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100 schoolchildren abducted in Nigeria are released but more are still held

New Delhi, Dec. 9 -- A total of 100 of the schoolchildren abducted from a Nigerian Catholic school last month and released over the weekend were hosted at a government-organized ceremony on Monday, ma... Read More


16,000 fossil footprints in central Bolivia reveal dinosaur behavior

New Delhi, Dec. 9 -- Legend once had it that the huge, three-toed footprints scattered across the central highlands of Bolivia came from supernaturally strong monsters - capable of sinking their claws... Read More


Water: The New Currency of Power in a Fragmented World

New Delhi, Dec. 9 -- By Ankit Srivastava, Chief Editor If the last century taught us anything, it's that oil can shape nations. But look around today, and you'll notice something shifting quietly ben... Read More


Ivory Coast's incumbent leader Ouattara is sworn in for a fourth term

New Delhi, Dec. 9 -- Ivory Coast's incumbent President Alassane Ouattara was sworn in on Monday for a fourth term after taking over 89% of the vote in an October election marked by low turnout and unr... Read More


Judge wants whistleblower to testify in contempt probe of Trump official over planes to El Salvador

New Delhi, Dec. 9 -- A federal judge investigating whether Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should face a contempt charge over flights carrying migrants to El Salvador said Monday he wants to h... Read More


Pakistan's top general calls on Afghanistan to pick between ties with Islamabad or Pakistani Taliban

New Delhi, Dec. 9 -- Pakistan's newly appointed armed forces chief called on Afghanistan's Taliban government on Monday to choose between maintaining ties with Islamabad or supporting the Pakistani Ta... Read More


Trump approves sale of more advanced Nvidia computer chips used in AI to China

New Delhi, Dec. 9 -- President Donald Trump said Monday that he would allow Nvidia to sell an advanced type of computer chip used in the development of artificial intelligence to "approved customers" ... Read More


Mexican ex-governor expected to face charges for money laundering

New Delhi, Dec. 9 -- Mexican federal authorities took a former governor of the northern border state of Chihuahua into custody in preparation for charging him with laundering money diverted from state... Read More


Climate change threatens Asia's water and power systems, reports warn

New Delhi, Dec. 9 -- Climate change is battering Asia's water and power systems and putting millions in harm's way, forcing countries to pour billions into shoring up basic services, according to two ... Read More


WHO says 114 people were killed, including 63 children, in last week's drone strikes in Sudan

New Delhi, Dec. 9 -- The head of the World Health Organization said Monday that the death toll from drone strikes on a kindergarten and other sites in Sudan's Kordofan state last week is now at 114 pe... Read More