A grid failure cut power supplies in northern India on Monday, hitting rail and road transport for hours in the country's worst blackout in a decade, authorities said.
Ethnic clashes in India's northeastern Assam province have left 32 dead as of Wednesday and sent an estimated 150,000 fleeing their homes to escape the violence, police said.
The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is using clean energy to power its country and its economy. Sara Sidner reports.
Bhutan is the last of the Himalayan kingdoms. The small country is situated in the nooks and crannies of the highest mountain range on earth.
The top elected official of a remote state in India's mountainous northeast was declared dead Thursday in a helicopter crash, six days after the copter carrying him dropped off the radar.
An Indian rescue flight has sighted the wreckage of a helicopter carrying a top government leader in the country's mountainous northeast region, five days after it disappeared from radar, authorities said Wednesday.
In an era of technological advancement, we're bloated with information yet starved for wisdom.
Anthropologist Elizabeth Lindsey collects the deep cultural knowledge passed down as stories and lore.
When you're heading to what's been called one of the happiest places in the world, it's a good idea to pack many pairs of long black socks.
Politics is serious business -- but not all the time. From the halls of Congress to the campaign trail to the international stage, there's always something that gets a laugh or a second glance.
The isolated kingdom of Bhutan has opened its doors to a team of art experts in order to preserve its Buddhist history.
Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa is slated to be sworn in Thursday for a second six-year term at a nationally televised ceremony outside Colombo's presidential secretariat overlooking the Indian Ocean.
Hotelier Chip Conley searched for a business model based on happiness and found that success comes from what you count.
MasterCard built a 15-year advertising campaign around the idea that the best things in life are "priceless." Much as I hate to give ad execs their due, these folks got it right. Today, we live in an era when what's truly valuable is the intangible.
India suspects one of its diplomats in Pakistan of spying for Pakistani intelligence. CNN's Sara Sidner reports.
India suspects one of its diplomats in Pakistan has been spying for Pakistani intelligence, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said Tuesday.
The prime ministers of bitter rivals India and Pakistan plan to meet this week during a summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation in Bhutan, the Pakistani premier's office said in a statement.
If you're in New York City with only $10 in your pocket, Julio Ortiz-Teissonniere has you covered.
Kneeling down, holding up a piece of paper just steps away from the Alamo, a man with a gun and badge drew the suspicion of three guards.
To step into Deki Dorji's dainty black slippers is to realize how unexpectedly peaceful life can be, even when you're pacing in circles.
On March 20, CNN invited people from around the globe to share a one-minute walk. Together, they make a journey around the world.
India has stepped up anti-hijacking measures and ordered the deployment of air marshals as part of a security alert, officials said Friday.
The death toll from Monday's 6.1-magnitude earthquake in Bhutan rose to 11, the country's home minister said Tuesday.
A strong earthquake rocked Bhutan on Monday, blocking access roads in the mountainous Asian kingdom and killing at least eight people, the country's home minister told CNN.
Scientists have discovered a new species of giant rat in a remote rainforest in Papua New Guinea.
Over 350 new species including the world's smallest deer, a "flying frog" and a 100 million-year old gecko have been discovered in the Eastern Himalayas, a biological treasure trove now threatened by climate change.
Are solar eclipses a scientific marvel or a superstitious sign? CNN's Mallika Kapur reports from Mumbai, India.
NASA has released new pictures of the Earth showing the vast extent of Wednesday's spectacular solar eclipse.
The longest solar eclipse of the century cast a wide shadow for several minutes over Asia and the Pacific Ocean Wednesday, luring throngs of people outside to watch the celestial spectacle.
Authorities are investigating reports that disabled children in India were buried up to their necks during this week's solar eclipse as a supposed remedy for their handicaps.
An effort to find a missing Indian Air Force plane that disappeared with at least 14 people onboard will resume Wednesday, said Air Force spokesman Wing Cmdr. P. Sahu.
Dance performances, archery and traditional sports -- such as snatching of the caps and pillow fights over a tub of cold water -- capped the three-day celebration in Thimphu of Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck's coronation as Bhutan's king.
Polyandry is a form of polygamy where a woman is married to two or more husbands at the same time.
At least 15 people were killed and 15 were hurt Tuesday when a bomb ripped through a village in India's northeastern state of Manipur, the authorities said.
It's 10:45 a.m. on a cloudy day, and the crew of Druk Air flight KB205 is preparing to land at their home airport of Paro, Bhutan. Suddenly, ominous warnings start blaring, alerting them that their flight angle is all wrong and their rate of descent is far too fast. They fly a series of unconventional right-and-left banks through a narrow channel of hillsides before centering the swaying jet and putting it on the tarmac.
At least 11 Sri Lankan soldiers and nine Tamil Tiger rebels died in fighting in Sri Lanka's northern region, a military spokesman said Saturday.
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels, who are fighting for an independent homeland, said Tuesday they will observe a 10-day unilateral cease-fire.
Jamie Metzl of the Asia Society evaluates the parliamentary elections in the Himalayan nation of Bhutan.
Bhutanese refugees began arriving in the United States on Tuesday, the first wave of what the United Nations describes as one of the world's largest resettlement efforts.
Voters in the secluded Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan became the world's newest democracy Monday when the nation held its first elections and ended more than 100 years of royal rule.
About 12,000 refugees were without homes Sunday after a fire blazed through a camp in southeastern Nepal destroying more than 1,200 huts, officials told CNN.
It may take a lot of frequent-flier miles, a penchant for cold places, a tolerance of taxes and regular doses of chocolate, but happiness could be within reach. However, it's not where most people might expect.
A series of four blasts ripped through the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan Sunday, injuring one person.
Bhutan will hold general elections on March 24 -- the first time voters in the tiny southeast Asian nation will head to the polls after 100 years of absolute monarchy.
Newey is the head of Thailand's Youth Venture program, located in Bangkok.
Millions of people around the world have taken part in ceremonies marking the 100th anniversary of the Scouting movement.
Scouts celebrate 100 years
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For a second day, refugees from the tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan clashed with Nepalese police on Monday near a refugee camp in eastern Nepal, according to the United Nations and local police.
Since cable television first arrived in her tiny village in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan two years ago, 55-year-old Kencho Om keeps getting in trouble with her husband for staying up late watching movies.
India, the world's second most populous nation and its 10th largest economy, is on the rise and bidding for superpower status.
We can't all be Margaret Meads -- but more travelers seem to want to channel her when they vacation.
Police in India are blaming separatist rebels for a series of bombings in the country's volatile northeast that killed more than 60 people.
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