created 818,000 fewer jobs than originally reported in the 12-month period through March 2024, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.
Taylor Swift London Eras Tour unlikely to move the needle on the Bank of England's rate policy, analyst says
LONDON — Taylor Swift's record-breaking Eras Tour may have led to a surge in restaurant and hotel bookings in the U.K. — but it's unlikely to have a significant impact on the Bank of England's rate cutting policy, one analyst told CNBC.