The Workers Who Make Your Clothes Want Higher Pay. Who Should Pony Up?
DHAKA, Bangladesh—The armies of people who make clothes for Western brands—some of the lowest-paid factory workers in the world—are protesting...
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Major Rail Accidents Fast Facts | CNN
Editor’s Note: This timeline is not all-inclusive. Selected rail incidents with at least 200 fatalities are listed, plus US incidents....
The fatal mauling of 4-year-old forces India to grapple with stray dog problem | CNN
New Delhi CNN — For nearly a minute, the 4-year-old boy attempts to valiantly escape the hungry pack of stray...
India’s Rahul Gandhi found guilty of defamation, given two-year sentence | CNN
A court in western India found opposition leader Rahul Gandhi guilty of defamation on Thursday for a speech he made...
India cuts internet to 27 million as Punjab police hunt Sikh separatist | CNN
CNN — Indian authorities have blocked internet access for about 27 million people in the state of Punjab for a...
After a tragic shipwreck, no peace for the dead or living | CNN
CNN — Two weeks after a boat packed with migrants sank off the coast of southern Italy, there is still...
Blast kills Taliban governor in his office in Afghanistan | CNN
CNN — A Taliban governor in northern Afghanistan has been killed by an explosion in his office, police officials have...
Colombia plans to send 70 ‘cocaine hippos’ to India and Mexico, governor says | CNN
CNN — Colombia plans to fly dozens of its “cocaine hippos” – the descendents of drug trafficker Pablo Escobar’s private...
Grand test for Indian diplomacy as American, Chinese and Russian ministers meet in Delhi | CNN
New Delhi CNN — Foreign ministers from the world’s biggest economies have convened in New Delhi, setting the stage for...
India’s opposition vows to keep ‘raising questions about Adani group’ after spokesperson arrested | CNN
New Delhi CNN — When dozens of security personnel crowded onto the runway of New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Airport on...
BBC won’t be ‘put off’ covering India by tax raids and censorship | CNN Business
London CNN — The BBC says it will not be “put off” from reporting in India after the government prevented...
Uncontacted tribes and an Indian military base. Did a ‘spy’ balloon snoop on the Andaman and Nicobar islands? | CNN
CNN — When a strange white sphere appeared in the skies above the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in January 2022,...
Search of BBC offices by Indian government enters third day | CNN Business
New Delhi CNN — Indian tax officials continued their search of the BBC’s offices in New Delhi and Mumbai for...
Indian authorities raid BBC offices after broadcast of Modi documentary | CNN Business
New Delhi CNN — Indian tax authorities raided the BBC’s offices in New Delhi and Mumbai on Tuesday, weeks after...
India opens first phase of longest expressway from Delhi to Mumbai | CNN
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Blackouts and soaring prices: Pakistan’s economy is on the brink | CNN Business
Islamabad/London CNN — Muhammad Radaqat, a 27-year-old greengrocer, is worried. He doesn’t know how much an onion will cost next...
US imposes visa restrictions on Taliban members involved in repression of women and girls | CNN Politics
CNN — The United States is imposing new visa restrictions on certain current and former Taliban members, non-state security group...
10 children killed and seven injured in Pakistan after boat capsizes | CNN
CNN — Ten children were killed and seven were injured when a boat capsized on a lake in northern Pakistan...
Top Indian wrestlers demand inquiry into allegations of sexual harassment against top official after days of protest in New Delhi | CNN
CNN — Several leading Indian wrestlers are demanding an inquiry into allegations of sexual harassment against the president of the...
At least 78 people die as winter temperatures plunge in Afghanistan, Taliban says | CNN
CNN — At least 78 people have died in freezing conditions in Afghanistan in the last nine days, a Taliban...
