Lion Air reviews Boeing airplane orders in wake of late October crash that killed 189 people, sources tell Reuters. Indonesia’s Lion Air is reviewing airplane purchases from Boeing Co and has not ruled out cancelling orders as relations worsen in a spat over responsibility for a 737 jetliner crash that killed 189 people in late […]

For the elderly living in care homes, life is both calm and chaotic. Photographer Sayan Hazra spent more than a year chronicling the lives of residents at one such care home in southern India. There are more than 100 million Indians over the age of 60, according to the 2011 census. And their future is […]

“I didn’t want to live any more. That’s why I tried to kill myself with poison.” Jamila (not her real name) attempted suicide after she felt abandoned and betrayed by her fiancé – who decided, after a six-year-engagement, that he no longer wanted to marry her because she was “not a young woman any more”. […]

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. bank regulator believes that banks should be increasingly aware of activity in the leveraged lending market, cautioning rapid growth in that sector by nonbanks could pose future risks to the financial sector. The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) highlighted loans to highly-indebted companies in its semiannual […]

Police and a youth killed in clashes in northern state after carcass of a cow was allegedly found on a farm. Two people, including a police officer, have been killed in northern India during violent protests by villagers over suspicions of cow slaughter, officials said.  Police said a crowd of about 400 people gathered after […]

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A Sri Lankan court issued an order on Monday temporarily preventing the disputed prime minister from holding office, the latest twist in a political crisis that has paralyzed the island nation. The Court of Appeal ordered Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his cabinet to appear on Dec. 12 and to explain […]

MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines joked on Monday about using marijuana to stay awake at official functions, but the punch line appeared lost on a nation where thousands of people have been killed in his antidrug campaign. At a ceremony meant to honor diplomats and employees of the Department of Foreign Affairs, […]

NEW DELHI (REUTERS) – Two men accused of trying to molest a 20-year-old woman in northern India set her on fire two days later after she lodged a complaint with police, authorities and her family said. Women in India have struggled to secure prosecution for sexual attacks in the face of widespread police indifference, rights […]

SINGAPORE – Victims of 4D lottery scams were cheated of about $366,000 between January and October this year, the police said in a statement on Monday (Dec 3). There were 13 such lottery scams reported. In the statement, the authorities said that victims would usually be contacted via social media platforms such as Facebook or […]