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US government proposes easing some restrictions on drones traveling long distances

New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- A new federal rule proposed Tuesday would make it easier for companies to use drones over longer distances out of the operator's sight without having to go through a cumbersome wa... Read More


Israel says Hamas is starving hostages; Security Council members say Israel is starving Palestinians

New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- Israel called an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to demand the release of its emaciated hostages, including one seen digging his own grave. Their plight ... Read More


Trump's politically motivated sanctions against Brazil strain relations among old allies

New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- U.S. President Donald Trump has made clear who his new Latin America priority is: former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a personal and political ally. In doing so, he has da... Read More


Ion Iliescu, Romania's first freely elected president after 1989 revolution, has died at 95

New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- Ion Iliescu, Romania's first freely elected president after the fall of communism in 1989, who later faced charges of crimes against humanity for his role in the bloody revolution... Read More


Rwanda agrees to take deportees from the US after a previous migrant deal with the UK collapsed

New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- Rwanda on Tuesday became the third African nation to agree to accept deportees from the United States under the Trump administration's plans to send migrants to countries they hav... Read More


A $2.5 billion pledge makes women's health a priority in Gates Foundation spend-down

New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- Innovations on the horizon in women's health show what's possible with more investment. With the help of ultrasound equipment powered by artificial intelligence, frontline health ... Read More


US won't seek death penalty for Mexican drug lords Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada and Rafael Caro Quintero

New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- U.S. prosecutors said Tuesday they won't seek the death penalty in their cases against Mexican cartel kingpin Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and Rafael Caro Quintero, the drug lord char... Read More


Trump's pursuit of meeting with Chinese leader reveals the complex web of US-China relations

New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- China, the adversary. China, the friend? These days, maybe a bit of both. From easing export controls to reportedly blocking the Taiwanese president's plans to travel through the... Read More


Russia says it no longer will abide by its self-imposed moratorium on intermediate-range missiles

New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- Russia has declared that it no longer considers itself bound by a self-imposed moratorium on the deployment of nuclear-capable intermediate range missiles, a warning that potentia... Read More


Crucial exemption allows majority of Canadian and Mexican goods to be shipped to US without tariffs

New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- U.S. President Donald Trump raised the tariffs on Canadian goods to 35% last week, but a key exemption for Canada and Mexico shields the vast majority of goods from the punishing ... Read More