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Bulgaria's government resigns after mass protests and just weeks before nation due to join eurozone

New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- Bulgaria's government resigned on Thursday after mass protests gripped the country and just weeks before the European Union nation is due to join the eurozone. The resignation o... Read More


Library under construction in South Korea collapses, killing 1 and trapping 3 under rubble

New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- A library under construction in South Korea collapsed on Thursday, leaving one worker dead and three others trapped under the rubble, officials said. Four workers were initially... Read More


China's new 'condom tax' draws skepticism and worries over health risks

New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- China will soon start collecting a value-added tax on contraceptive drugs and products for the first time in over three decades, a move aligned with Beijing's effort to get famil... Read More


Border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia intensify with airstrikes and artillery attacks

New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- Cambodia said Thailand launched more airstrikes Thursday, as heavy fighting flared along the two countries' border and both sides accused the other of violating their sovereignty... Read More


Zelenskyy says US-led peace talks wrestling with Russian demands for Ukrainian territory

New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that negotiators are wrestling with the question of territorial possession in U.S.-led peace talks on ending the war with Ru... Read More


A Chinese whistleblower now living in the US is being hunted by Beijing with help from US tech

New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- Retired Chinese official Li Chuanliang was recuperating from cancer on a Korean resort island when he got an urgent call: Don't return to China, a friend warned. You're now a fug... Read More


US and Japan hold joint flight drills as China ups military activity near Japan

New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- U.S. strategic bombers joined a fleet of Japanese fighter jets in a joint military exercise meant to demonstrate their military cooperation around Japan's airspace, defense offic... Read More


'They said they'd shoot us': Nigerian child recalls how he was taken in mass school abduction

New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- The children at St. Mary Catholic School in Nigeria's Papiri community were jolted from their sleep with a loud crash at the school gate. Half asleep and confused, they dashed ou... Read More


The Philippines tests 'transition credits' to cut coal use in novel experiment

New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- The Philippines is testing a new type of carbon credit aimed at encouraging companies to cut their climate warming emissions by creating funds that can be used to turn coal-fired... Read More


South Africa's batters restore some pride in 51-run win against India in 2nd T20

New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- Opener Quinton de Kock was run out for 90 and South Africa's batters restored some pride in a 51-run win against India in the second T20 on Thursday. South Africa scored 213-4 a... Read More