China, India sign more than $22 billion in deals
China and India signed deals worth more than $22 billion in areas including renewable energy, ports, financing and industrial parks, an Indian embassy official said on Saturday. Full Article | Pictures
Islamic State raises flag over local government HQ in Iraq's Ramadi
BAGHDAD - Islamic State militants raised their black flag over the local government headquarters in the Iraqi city of Ramadi on Friday and claimed victory through mosque loudspeakers after overrunning most of the western provincial capital. | Video
Airtel gets $2.5 bln credit line from China banks
Bharti Airtel has received financing commitments of up to $2.5 billion from top Chinese banks as it tries to invest in the growth of data networks across its global operations. Bharti Airtel, which operates in 20 countries, said on Saturday that China Development Bank had committed a $2 billion credit line, while Industrial and Commercial Bank of China has offered a $500 million credit line. Full Article
Eight bodies found in U.S. chopper wreckage
The bodies of eight soldiers have been recovered from the wreckage of a U.S. military helicopter lost on an earthquake relief mission in Nepal high on a mountainside, Nepali officials said. Article | Photos
India scales back army corps facing China
India's government has scaled back a plan to establish a new army corps to counter Chinese forces across the Himalayas, defence sources said, pouring funds instead into a new aircraft carrier and border roads. Stung by a 21-day face off on the disputed border two years ago, India announced the establishment of a mountain strike force consisting of 90,000 troops, estimated to cost $10 billion. Read
For Modi's govt, storm brewing in rural India
Just one year after taking office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing a challenge that could come to haunt him - the farm sector that sustains three-fifths of the population is in deep trouble, and he is being blamed for not doing enough. The rural crisis has dented his popularity and the vanquished opposition is finding new vigour in his discomfort. Full Article
Honda Motor to recall 11,381 cars in India
Honda Motor Co's local unit will recall 11,381 vehicles in India to replace potentially faulty air bags, the company said in a statement on Friday, a day after its Japanese parent said it would recall 5 million vehicles for the same reason. Full Article
Film Review: Bombay Velvet
At one point in “Bombay Velvet”, Rosie (Anushka Sharma) implores Balraj (Ranbir Kapoor) to take her away from the city. Balraj scoffs, saying what lies outside Bombay is “India”, and India is where starvation is. The film is a partially successful attempt to bring out this difference - Bombay is more vibrant, but also more treacherous than the rest of India even more than 50 years ago. Full Article
Boston bomber Tsarnaev sentenced to death
A U.S. jury sentenced Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death for helping to carry out the 2013 attack that killed three people and injured 264 at the world-renowned race. Full Article | Video
Spate of killings in Karachi targets senior police
A lone gunman on a motorbike shot dead a senior Pakistani police officer in the volatile southern city Karachi, police said, the third in an sudden spate of killings targeting senior officers in the city. Full Article
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Widow of slain U.S.-Bangladeshi blogger lashes out at Dhaka
Rafida Ahmed has been hiding since Islamic militants attacked her on Feb. 26 in Bangladesh. During the assault, her husband – the secular activist and blogger Avijit Roy – was hacked to death. In her first extensive interview since the attack, Ahmed criticized the Bangladeshi government for not responding more aggressively to her husband’s slaying. Full Article
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In Yemen, Iran and Saudi Arabia face lesson on power
So far, neither Saudi Arab nor Iran has been able to dictate Yemen’s future. For Riyadh and Tehran, the painfully complex conflict may become a teachable moment about the limits of power. After weeks of air strikes and artillery bombardments by the Saudi Arabian-led coalition, the Houthi rebellion has been halted but not destroyed. Commentary
Indian dining apps move beyond listings
Until recently, online restaurant listing services would provide the menus of restaurants that people could peruse so they could pick a place to dine in or to order takeout. To get food to go, people would call a phone number to order takeout or delivery, but companies like Zomato, foodpanda and TinyOwl think Indians are ready to use centralised services that they own and operate. Full Article
Why NSA surveillance is worse than you’ve ever imagined
Given the vast amount of revelations about NSA abuses, it is somewhat surprising that just slightly more than a majority of Americans seem concerned about government surveillance. Which leads to the question of why? Has security fully trumped privacy as far as the American public is concerned? Commentary
The road ahead for Indian markets
The past few weeks have been agonising for both Indian and global markets. Some consensus trades have reversed and reversed quickly. Indian markets, which rose 28 percent in the 12 months to April 2015, have fallen 9 percent since March 1 this year. Full Article
If the Chinese are anxious about North Korean nukes …
While the world focused its attention this spring on mitigating the potential nuclear threat from Iran, North Korean advances in building its nuclear weapons arsenal have finally made even the Chinese anxious. Efforts to ratchet down nuclear risks in Northeast Asia are worth it as long as diplomats avoid legitimizing North Korea’s nuclear arsenal. Commentary
Next fight for Pacquiao? Fending off class actions by angry viewers.
Boxing metaphors are a cliche of legal journalism but for once they’re entirely appropriate: Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao and his promoters and business advisers have been hit with a flurry of punches by viewers who paid between $90 and $100 apiece to watch Pacquiao’s fight Saturday against Floyd Mayweather Jr in the so-called Fight of the Century. Column
Hull suspend Jake Livermore after positive cocaine test
Hull City have suspended midfielder Jake Livermore after he tested positive for cocaine, British media reported. Read
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