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A four-year-old boy who was nearly sold by his poor mother ran 65 kilometres to enter the country’s record book. More
Foreigners, including Canadians, are making a beeline for Pakistan as the country makes headlines for its "kidney bazaar." More
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam listed as terror group after reports of extortion in Canada. More
Deeyah, a pop star dubbed the "Muslim Madonna," hires bodyguards for her tour of Britain after receiving death threats. More
Catering to childless couples living in Canada, Britain, and the U.S., surrogates get paid between one and two lakh rupees. More
In the heartland of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, Cupid strikes in an unusual way--single boys and girls elope to find their life partners. More
Limbania Daeza Lau was 21 years old when she came to Canada in 1966. She worked as a nurse and met her future husband. More
Malalai Joya is one of the most popular members of Parliament in Afghanistan and has taken stand against the ex-Mujahideen fighters. MoreMalaysian education authorities have ruled that it was wrong for a school to order a Sikh studnet to shave off his facial hair, kept for religious reasons. MoreIndia has launched a program granting citizenship and land ownership rights for an estimated 25 million Indians living abroad. MoreA Canadian businessman has lodged police reports in India claiming the woman he married used him to get a visa to come to Canada and join her lover. MoreWhen state-run Indian Airlines ordered its overweight flight attendants to lose weight last month, it was a small sign that self-preservation still stirred in its withered breast MoreThe rape and murder of a call centre worker, Pratibha Srikant Murthy has raised major security concerns for women employed with Business Process Outsourcing companies in Bangalore. MoreIn a letter addressed to Sri Lankan President, the CFS expressed concern over the assaults by the SL army on Jaffna University students and personnel. MoreOne of Nepal's top models, Kohinoor Singh, recently decided to shave her head and adorn the drab garb of a Buddhist monk. MoreA former B.C. pastor is wanted expelled by the World Hindu Council in India which wants all foreign Christian missionaries to be driven away from the country.
Outrage across the world over comments attributed to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf. MoreIndia's huge illiterate population is in danger of being misused by unethical firms to test suspect drugs--this time helping in the search for a cure for asthma.
Gone are the days when sarees hid flabby tummies in Bollywood. The Gen X of Bolly-beauties is shedding the flab and flaunting the midriff. MoreNepal has honoured the first woman to conquer Mount Everest, Junko Tabei of Japan, with a procession through the capital Kathmandu.More
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