Six people were killed, including five children, when an apartment caught fire in Sweden on Saturday night, local authorities said. "Today, we join a select group of five nations who possess the capability to build a nuclear-powered submarine," Singh declared in his speech at the eastern naval base of Visakhapatnam. Although he billed the submarine as an outcome of a public-private partnership, the Indian leader did mention Russia in his address. "I would also like to express our ...

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh launched the country's first locally built nuclear-powered submarine on Sunday. "Today, we join a select group of five nations who possess the capability to build a nuclear-powered submarine," Singh declared in his speech at the eastern naval base of Visakhapatnam. Although he billed the submarine as an outcome of a public-private partnership, the Indian leader did mention Russia in his address. "I would also like to express our appreciation to our Russian friends ...

A landmark ruling that legalized gay sex between consenting partners in India was challenged Thursday in the country's high court, lawyers said. The supreme court issued a notice to the nonprofit Naz Foundation that had won a lower-court verdict after a seven-year legal fight to decriminalize gay sex. Notices also were issued to the federal government and the New Delhi high court, which ruled last week that consensual sex between partners of the same gender was legal. An astrologer filed ...