Indian students flock to US universities in record numbers, for brighter prospects, overseas jobs: ‘we value education’
“I don’t feel like I would have gotten the same level of education that I get here,” said Karkale, 23.
Associated Press in asian news
From Indonesia to Pakistan, Muslims in Asia welcome holy month of Ramadan with concern amid Israel-Gaza war, inflation
But as they savour the traditions of their own diverse communities – from holiday treats to evening diversions – the tribulations faced by fellow Muslims are never far from anyone’s mind. This year, war and starvation in the Gaza Strip casts an especially dark shadow on the festivities.
Hundreds of exiled Tibetans march in India on uprising anniversary, asking China to leave Tibet
Over 300 protesters gathered near India’s Parliament House and chanted slogans including “Tibet was never a part of China” and “China should leave Tibet”.
Indonesia sends 150 rescuers to find missing as flash floods and landslides kill 19 in Sumatra
Indonesia’s rescue agency is hunting for those missing, with 150 rescuers from various disaster organisations drafted into the effort.
South China Sea: Philippines won’t let China remove military outpost on disputed shoal, ‘these are red lines’, navy commander
Philippine officials summoned a Chinese Embassy diplomat in Manila to convey a strong protest over the confrontation Tuesday off Second Thomas Shoal. A small Filipino navy contingent has stood guard on a long-marooned warship that has served as an outpost in the shoal since the 1990s.
Cambodia defends family relocations for tourism around Angkor Wat temple complex, saying only squatters are being removed
Cambodia is rejecting allegations it violated international law by evicting people living around its Angkor Wat temple complex, saying in a report to Unesco that it was only relocating squatters and not residents of more than 100 traditional villages.
German military meeting was tapped by Russia in ‘chance hit’ after officer used unsecured line in Singapore hotel
“For the Russian secret services, it was a real find … Targeted hacking took place in the hotels used across the board,” Pistorius said. “It must therefore be assumed that the access to this [phone] conference was a chance hit as part of a broad, scattered approach.”
Rihanna, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Shah Rukh Khan among stars at Mukesh Ambani son’s extravagant pre-wedding Indian bash
What happens when the son of Asia’s richest man is about to get married?