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Cuba to introduce two new banknotes honoring women to ease inflation as crises persist

New Delhi, April 1 -- Cubans accustomed to shopping with wads of bills stuffed into bags because of skyrocketing inflation will get some relief Wednesday when two new high-denomination banknotes go in... Read More


Israel's parliament approves the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis

New Delhi, March 31 -- Israel's parliament on Monday passed a law approving the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis, a measure that has been harshly condemned by the interna... Read More


Spanish bishops and government sign deal for compensation of church sexual abuse victims

New Delhi, March 31 -- Spain's Catholic bishops and the Spanish government took another step Monday toward compensating victims of sexual abuse by clergy members who have died or whose possible crimes... Read More


What to know as military-led Myanmar transitions back to an elected government

New Delhi, March 31 -- Myanmar 's Parliament on Monday began the process of electing the country's next president, which will mark a nominal return to an elected government after five years of militar... Read More


France suspects an Iran link after foiling bomb attack outside Bank of America

New Delhi, March 31 -- French authorities are investigating a suspected link to Iran after thwarting a bomb attack outside a Bank of America building in Paris, the interior minister said Monday. Five ... Read More


French court dismisses Cardiff's $138M claim against Nantes over Emiliano Sala's death

New Delhi, March 31 -- A commercial court in France dismissed Welsh club Cardiff's claims for compensation in the death of soccer player Emiliano Sala in a ruling issued Monday, more than seven years ... Read More


Iran's Kharg Island is key to its oil exports. Targeting it carries major risks

New Delhi, March 31 -- Iran's Kharg Island, home to a terminal through which the country exports most of its oil, has emerged as a focus of the month-old war launched by the United States and Israel. ... Read More


China resumes direct flights to North Korea after 6 years

New Delhi, March 31 -- China's flag carrier resumed direct flights between Beijing and North Korea's capital of Pyongyang on Monday not long after the restoration of passenger train services between t... Read More


Spain closes off its airspace to US planes involved in the Iran war

New Delhi, March 31 -- Spain closed its airspace to U.S. planes involved in the Iran war, officials said Monday, in another step by Europe's loudest critic of U.S. and Israeli military actions in the ... Read More


EPA watchdog finds nation's most contaminated sites are vulnerable to flooding, wildfires

New Delhi, March 31 -- About 100 of the nation's most contaminated toxic waste sites are in areas prone to flooding and wildfires, a potential public health threat to millions of Americans in surround... Read More