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Burgers, cocktails, sparkly new duds: Oscar winners, losers and guests hit the after-parties

New Delhi, March 17 -- For most people across the globe, Oscar night ends with the bestowing of that final golden statuette. Not for Oscar winners and guests, of course. Their night is just beginning... Read More


2 dead after 2 boats carrying students capsize off US base construction site in southern Japan

New Delhi, March 17 -- Two boats carrying 21 people capsized Monday off Henoko, a controversial relocation site for a U.S. military base off Japan's southern island of Okinawa, throwing all into the w... Read More


Europeans seek clarity about Trump's Iran war aims before agreeing to his warship demands

New Delhi, March 17 -- European countries on Monday sought more details about U.S. President Donald Trump's plans for the war on Iran and warned that NATO must not become involved in it, as they weigh... Read More


Pope Leo will accept the Liberty Medal in a remote broadcast from Rome

New Delhi, March 17 -- Pope Leo XIV will accept the Liberty Medal in Philadelphia on the eve of July 4 in a remote broadcast from Rome but won't travel to the U.S. during its 250th birthday celebratio... Read More


Mezcal's popularity is booming in the US. That comes with a growing environmental cost in Mexico

New Delhi, March 17 -- Thirty years ago, a single light bulb would illuminate the mezcal distillery owned by Gladys Sanchez Garnica's family in rural Oaxaca, where the agave-based spirit was made thro... Read More


A look at South Africa's extreme move to deploy the army to fight crime, by the numbers

New Delhi, March 17 -- South Africa's president has authorized a yearlong deployment by the army to fight crime in some of the country's violence-stricken areas. The move has underlined how Africa's ... Read More


Behind the scenes at the Oscars: What you didn't see on camera

New Delhi, March 17 -- There's the Oscars you see on television and the one that takes place off camera. During commercial breaks, it can be a race to catch up with, congratulate and possibly console ... Read More


Police in Haiti arrest lawmaker Arnel Belizaire, who faces charges including terror financing

New Delhi, March 17 -- Authorities say they have arrested Haitian legislator Arnel Belizaire on charges including financing terrorism and conspiracy against state security. It's the latest arrest of ... Read More


Myanmar's parliament meets for the first time in 5 years with the military controlling most seats

New Delhi, March 17 -- Myanmar opened its first parliamentary session in more than five years on Monday following an election that did not include major opposition parties, ensuring that the ruling mi... Read More


Afghanistan says 400 people killed in Pakistan strike on Kabul hospital

New Delhi, March 17 -- Afghanistan accused Pakistan of killing at least 400 people in an airstrike on a drug rehabilitation hospital in the Afghan capital late Monday. It marked a dramatic escalation ... Read More