11 convicted of gang-rape in 2002 Hindu-Muslim riots go free, Asia News,AHMEDABAD, INDIA – Eleven Hindu men jailed for life for the gang-rape of a pregnant Muslim woman during Hindu-Muslim riots in 2002 have been freed on remission, officials said Tuesday (Aug 16), drawing condemnation from the vict
US monitoring rise in rights abuses in India, Blinken says, World News,US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States was monitoring what he described as a rise in human rights abuses in India by some officials, in a rare direct rebuke by Washington of the Asian nation's rights rec
In tense north India, Muslim family says Hindu neighbours stood guard at a wedding, Asia News,LUCKNOW, India – Members of a Muslim family in northern India said they were able to conduct the wedding of a young woman last week after neighbours from the majority Hindu community stood guard in an area
Japan scrambles jets after Russian, Chinese warplanes near airspace during Quad, Asia News,TOKYO — Japan scrambled jets after Russian and Chinese warplanes neared its airspace on Tuesday (May 24), when Tokyo was hosting the leaders of the Quad grouping of countries that includes the United States, D
