Malnutrition is more common in India than in sub-Saharan Africa, according to the United Nations
South Asian country went from accounting for half the world’s cases in 2009 to only one new case in early 2011
Health officials use biometric technology to ensure tuberculosis patients completing their drug regimen
Major trade unions in India call for nationwide strike beginning Wednesday to protest increased fuel costs, inflation
Thousands of young people participate in mass dance protests as part of ongoing global campaign after gang-rape, murder of woman in New Delhi
Afzal Guru was executed at 8 a.m. local time in Tihar prison, after President Pranab Mukherjee rejected his plea for clemency earlier this week
As technology boom has meant the closing of bookstores in many parts of the world, the demand for books soars in India
Street protests continue, with critics saying the new ordinance fails to address key concerns
Deals will be finalized during Indian Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde’s two-day visit to Bangladesh that began on Monday
At least two defendants have pleaded not guilty to charges of rape and murder
Ancient - and illegal- practice continues in rural India, but activists are starting to organize against it
Pakistan is one of only three countries in the world where the disease is still prevalent
Report finds Afghan government will not have money or skills to maintain many of the projects
WFP needs $70 million to sustain its humanitarian programs in country for next six months
Calls to respect the sanctity of the holy month and allow families to worship and celebrate in peace made to all parties
They fear gains made in women's rights since the fall of the Taliban will be erased
VOA's Afghan Service was at opening of first-ever, women-only Internet cafe in Kabul
President Obama thanks former President Bill Clinton for humanitarian mission, but secretary of state stresses private mission does not
