Vir Das, one of India's top satirical performers, is known for his willingness to critically observe his country. Critics say there has been rising intolerance against minority communities in India since Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power i...

Air quality has worsened across northern India and adjacent parts of Pakistan in recent years, as industrial pollutants, smoke from seasonal crop burn-off, and colder winter temperatures coalesce into toxic smog. Lahore, a city of more than 11 mill...

Lee Cheuk-yan is one of eight pro-democracy figures on trial for joining a vigil last year which had been banned by Hong Kong police for the first time in 31 years, citing the coronavirus and security fears. Five defendants, including Lee, have ple...

Before a scheduled meeting with President Uhuru Kenyatta, Blinken held talks with civil society leaders and asked for ideas on how to stop the "bad actors" who test democratic institutions. "We have seen over the last decade or so what some call a ...

The UberX Share option -- formerly called Uber Pool -- allows people to share rides with strangers at a reduced cost, and builds in precautions against the spread of the coronavirus. "609 days later, shared rides are back in the US," tweeted Andrew...

"He has to help those of us who really need it," she said after a night on a concrete floor near the side of a road with hundreds of other migrants. Despite the perils of walking along busy highways through violence-plagued Mexico, sleeping outdoor...

The move is the latest blow to Hong Kong's reputation as a global logistics hub as strict travel curbs and mandatory quarantine rules keep the city cut off from the rest of the world. "As the global business environment continues to evolve and with...

Lahore had an air quality ranking of 348, well over the hazardous level of 300, according to IQAir, the Swiss technology company that operates the AirVisual monitoring platform. "Children are experiencing breathing diseases... for God's sake, find ...

Curry led the scoring with 37 points -- 27 of them from outside the arc -- to give the Warriors an emphatic win on the road over the Nets and former Golden State teammate Kevin Durant. It was a superb all-round effort from the Warriors, who combine...

One of the world's most polluted cities and home to some 20 million people, Delhi is cloaked every winter in a thick blanket of smog. On Saturday, the Delhi government had ordered schools to close for a week and banned construction work for four da...

The zero-Covid approach is unrelenting -- with border closures, targeted lockdowns and mass testing triggered sometimes by just one case. The cost and pain of the strategy have been felt especially acutely by the 210,000 residents of Ruili, a Chine...

The 2010 Pike River Mine disaster was one of New Zealand's worst industrial accidents, shocking the nation and prompting multiple recovery attempts and a charged criminal investigation. The disaster is believed to have been caused by a blast trigge...

"Welcome, welcome, our heart welcomes you," sang a dozen nuns waiting for her at the airport in Bogota, while Sister Gloria Cecilia Narvaez hugged each one of them. The 59-year-old nun was taken hostage on February 7, 2017 in southern Mali near the...

With less than 100 days to go to the games in February, China is bracing for a challenge to its zero-Covid strategy when thousands of international athletes descend on Beijing after months of strict border controls. All visitors to the capital must...

The vote was 24 in favor of impeachment, 18 against and one abstention. Those voting to charge the billionaire president with corruption needed at least 29 votes to pass the measure. "The defense has forcefully disproven each one of the facts that...