Li Qiang to Australia as relations move from freeze to thaw
Chinese Premier Li Qiang is visiting Australia from June 15 to 18.
Narendra Modi in asian news
G7 summit opens with deal to use Russian assets for Ukraine
BORGO EGNAZIA, Italy (AP) -- A Group of Seven summit opened Thursday with agreement reached on a U.S. proposal to back a $50 billion loan to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets as collateral, giving Kyiv a strong show of support even as Europe's political chessboard shifts to the right.
‘State of shock’: Kuwait fire leaves many families bereft in India’s Kerala
Most of the victims in the deadly blaze that engulfed a block housing immigrant workers are from India.
Indian police blame Pakistan for Jammu and Kashmir strife that killed 12
SRINAGAR — Police in India's territory of Jammu and Kashmir blamed arch rival Pakistan on Wednesday (June 12) for a spate of militant attacks that has killed 12 people and injured dozens over the last three days.
At least 40 Indians die in a fire at a building housing foreign workers in Kuwait
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A fire swept through a building that housed foreign workers in Kuwait early Wednesday, killing at least 40 Indian nationals and injuring more than 50, India’s external affairs ministry said. Local officials said the blaze appeared to be linked to code violations.
India election results point to need for domestic reconciliation
India's general election produced an unexpectedly narrow victory. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, lost a large number of seats in the vote for the 543-member lower house of parliament. Still, the ruling coalition maintained its majority, and Modi remains in office.
India’s Modi wooed women voters. Did the strategy work in the election?
The pitch was clear — the results mixed for Modi’s BJP. And India will see a dip in women MPs in its incoming parliament.
Narendra Modi retains finance, defense, other core cabinet ministers
NEW DELHI -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi retained his top ministers on Monday as he begins his historic third consecutive term, including those handling the key portfolios of finance, foreign affairs, defense and home affairs, while accommodating allies whose support was crucial to form the new government.