Friction over Sri Lanka shows at Commonwealth meet
By KATY DAIGLE Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa gestures as he answers a question during a media briefing a day ahead of Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting in Colombo, Sri…
South Asia
Airlines bet on India market despite losses
By KAY JOHNSON FILE – In this July 30, 2007 file photo, Indian air cabin attendants explain the facilities available to First Class travelers in Air India’s Boeing 777-200 LR…
Dozens hurt in Bangladesh garment factory protest
By JULHAS ALAM Bangladeshi garment workers assist their colleagues injured during a clash with police in Ashulia, outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. Thousands of garment workers demanding…
China, India increasingly drive energy demand
By PABLO GORONDI In this photo taken March 26, 2009, workers stand on tanks at the Dina oil and gas production zone of PetroChina at the Tarim Basin in northwest…
WAGE PROTEST CLOSES BANGLADESH GARMENT FACTORIES
By JULHAS ALAM A Bangladeshi security vehicle patrols on the second day of a four-day general strike in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, Nov. 11, 2013. Opposition enforced a four-day general strike…
A blame-India movie wows Pakistanis but irks some
By REBECCA SANTANA In this photo taken on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013. people buy tickets to watch Pakistani movie Waar at a local cinema in Islamabad, Pakistan. Pakistan’s wildly-popular movie…
India fears more militants as US quits Afghanistan
AIJAZ HUSSAIN and KATY DAIGLE FILE – In this Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013 file photo, Indian army soldiers take position during a shooting near a military convoy on the outskirts…
Maldivians finally vote to elect new president
By HUSSAIN SINAN A Maldivian woman casts her vote in Male, Maldives, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013. After two months of political bickering and repeated failure to hold an election, Maldives…