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At least 8 dead after ferry with nearly 270 passengers and crew capsizes off Cyprus' northern coast

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- At least eight people have died after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of the breakaway north of ethnically divided Cyprus on Sunday, Turkis... Read More


Closing statements to begin in trial of man accused of orchestrating Tupac Shakur killing

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- Closing statements are scheduled Monday in one of hip-hop's most anticipated trials for the man accused of orchestrating the death of Tupac Shakur. Duane "Keffe D" Davis, 63, fa... Read More


Oyo Nyimba, Ugandan 'boy king' who mesmerized world leaders, dies at 34

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- Oyo Nyimba, a tribal monarch in Uganda who ascended his ancient throne as an infant and fascinated world leaders as a boy king, has died. He was 34. The death of the king of Too... Read More


Rescuers retrieve flood survivors caked in mud as death toll in Nepal-China border disaster climbs

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- Rescuers pulled out survivors caked in dark brown mud and helicopters lifted stranded people to safety, as Nepal and China raced to respond to catastrophic flash floods that kill... Read More


A Dutch court convicts a Rwandan man over his home country's 1994 genocide, sentences him to life

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- A Dutch court on Friday convicted a Rwandan man of participation in his home country's 1994 genocide and sentenced him to life imprisonment. The 66-year-old defendant, whose nam... Read More


Hike in CNG prices in Delhi by Rs.3.89 per kg

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- CNG prices in Delhi and adjoining cities have increased by Rs.3.89 per kg from 29 August, Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) announced The revised prices came into effect from 6 am ... Read More


India sends third relief flight to Nepal; 84 Indians rescued, 320 missing or uncontactable

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- A third flight carrying assistance from India has reached Kathmandu, with relief supplies and an 11-member medical and tunnel rescue team now on the ground following the floods i... Read More


Celine Dion is back in Paris, but her first song remains 'a big secret'

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- Celine Dion blew kisses and made a love-heart shape with her hands as she swept into Paris on Friday for her first series of concerts since revealing her diagnosis with stiff-per... Read More


Why a newly formed lake is sparking fears of more flooding along the Nepal-China border

New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- Even as rescuers worked through mud and debris Friday in areas devastated by a catastrophic flash flood along the Himalayan border between Nepal and China, authorities warned tha... Read More


Tanzania's resigning vice president expelled from the governing party, deepening test to democracy

New Delhi, Aug. 29 -- Tanzania's governing party expelled the vice president who resigned this week, in an act of retaliation that will further test the credentials of the East African nation as a pla... Read More