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Haiti's new UN-backed gang-fighting force exceeds funding expectations

New Delhi, April 24 -- The new U.N.-backed international force charged with combating Haiti's violent gangs has received more pledges than the 5,500 military and police it is seeking, with Chadian tro... Read More


Why a bitter political feud has left a former Zambian president unburied 10 months after his death

New Delhi, April 24 -- A feud over his funeral has meant the body of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu still hasn't been buried nearly a year after he died in a South African hospital. Lungu's fam... Read More


Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil killed in Israeli strike on a house where she took cover, paper says

New Delhi, April 24 -- A Lebanese journalist was killed Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike on a house in southern Lebanon where she had taken cover while reporting on the Israel-Hezbollah war. Her body... Read More


A massive kraken-like octopus may have prowled the seas during the age of dinosaurs

New Delhi, April 24 -- The top predator prowling the seas during the age of the dinosaurs 100 million years ago may have been the octopus. New analyses of fossilized jaws reveal that massive, kraken-... Read More


A look at China's behind-the-scenes role in Iran war diplomacy

New Delhi, April 24 -- China's role as an unofficial mediator in the latest war in the Middle East is drawing attention across the world as it seeks to project the image of being a responsible global ... Read More


Why the European Union's wartime loan is a vital lifeline for cash-strapped Ukraine

New Delhi, April 24 -- Cash-strapped Ukraine has secured a crucial European Union loan that will provide a vital lifeline to sustain its wartime efforts this year. The 90 billion-euro ($106 billion) ... Read More


'Sovereignty' bill seeking to deter foreign influence has drawn widespread concern in Uganda

New Delhi, April 24 -- A bill by Ugandan authorities whose stated purpose is to deter foreign interference has drawn widespread criticism as concern grows over its all-encompassing definition of a for... Read More


'The Devil Wears Prada 2' puts a spotlight on Italy's fashion capital

New Delhi, April 24 -- Prada may have a title role in "The Devil Wears Prada 2," which premieres in Italy's fashion capital on Thursday, but fashion at large gets a spotlight and Milan a supporting ro... Read More


Ex-Philippine President Duterte to face trial on crimes against humanity charges

New Delhi, April 24 -- Judges at the International Criminal Court on Thursday confirmed charges of crimes against humanity against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for deadly anti-drug crac... Read More


EU approves a $106 billion loan package to help Ukraine after Hungary lifts its veto

New Delhi, April 24 -- The European Union on Thursday approved a 90-billion-euro ($106-billion) loan package to help Ukraine meet its economic and military needs for two years after oil began flowing ... Read More