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Minister: Iraq's oil exports from south climb further

Jan 9, 2017

Iraq's oil minister says crude oil exports from the country's southern ports inched up last month

Indian army says 3 of its workers killed in Kashmir attack

Jan 9, 2017

The Indian army says three civilian laborers working with an army road construction crew were killed in a pre-dawn militant attack near the border with Pakistan in Indian-controlled Kashmir

21 injured in clashes in Sri Lanka over China port deal

Jan 7, 2017

At least 21 people have been injured in violent clashes between Sri Lankan government supporters and villagers marching against what they say is a plan to take over private land for an industrial zone in which China will have a major stake

Police brace for Sri Lanka rally against port lease to China

Jan 7, 2017

Sri Lanka police are bracing for a big protest by thousands of Buddhist monks and opposition supporters against a government decision to lease a major seaport to a Chinese-controlled venture

India's economic growth projected to slow to 7.1 percent

Jan 6, 2017

India's economic growth is estimated to slow down to 7.1 percent in the current fiscal year compared to 7.6 percent last year, the first indicator of the impact of the demonetization drive

Sri Lanka's opposition protests port lease with China ties

Jan 5, 2017

Hundreds of opposition supporters and farmers on Thursday protested the Sri Lankan government's plan to lease a southern seaport to a Chinese-controlled joint venture in exchange for the heavy loans to build the port

Arab separatists claim 2 pipeline bombings in southern Iran

Jan 4, 2017

An Arab separatist group has claimed two pipeline bombings in Iran's oil-rich south and threatened more attacks in the coming year

India's Modi defends decision to demonetize high-value bills

Dec 31, 2016

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has defended his government's decision to demonetize the country's highest-value currency bills last month in an unusual New Year's Eve message to the nation

16 bodies recovered after mine collapse in India

Dec 31, 2016

Police say rescue workers have recovered the bodies of 16 miners buried after some 23 miners were trapped by a mound of fallen earth in eastern India

At least 10 killed in mine collapse in eastern India

Dec 30, 2016

A coal mine collapse in eastern India killed at least 10 workers and 13 others may be trapped by the mound of fallen earth, police said