Underage marriage has been banned in India since 1978, but it remains a widespread practice in many rural areas. We follow the tale of twelve-year-old Rekha Kalindi, whose struggle against forced marriage has inspired a nation.
Three Indian states - including the wealthy western state of Maharashtra, where India’s financial capital Mumbai is located - go to the polls Tuesday in a critical test for the country’s ruling Congress party.
Heavy flooding in southern India has claimed more than 300 lives and left at least 1.5 million people homeless, according to authorities, as relief agencies warned of disease outbreaks following the worst flooding in the region in decades.
In today's French papers, we look at the ongoing Clearstream trial, oil giant Total's attempts to restore its image in the eyes of the French public, the dispute of privatising La Poste and finally Montblanc's special edition "Gandhi" pen!
Pakistan has signalled it is ready to resume negotiations with neighbouring India over a wide range of issues after both countries' foreign ministers met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
Signalling the growing importance of emerging economies, US President Barack Obama is set to announce that the G20 will take on a permanent role at the helm of the world economy, trumping the elite G7 and G8 clubs.
Carmaker Jaguar Land Rover is set to close the doors of one of its factories in central England over the next decade. Jaguar's owner, Tata Motors, has said that they will create 800 jobs elsewhere in the UK.
Molecules of water exist on the moon, according to reports based on the findings of the latest space missions. Data from India’s maiden moon mission found spectrographic evidence of water, which appears to concentrate closer to the poles.
At least 20 people were killed after a chimney under construction at a thermal power plant in central India collapsed, police said. Many more are believed to be trapped under debris.
This week in Asia focuses on a Japanese female parliamentarian, who is raising hopes for other women. We also look at Afghan election fraud accusations and show how China is handling the H1N1 flu.
