South Korea Bans Dog Meat, a Now-Unpopular Custom
South Korea’s lawmakers on Tuesday outlawed the breeding, slaughter and sale of dogs for human consumption, a centuries-old practice that is unpopular and rare today.
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How some Indian hospitals are cutting cancer drug costs
Scores of patients quietly fill a modest tin shed which serves as a waiting area at a cancer hospital in Silchar, in north-eastern India.
Bangladesh country profile
Bangladesh is one of the world's most densely-populated countries, with its people living in a delta of rivers that empty into the Bay of Bengal.
India and Maldives Trade Barbs After Modi’s Beach Visit
It started with a postcard-perfect snapshot. An image of India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, lounging in a chair on a secluded white-sand beach, provoked heated words from officials in the Maldives, a tiny archipelago nation in the Indian Ocean.
Bangladesh Leader Headed to 4th Straight Term in Vote Marred by Crackdown
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh was headed toward a fourth consecutive term in office as voting ended on Sunday in a low-turnout election that had been marred by a widespread crackdown on the opposition.
India’s Top Court Reverses Early Release of 11 Men Convicted of Gang Rape
India’s top court on Monday restored life sentences for 11 Hindu men convicted of the gang rape of a Muslim woman in a case that became a powerful symbol of the widespread violence against Indian women and of communal tensions often exacerbated by Indian politicians.
Bilkis Bano: India Supreme Court orders gangrape convicts back to prison
India's top court has cancelled a 2022 Gujarat government order allowing the premature release of 11 men who were convicted for the gangrape of a pregnant Muslim woman, Bilkis Bano.
Maldives suspends ministers for calling India PM Narendra Modi 'terrorist', 'clown'
The Maldives has suspended three deputy ministers who made derogatory comments about India and its PM Narendra Modi.