Dodos survived longer than first thought
Scientists says the extinct dodo probably survived nearly three decades beyond the 17th century date commonly given for its disappearance.
View ArticlePakistan, India 'agree to Kashmir talks'
Pakistan and India have agreed to start dialogue about the disputed region of Kashmir in May, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said.
View ArticleIndia, Pakistan to reopen consulates
India and Pakistan have agreed to reopen consulates in their largest cities in the latest step to repair relations.
View ArticleDutch police detain 12 airline passengers
Police in Amsterdam are interrogating a dozen passengers they arrested after a pilot turned around a plane that was flying to India.
View ArticleBritain ordered to let Diego Garcia families return home
Families expelled by Britain from the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean 40 years ago have won their legal battle for the right to return home.
View ArticleUK admits British territory was used by US rendition flights
Britain says two US planes carrying terrorism suspects refuelled at a US base on the British Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia in 2002, contradicting earlier denials.
View ArticleEarthquake strikes Indian Ocean
A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake has struck off India's Andaman islands in the Indian Ocean, the US Geological Survey (USGC) said.
View ArticleTibet security tight on uprising anniversary
China says it has bolstered its security personnel along its borders with India and Nepal, as tensions increase in Tibet on the 50th anniversary of the failed uprising that saw the Dalai Lama flee...
View ArticleIndian boy hits 546 from 330 balls in school cricket match
Indian teenager Prithvi Shaw has smashed 546 off 330 balls during an inter-school match in Mumbai, recording the third highest score in any form of cricket.
View ArticleAsylum seekers legally detained at sea, High Court rules
A High Court ruling that a group of 157 Sri Lankan asylum seekers were legally detained at sea by Australian authorities last year is welcomed by Immigration Minister Peter Dutton.
View ArticleIndian PM Narendra Modi cheered in London
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi receives a rock star welcome at Wembley Stadium packed with people celebrating India's growing international clout.
View ArticleMH370 search may be called off as soon as July
The man in charge of the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370 confirms the underwater hunt off the West Australian coast will be called off as soon as July, unless significant new evidence...
View ArticleDodos survived longer than first thought
Scientists says the extinct dodo probably survived nearly three decades beyond the 17th century date commonly given for its disappearance.
View ArticlePakistan, India 'agree to Kashmir talks'
Pakistan and India have agreed to start dialogue about the disputed region of Kashmir in May, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said.
View ArticleIndia, Pakistan to reopen consulates
India and Pakistan have agreed to reopen consulates in their largest cities in the latest step to repair relations.
View ArticleDutch police detain 12 airline passengers
Police in Amsterdam are interrogating a dozen passengers they arrested after a pilot turned around a plane that was flying to India.
View ArticleBritain ordered to let Diego Garcia families return home
Families expelled by Britain from the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean 40 years ago have won their legal battle for the right to return home.
View ArticleUK admits British territory was used by US rendition flights
Britain says two US planes carrying terrorism suspects refuelled at a US base on the British Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia in 2002, contradicting earlier denials.
View ArticleEarthquake strikes Indian Ocean
A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake has struck off India's Andaman islands in the Indian Ocean, the US Geological Survey (USGC) said.
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