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France's former culture minister resigns over Epstein-linked tax fraud investigation

New Delhi, Feb. 10 -- France's former Culture Minister Jack Lang has resigned as head of a Paris cultural center over alleged past financial links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that prompt... Read More


Pakistan ends boycott and will face India at T20 World Cup

New Delhi, Feb. 10 -- Pakistan reversed its decision to boycott the T20 World Cup game against India and was directed to "take the field" in Colombo next Sunday. A weeklong impasse ended on Monday, a... Read More


Gaza's Rafah border crossing has reopened but few people get through

New Delhi, Feb. 10 -- When the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt finally reopened this week, Palestinian officials heralded it as a "window of hope" after two years of war as a fragile ceas... Read More


Air Canada suspends flights to Cuba because of aviation fuel shortage

New Delhi, Feb. 10 -- Air Canada said Monday it is suspending service to Cuba because of a shortage of aviation fuel on the island. Canada's largest airline said it took the decision after the Cuban ... Read More


UK leader's chief of staff quits over appointment of Mandelson as ambassador despite Epstein ties

New Delhi, Feb. 10 -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer 's chief of staff resigned Sunday over the furor surrounding the appointment of Peter Mandelson as the U.K. ambassador to the U.S. despite his... Read More


India's migratory beekeepers and their hives follow the flowers to make the honey flow

New Delhi, Feb. 10 -- The beekeepers rise early. They've come a long way to spend the winter months in the electric yellow mustard fields of Assam, and they have to make the trip worth it. At dawn, t... Read More


Mexico state steps up health screening in schools as measles cases grow nationwide

New Delhi, Feb. 10 -- Mexico's most populous state said Monday it was stepping up health screening at schools and recommended the use of face masks for students and staff as the country confronts a gr... Read More


Rescue teams search for survivors in building collapse that killed at least 9 in northern Lebanon

New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- At least nine people were killed and six rescued from the rubble of a multistory apartment building that collapsed Sunday in the city of Tripoli in northern Lebanon, state media r... Read More


Somalia welcomes its first bowling alley as the middle class and diaspora returnees grow

New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- In a city long defined by conflict, Somalia 's capital of Mogadishu now echoes with the crash of pins at the country's first modern bowling alley. It's the latest sign of revival... Read More


EU accuses TikTok of 'addictive design' that harms children, seeks changes to protect users

New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- The European Union on Friday accused TikTok of breaching the bloc's digital rules with "addictive design" features that lead to compulsive use by children, in preliminary charges ... Read More