Death toll rises to 5, airport shut as rains play havoc in south India

NEW DELHI, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in India's southern city of Chennai rose to five amid heavy rains and gusty winds on Monday ahead of seve…[More]

Fresh violence kills 13 in India's Manipur

NEW DELHI, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Fresh violence in the northeastern state of Manipur Monday killed 13 people, multiple local media reports said. The bodi…[More]

Two people die in south India amid heavy rains ahead of cyclone Michaung

NEW DELHI, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- At least two people died and another one was injured after a wall collapsed over them in India's southern state of Tamil…[More]

15 injured from train-truck collision in India

NEW DELHI, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- A passenger train collided with a sand-laden truck in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal early Monday, leaving 15 p…[More]

Plans underway for women to head Sri Lanka's military forces: state minister

COLOMBO, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's State Minister of Defense Premitha Bandara Tennakoon said on Monday that the government is planning to enable …[More]