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The Sri Lankan government is urging Tamil rebels to return to the peace negotiating table. More
Agra, home to the world's most famous monument to love, is to be given a facelift. More
Italian actress Monica Bellucci has agreed to star in a film about Sonia Gandhi. More
Habib Miyan, believed to be India oldest living man, celebrated what he said was his 137th birthday. More
Poverty, exploitation and domestic violence push some women into taking up arms with Maoist rebels. More
Despite Christians in Pakistan constituting 1.5 per cent of the population, Pakistani government bans The Da Vinci Code. More
Doctors and medical students have taken to the streets in Delhi against a government affirmative action for low-caste students. More
A four-year-old boy who was nearly sold by his poor mother ran 65 kilometres to enter the country’s record book. More
Foreigners, including Canadians, are making a beeline for Pakistan as the country makes headlines for its "kidney bazaar." More
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam listed as terror group after reports of extortion in Canada. More
Deeyah, a pop star dubbed the "Muslim Madonna," hires bodyguards for her tour of Britain after receiving death threats. More
Catering to childless couples living in Canada, Britain, and the U.S., surrogates get paid between one and two lakh rupees. More
In the heartland of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, Cupid strikes in an unusual way--single boys and girls elope to find their life partners. More
Limbania Daeza Lau was 21 years old when she came to Canada in 1966. She worked as a nurse and met her future husband. More
Malalai Joya is one of the most popular members of Parliament in Afghanistan and has taken stand against the ex-Mujahideen fighters.
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Malaysian education authorities have ruled that it was wrong for a school to order a Sikh studnet to shave off his facial hair, kept for religious reasons.
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India has launched a program granting citizenship and land ownership rights for an estimated 25 million Indians living abroad.
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A Canadian businessman has lodged police reports in India claiming the woman he married used him to get a visa to come to Canada and join her lover.
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When state-run Indian Airlines ordered its overweight flight attendants to lose weight last month, it was a small sign that self-preservation still stirred in its withered breast
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The rape and murder of a call centre worker, Pratibha Srikant Murthy has raised major security concerns for women employed with Business Process Outsourcing companies in Bangalore.
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