My first article was about poisoned bootleg alcohol in India. A large amount of illegal alcohol, or otherwise known as hooch, was made and mass distributed. Most of the people that bought it cannot afford legal alcohol so they turn to this bootleg one. It was sold to poor, underpaid tea plantation workers. 150 people have died so far and… Read more »
GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) – At least 150 people have died from drinking toxic bootleg liquor in a northeastern state of India, the second such tragedy in the country this month, with many more hospitalized as authorities try to pinpoint the source and round up perpetrators.The wife of a tea plantation worker, who consumed bootleg liquor, looks on as she stands… Read more »
BALAKOT, Pakistan/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India said its warplanes killed “a very large number” of fighters when they struck a militant training camp inside Pakistan on Tuesday, raising the risk of conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbors, although Pakistan officials denied there had been casualties. Pakistan said it would respond at a time and place of its choice, with a military… Read more »
CHACHWAL VILLAGE, India (Reuters) – India is building more than 14,000 bunkers suitable for families living along its border with Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir state, hoping to keep them safe near their homes instead of evacuating them as artillery shells scream over.Workers construct a concrete bunker in a residential area near the border with Pakistan in Samba sector near… Read more »
ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A downed Indian fighter pilot who was attacked by a mob and then paraded on video by Pakistan’s army has become a social media sensation and a hero in his homeland amid a spiraling crisis between the nuclear-armed neighbors.Indian pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan captured by Pakistan is seen in this handout photo released February 27, 2019…. Read more »
This week my article was on the record-breaking amount of civilian deaths in Afghanistan. The article stated that in 2018, 3,804 civilians, including 927 children, were killed. The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) stated that civilian deaths have increased a whopping 11 percent since 2017. These casualties aren’t caused by starvation or persecution in their country Afghanistan, but by… Read more »
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A video clip shot on a sparse rooftop of what looks like a low-rise apartment block shows a young Indian man swaying while lip-syncing a song praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Describing himself as a proud Indian with the online identity “garrytomar”, he is wearing ear-studs and shows a beaded necklace under a partly unbuttoned shirt… Read more »
CHACHWAL VILLAGE, India (Reuters) – India is building more than 14,000 bunkers suitable for families living along its border with Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir state, hoping to keep them safe near their homes instead of evacuating them as artillery shells scream over.Workers construct a concrete bunker in a residential area near the border with Pakistan in Samba sector near… Read more »
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai Airways International said on Thursday it had canceled more than a dozen flights to Europe after Pakistan closed its airspace amid rising tensions with India, with both claiming to have shot down the other’s military jets.A Thai Airways Boeing 777-300ER plane takes off from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport February 23, 2015. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom/File Photo Thai flights to… Read more »
ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India and Pakistan both said they shot down each other’s fighter jets on Wednesday, with Pakistan capturing an Indian pilot a day after Indian warplanes struck inside Pakistan for the first time since a 1971 war, prompting world powers to urge restraint. Both countries have ordered air strikes over the last two days, the first time… Read more »