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Women amputees in South America train to be World Cup soccer contenders

New Delhi, July 18 -- From a distance, the women running sprints, taking corner kicks and dribbling past defenders on a soccer field in eastern Bolivia on Friday could easily be mistaken for players p... Read More


Landslide in China's Chongqing kills at least 8 and leaves 34 missing

New Delhi, July 18 -- A landslide Friday on the outskirts of the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing killed at least eight people and left 34 missing, burying residential buildings and forcing more... Read More


Puerto Rico announces emergency water rationing as drought worsens

New Delhi, July 17 -- Puerto Rico announced water rationing measures on Thursday as a drought grips the U.S. territory, worsening chronic water shortages that have forced the governor to declare a sta... Read More


Japan's parliament enshrines male-only succession for the shrinking imperial family

New Delhi, July 17 -- Japan's parliament enacted Friday a historic revision to the 19th-century Imperial House Law by insisting only paternal-lineage men can become emperor, sparking fear that it coul... Read More


A boat carrying migrants capsizes off Libya's coast, with at least 50 dead or missing

New Delhi, July 16 -- A boat carrying about 60 migrants, including women and children, bound for European shores capsized off the coast of eastern Libya in the latest maritime tragedy off the North Af... Read More


The new malaria vaccine helps in Africa but faces a test: Completing all 4 doses

New Delhi, July 16 -- Rain had turned the dirt road into thick mud, but Mabel Djoumessi kept walking with her 9-month-old son, Kenfack, strapped to her back. His malaria vaccination appointment at a c... Read More


Hong Kong booksellers are reportedly arrested over alleged sales of seditious publications

New Delhi, July 16 -- Hong Kong authorities have raided two bookstores and arrested five people on suspicion of selling allegedly seditious publications, local media reported Wednesday, in the latest ... Read More


Vietnam police detain captain after speedboat capsizing kills 15 Indian tourists

New Delhi, July 13 -- Vietnamese police detained Sunday the captain of a speedboat that capsized off southern Vietnam, killing 15 Indian tourists. The speedboat was carrying 32 Indian tourists and fo... Read More


One runner gored in the face at Spain's San Fermin bull run festival

New Delhi, July 13 -- A runner was gored in the face and many more were fortunate to not be seriously injured during a chaotic bull run at Spain's San Fermin festival on Saturday. The six bulls and a... Read More


Typhoon Bavi weakens but still brings strong winds and rain to China

New Delhi, July 13 -- Typhoon Bavi weakened to a tropical storm on Sunday, hours after making landfall in eastern China 's Zhejiang province, but was still bringing days of strong winds and heavy rain... Read More