Bangladeshi Hindus' largest Durga Puja festival ends with immersion of idols

DHAKA, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Durga Puja, one of the largest Hindu festivals, ended in Bangladesh with the immersion of the idols on Thursday. The five-da…[More]

22,000 Sri Lankans die each year due to alcohol-related causes: official

COLOMBO, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- About 22,000 Sri Lankans die annually as a result of alcohol-related causes, said the National Authority on Tobacco and Al…[More]

India initiates probe into child deaths linked to cough syrup in 2 states

NEW DELHI, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Authorities in two Indian states of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan have initiated a probe as eight children died after all…[More]

Death toll in stampede in India's Tamil Nadu climbs to 41

NEW DELHI, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in a stampede at a political party rally for a popular film star in the southern Indian state of Tamil …[More]

Sri Lanka's Western Province records highest number of drug-addicted schoolchildren

COLOMBO, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's National Dangerous Drugs Control Board (NDDCB) said on Monday that Sri Lanka's Western Province records the …[More]