By SAEED AL-BATATI

The Saudi-led military coalition killed workers at a water plant on Sunday, the plant’s owner said, while a coalition spokesman said Houthi rebels had made explosive devices at the site.

Published: August 31, 2015 at 12:00AM

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By DAVID BARSTOW and SUHASINI RAJ

Resentment has gelled into opposition to India’s version of affirmative action, a system of strict quotas that reserves nearly half of jobs for those from disadvantaged castes or tribes.

Published: August 31, 2015 at 12:00AM

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By STEVEN ERLANGER

Germany, France and Britain appealed for the nations to establish specific measures for helping people who flee to the continent, and the European Union’s leadership set a meeting for Sept. 14.

Published: August 31, 2015 at 12:00AM

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By KENNETH ROSEN

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an activist and monitoring group based in Britain, said Sunday that Islamic State fighters had destroyed part of the nearly 2,000-year-old Temple of Baal.

Published: August 31, 2015 at 12:00AM

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By SWATI GUPTA

The killing of the scholar, Malleshappa Madivalappa Kalburgi, drew immediate comparisons to the 2013 murder of Dr. Narendra Dabholkar, who spent decades debunking gurus, sorcerers, healers and godmen.

Published: August 31, 2015 at 12:00AM

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By NEIL MacFARQUHAR

Priests and historians are battling over how best to memorialize the site of a historic Orthodox monastery used as a Soviet prison camp.

Published: August 31, 2015 at 12:00AM

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