115 dead as train derails in north India; some still trapped
By RAJESH KUMAR SINGH Rescuers worked through the night to pull people out of mangled coaches after an overnight passenger train derailed early Sunday in northern India, killing at least…
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DIVIDED AMERICA: The evolving face of US immigration
By JOSH BOAK When Manasi Gopala immigrated to America, she finally got the chance to row crew. As a child in India, she had dreamed of the sport from watching…
Chemical weapon for sale: China’s unregulated narcotic
By ERIKA KINETZ and DESMOND BUTLER For a few thousand dollars, Chinese companies offer to export a powerful chemical that has been killing unsuspecting drug users and is so lethal…
At UN Netanyahu invites Abbas to address Knesset
By MICHAEL ASTOR Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu invited Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to address Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, during a speech before the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday. Netanyahu…
Mother Teresa: ‘Saint of the gutters’ canonized at Vatican
By NICOLE WINFIELD Elevating the “saint of the gutters” to one of the Catholic Church’s highest honors, Pope Francis on Sunday praised Mother Teresa for her radical dedication to society’s…
Watchdog calls out India for failing to protect journalists
By ASHOK SHARMA India is failing to help and protect journalists who are facing violent threats or attacks for their work, an international watchdog agency said Monday, noting a pattern…
Pakistan militant warns of Kashmir violence
By KATHY GANNON The founder of Pakistani militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba warned in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press that violence in Indian-ruled Kashmir will escalate. Hafiz Saeed, designated a…
Al-Qaida says it killed Bangladesh gay activist, friend
The Bangladeshi branch of al-Qaida claimed responsibility Tuesday for the killing of a gay rights activist and his friend, undermining the prime minister’s insistence just hours earlier that her political…