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Kashmiri Militant Named Head of New Al-Qaeda-Linked Group

A prominent young Kashmiri militant has been named as the head of a new Al-Qaeda-linked group in the disputed Himalayan...

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China and India Locked In High-Stakes, High-Altitude Border Row

A border standoff between Chinese and Indian troops on a remote Himalayan plateau has heightened long-standing tensions...

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Kashmiri Separatists Held For ‘waging War’ Against India

An Indian court ordered Tuesday that seven Kashmiri separatists be held in police custody for allegedly funding...

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China To ‘step Up’ Troop Deployment In India Border Row

China warned on Monday that it will step up its troop deployment in a border dispute with India, vowing to defend its...

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Tibetan Student Dies After Setting Himself Alight In India

A Tibetan student who self-immolated in an act of protest against Chinese rule in the Himalayan region has died in an...

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Indian Troops Open Fire On Kashmir Protesters, Killing One

The Indian army opened fire on a group of stone-throwing protesters Friday, killing one youth and injuring another in...

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Cheap 3D Printed Prosthetics Could Be Game Changer For Nepal

Ram's new hand was manufactured on a 3D printer in Nepal's capital for just $30, an innovation that could be a game...

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India Says It Has International Backing On China Border Dispute

India's stand in its border dispute with China is supported by other countries, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said...

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Bus Crash Kills 28 In Northern India

At least 28 people were killed Thursday after a bus plunged into a deep gorge in a Himalayan region of northern India...

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Riots, Strikes As India Rape Accused Killed In Custody

A man accused of the gang rape and murder of a girl in northern India has been killed in police custody, an official...

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China ‘aggressive’ In Border Row, Says India Diplomat

A top Indian diplomat said China is being unusually aggressive in a month-old border dispute with India that shows no...

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Two Suspected Rebels, Indian Soldier Killed In Kashmir

Two suspected rebels and an Indian soldier were killed Tuesday in disputed Kashmir along the de facto border with...

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India Defends Shelling After 4 Pakistan Troops Killed

India has defended shelling across a disputed border that allegedly killed four Pakistani soldiers, saying Monday it...

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Pakistan Says India Cross-Border Fire Kills Four Soldiers

Pakistan's military on Sunday accused India of hitting a military vehicle and killing four soldiers in cross-border...

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16 Pilgrims Killed In Bus Crash In Northern India

At least 16 Hindu pilgrims were killed and many more injured Sunday after a bus crash in India's northern Jammu and...

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Man Arrested Over Brutal Rape, Murder of Indian Schoolgirl

Indian police Thursday arrested a key suspect in the gang rape and murder of a teenage girl near the hill resort of...

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Curfew Imposed After Three Rebels Killed In Indian Kashmir

Authorities imposed a curfew Wednesday in parts of Indian-administered Kashmir after three rebels were killed in a...

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Indian Leaders Condemn Deadly Attack On Hindu Pilgrims

Indian leaders and Kashmiri separatists united Tuesday to condemn an attack on a bus that killed seven Hindu pilgrims...

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Hindu Pilgrims On Route To Amarnath Temple Killed In Militant Attack

At least six Hindu pilgrims were killed in Indian Kashmir on Monday when militants attacked police guarding them during...