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Collapse of Tokyo's aging cherry blossom trees during viewing season raises safety concerns

New Delhi, April 4 -- Many of Tokyo's popular and iconic Somei Yoshino cherry blossom trees were planted during Japan's postwar advancement in the 1960s, and are now getting old and frail. Some have ... Read More


Women take pride in Holy Week roles after a Spanish Catholic brotherhood's procession excluded them

New Delhi, April 4 -- One religious brotherhood's refusal to include women in its Holy Week procession has made front-page news in Spain, whose Easter-time festivities dating back centuries are among ... Read More


Hollywood's narrative on UFOs and ETs reaches back many decades

New Delhi, April 4 -- Before zombies shambled about, ghoulishly feasting on the flesh of those too slow to flee, aliens from outer space ruled movie theaters, drive-ins and late Saturday night creatur... Read More


Gulf kingdom of Bahrain cracks down on dissent as Iran war reignites internal unrest

New Delhi, April 4 -- A man detained in Bahrain last month as the island kingdom came under missile attack from Iran vanished for days, until his family was called to retrieve his body from a military... Read More


Paramilitary forces in Sudan kill at least 10 people in hospital drone attack, medical group says

New Delhi, April 4 -- Sudan 's paramilitary forces killed at least 10 people on Thursday in a drone attack that hit a hospital in the south-central part of the country, said a medical group. Doctors ... Read More


Exclusive: Orban challenger Magyar says election is a 'referendum' on Hungary's place in the world

New Delhi, April 4 -- Hungarian opposition leader Peter Magyar says a crucial election next week where he's facing pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will be a "referendum" on whether Hungary con... Read More


China says peace talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan are advancing

New Delhi, April 4 -- Peace talks between Afghanistan's Taliban government and Pakistan are advancing, China's government said Friday, two days after those countries resumed conversations following we... Read More


Romania great Mircea Lucescu, 80, stable after reported heart attack

New Delhi, April 4 -- Former Romania coach Mircea Lucescu reportedly suffered a heart attack on Friday morning at the hospital where he is being treated. The 80-year-old Lucescu, who left the nationa... Read More


'Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' cast aren't the only influencers sowing curiosity about the church

New Delhi, April 4 -- Until quite recently, the prevailing image to outsiders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been male missionaries wearing white shirts and name tags, evoked b... Read More


2 US aircraft shot down as war in Iran escalates. At least 1 crew member is missing

New Delhi, April 4 -- Iran shot down two U.S. military planes in separate attacks Friday, with one service member rescued and at least one missing, in a dramatic escalation since the war began nearly ... Read More