Ashish Kumar Sen

Blind activist hits China’s commitment to rule of law   The blind Chinese civil rights activist who escaped from house arrest in April says China's government needs to stop trying to “put a lid” on its problems and pretending they don’t exist.

Diplomats from Syria expelled by U.S., allies International outrage over violence in Syria neared the boiling point Tuesday as the U.S. and other Western nations expelled Syrian diplomats for Friday’s massacre of at least 108 people, mostly women and children, in a western village in the strife-racked country.

Sentencing of doctor A US Senate committee on Thursday cut $33 million in aid to Pakistan to protest against the prison term for a Pakistani doctor in Peshawar who helped lead the CIA to Osama bin Laden.

U.S. slams Pakistan for jailing doc who led CIA to Osama The Obama administration and US lawmakers on Wednesday reacted angrily to news that a Pakistani court had sentenced a doctor, who helped the CIA locate Osama bin Laden, to 33 years in prison.

Sikhs in US hail passing of Anand Marriage Bill Indian American Sikhs on Tuesday welcomed the Indian Parliament’s decision to pass a Bill that allows Sikhs to register their marriages under the Anand Marriage Act. The Rajya Sabha unanimously passed the Anand Karaj Amendment Bill on Monday, and on Tuesday the Lok Sabha approved the legislation with a voice vote.

Pakistan convicts doctor who helped bin Laden raid A Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA find Osama bin Laden was convicted of treason Wednesday by a Pakistani tribal court that sentenced him to 33 years in prison and fined him $3,500.

Fleeting Obama-Zardari meet puts spotlight on frosty ties The fleeting interaction between US President Barack Obama and his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari at the NATO Summit in Chicago on Monday served to underscore the frosty relationship between the two countries.