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As India prepares to receive Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, speculation abounds on how far his visit might go in boosting ties between the two countries. Putin’s brief visit, though for an annual Russia-India summit, assumes significance as it comes just a month before U.S...

(Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Violence and discrimination against Pakistan's religious minorities such as Ahmadis, Christians and Hindus have intensified to a level where many live in daily fear of violence or harassment, a report by rights groups said on Tuesday. It said the government's...

A pair of unidentified gunmen killed a polio vaccinator in central Pakistan on Tuesday in yet another assault on workers who are part of a government effort to curb the disease. Pakistan is struggling to contain the spread of polio as militant violence and a chaotic political environment...

A senior Election Commission official in Srinagar said, that voting ended without any major incident of violence at all the 1,781 polling stations in the 16 constituencies of Baramulla, Badgam and Pulwama districts in the Kashmir Valley. As many as 138 candidates, including Chief Minister Omar...