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Brazil's Lula hopes EU-Mercosur trade deal will be signed in January

New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Saturday he hopes the massive free-trade deal between South American bloc Mercosur and the European Union will be signed in J... Read More


Malaysian court rejects ex-prime minister's bid to serve remainder of sentence under house arrest

New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- A Malaysian court Monday rejected former Prime Minister Najib Razak's bid to serve the remainder of his graft sentence under house arrest. The High Court ruled that a rare royal... Read More


Federal judge to decide whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia should return to immigration custody

New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- A federal judge on Monday will hear arguments about whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia should be returned to immigration custody after being free for just over a week. Abrego Garcia, ... Read More


Bulgarians protest widespread graft and call for a fair election

New Delhi, Dec. 21 -- Tens of thousands of people on Thursday filled the streets of Bulgaria's capital and other major cities in the country, calling for a fair election and an independent judiciary a... Read More


Israeli fire kills at least 5 Palestinians in Gaza, a hospital in the enclave says

New Delhi, Dec. 21 -- Israeli troops fired over the ceasefire line in the northern Gaza Strip on Friday, killing at least five Palestinians, including a baby, according to a local hospital that receiv... Read More


Pope names new archbishop of Westminster as part of generational shift in English-speaking hierarchy

New Delhi, Dec. 21 -- Pope Leo XIV named a new archbishop of Westminster on Friday in another high-profile appointment that signals a generational shift in the English-speaking Catholic hierarchy. Le... Read More


US military launches strikes in Syria targeting Islamic State fighters after American deaths

New Delhi, Dec. 21 -- The Trump administration launched military strikes Friday in Syria to "eliminate" Islamic State group fighters and weapons sites in retaliation for an ambush attack that killed t... Read More


At Putin's annual news conference, a Russian journalist pops the question - to his girlfriend

New Delhi, Dec. 21 -- The young journalist in a red bow tie stood during President Vladimir Putin's annual news conference Friday and displayed a sign saying he wanted to get married. But his main que... Read More


Christmas spirit returns to Bethlehem after ceasefire in Gaza

New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- At midnight on Christmas Eve, the words of the traditional hymn "The Night of Christmas" will ring out in the tiny grotto in Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity, built on the site... Read More


A sunrise crowd gathers at Bondi Beach in solace and defiance after a massacre

New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- In the first full day of opening since a mass shooting driven by antisemitism killed 15 people at Australia's famed Bondi Beach on Sunday, thousands of people returned to the wat... Read More