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ASEAN diplomats face pressure to resolve Myanmar war, South China Sea disputes

India, Jan. 29 -- Southeast Asia's top diplomats met on Wednesday under growing pressure to push a peace plan that has so far failed to end Myanmar's civil war, to beat a deadline to conclude talks on... Read More


South Korea's former first lady jailed for corruption

India, Jan. 29 -- The wife of South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to 20 months in prison for corruption on Wednesday, as her husband awaits a verdict on a high-stakes rebellion ... Read More


SC concern over conversion fraud in Haryana

India, Jan. 29 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday voiced concern over a "new type of fraud" involving individuals from dominant upper-caste backgrounds in Haryana converting to Buddhism solely to claim... Read More


Ex-judge SK Kaul named mediator in TN temple ritual dispute

India, Jan. 29 -- In a significant move to resolve one of the longest-running religious disputes, the Supreme Court on Wednesday appointed former judge Sanjay Kishan Kaul as principal mediator to sett... Read More


US threatens fresh military strikes on Venezuela

India, Jan. 29 -- Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans on Wednesday to warn that the Trump administration is ready to take new military action against Venezuela if the country's interim leadership str... Read More


Nouri Al-Maliki is defiant after Trump threatens

India, Jan. 29 -- Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki expressed defiance on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump threatened to withdraw Washington's support for Iraq if he returns to powe... Read More


Putin is hosting Syria's leader for talks, with Russian military bases on agenda

India, Jan. 29 -- Syria's interim leader arrived in Moscow on Wednesday for his second visit in less than four months for talks expected to focus on the future of Russian military bases in the country... Read More


ICE agent rebuffed after attempting to enter Ecuadorian consulate

India, Jan. 29 -- Ecuador's minister of foreign affairs has filed a protest with the US Embassy after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents tried to enter the Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis ... Read More


Man wounded in exchanging gunfire with US agents near Mexico border

India, Jan. 29 -- A man who authorities say was involved in a human smuggling operation was shot on Tuesday in an exchange of gunfire with the US Border Patrol, and after firing at a federal helicopte... Read More


Ethiopian Speed Launches Own Africa Tour After IShowSpeed

Kenya, Jan. 29 -- Just when everyone thought the buzz from IShowSpeed's massive Africa trip was dying down, Ethiopian Speed jumped in with his own version. Yonas Tesfaye, the young guy from Addis who ... Read More