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Artemis II astronauts make long-distance call to the space station as they head home from the moon

New Delhi, April 9 -- Still aglow from their triumphant lunar flyby, the Artemis II astronauts made more history Tuesday: calling their friends aboard the International Space Station hundreds of thous... Read More


Oscars set dates for 99th and 100th broadcast, before move to YouTube

New Delhi, April 9 -- The organization that puts on the Oscars has set dates for its final two shows on ABC, including the 100th Academy Awards. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and AB... Read More


Hulu's 'Handmaid's Tale' spinoff 'The Testaments' is about girlhood in Gilead

New Delhi, April 8 -- Throughout the six-season run of "The Handmaid's Tale," dread hung over the series like a perpetual rain cloud. It made sense because the U.S. had turned into a totalitarian soci... Read More


Taiwan opposition leader arrives in China on what she calls a 'journey to peace'

New Delhi, April 8 -- Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun arrived in China on Tuesday at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, in what she's calling a "journey for peace" as Beijing pushes for the... Read More


Man who co-founded Mexican drug cartel with 'El Mencho' pleads guilty in US to conspiracy charge

New Delhi, April 8 -- A California man who co-founded one of Mexico's most powerful and violent drug cartels pleaded guilty on Tuesday in the U.S. to a federal narcotics conspiracy charge. Erick Vale... Read More


Former Australian soldier charged with committing 5 war crime murders in Afghanistan

New Delhi, April 8 -- Australia's most decorated living veteran, Ben Roberts-Smith, faces war crime charges on allegations that he killed five unarmed Afghans while serving in Afghanistan from 2009 an... Read More


Volunteers turn a fan's recordings of 10,000 concerts into an online treasure trove

New Delhi, April 8 -- On July 8, 1989, a young music fan named Aadam Jacobs, with a compact Sony cassette recorder in his pocket, went to see an up-and-coming rock band from Washington for their debut... Read More


Thousands flood Lagos' vibrant Fanti Carnival to celebrate Afro-Brazilian heritage

New Delhi, April 8 -- Thousands of revelers flooded Nigeria's Lagos for the annual Lagos Fanti Carnival, celebrating the Afro-Brazilian heritage of the "Aguda" or the formerly enslaved people who retu... Read More


Afghanistan says peace talks held in China to end fighting with Pakistan have been constructive

New Delhi, April 8 -- Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday peace talks held in China between Afghanistan and Pakistan to halt cross-border fighting between the two neighbors have been construct... Read More


Ukrainian forces operating in Libya have attacked a Russian tanker, officials say

New Delhi, April 8 -- Ukrainian forces are operating in western Libya under a covert deal endorsed by the West, and they used the Northern African country's territory to strike a Russian tanker in the... Read More