Oscar nomination for film about India all-women news team that reports on lowest caste and rural poor, Entertainment News,The pioneering team at an all-women, rural news organisation in northern India say they are ecstatic after a documentary film on their crusading reporting, especially around the
Indian boy shot dead in police crossfire, Asia News,LUCKNOW, India – An eight-year-old boy was shot and killed in police crossfire in northern India, an officer said on Thursday (Jan 18). Madhav Bharadwaj was playing with friends in Uttar Pradesh state when he was shot dead in front of his grandfath
Xi Jinping surprises Beijingers with casual pre-CNY visit, China News,BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping dropped in on surprised diners at a small Beijing restaurant and chatted with deliverymen on Friday (Feb 1) on an apparently unscripted visit ahead of next week's Chinese New Year holida
Myanmar's renewed war scatters tens of thousands to forests, Asia News,Some camps dotted in the forest have a few dozen people, some more than a thousand. The displaced sleep packed together under plastic sheeting for protection from Myanmar's monsoon rains. Food is short and there are sig
