India's contracting economy rebooting from coronavirus blow

Millions of distressed Indian manufacturers and traders are counting on the eagerly-awaited October-December festive season to rescue them from their coronavirus catastrophe

Oman's new sultan quietly makes his mark as challenges loom

Oman's new sultan, while quietly making his mark, faces real challenges ahead

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Sheikh Nawaf sworn in as Kuwait's new ruling emir

Kuwait’s Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah has been sworn in as the ruling emir of the tiny oil-rich country

Rape and killing of Dalit woman shocks India, draws outrage

The gang rape and death of a woman from the lowest rung of India’s caste system has sparked outrage across the country with several politicians and activists demanding justice and protesters rallying on the streets

Indian court acquits all accused in razing of Babri mosque

An Indian court has acquitted all 32 people who had been accused of crimes in a 1992 attack and demolition of a 16th century mosque that sparked Hindu-Muslim violence leaving some 2,000 people dead

US 'outraged' by rocket attack that killed women, children

The U.S. State Department has condemned a rocket attack that killed Iraqi civilians and called on the government to take action amid an impending diplomatic crisis between Baghdad and Washington

State television: Kuwaiti ruler Sheikh Sabah has died at 91

Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, the ruler of Kuwait who drew on his decades as the oil-rich nation’s top diplomat to push for closer ties to Iraq after the 1990 Gulf War and solutions to other regional crises, has died

Kuwait state television says its 91-year-old ruler, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, has died

Kuwait state television says its 91-year-old ruler, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, has died

Top Afghan negotiator in Taliban talks arrives in Pakistan

Afghanistan’s top official in negotiations with the Taliban has arrived in Pakistan’s capital on a three-day trip