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Off-trail avalanche kills 2 skiers and injures 1 in northern Italy

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- An off-trail avalanche killed two skiers and injured another on Sunday on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif, near the border between France and Switzerland, officials sai... Read More


A writer is cleared by Thai court after Malaysian agency withdraws defamation case

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- A defamation case by Malaysia's telecoms regulator against an Australian resident in Thailand was formally withdrawn from a Thai court on Monday after mediation, the sued man and... Read More


Guatemala ends emergency powers after a monthlong crackdown sparked by 10 police killings

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- Guatemala lifted its state of emergency Monday, one month after President Bernardo Arevalo sought special powers following the killing of 10 police officers by suspected gang mem... Read More


The Damascus book fair draws crowds, with censorship eased in post-Assad Syria

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- Abdul-Razzaq Ahmad Saryoul began publishing books in Syria in 2003 but he used to abstain from participating in the annual International Damascus Book Fair because of tight measu... Read More


Australia won't repatriate 34 women and children from Syria

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- The Australian government will not repatriate from Syria a group of 34 women and children with alleged ties to the Islamic State group, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tuesd... Read More


Japan's economy barely grows in the last quarter as exports slow, with 2025 expansion just 1.1%.

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- Japan's economy expanded at an anemic 0.2% annual pace in the last quarter, the government reported Monday, with growth for all of 2025 at just 1.1%. Private consumption rose at... Read More


California walloped by winter storm with high winds and heavy rain and snow

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- California was walloped Monday by a powerful winter storm carrying treacherous thunderstorms, high winds and heavy snow in mountain areas. Millions of Los Angeles County residen... Read More


Grok faces more scrutiny over deepfakes as Irish regulator opens EU privacy investigation

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- Elon Musk's social media platform X faces a European Union privacy investigation after its Grok AI chatbot started spitting out nonconsensual deepfake images, Ireland's data priv... Read More


China grants UK and Canada visa-free entry, raising total to 79 countries

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- British and Canadian citizens can enter China without a visa starting Tuesday, bringing to 79 the number of countries granted visa-free access in a bid to boost tourism and busin... Read More


Brazil's first Winter Games gold is about much more than the medal

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- With Brazil entering the joyous throes of Carnival, Alpine ski racer Lucas Pinheiro Braathen on Saturday gave it another reason to celebrate - an Olympic medal. It was the first... Read More