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A Galapagos albatross' 3,000-mile detour to California puzzles scientists

New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- Scientists on a research vessel off the central California coast spotted a waved albatross, marking just the second recorded sighting of the bird north of Central America. The y... Read More


Senior state official among 5 dead after private plane crash in western India

New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- A private plane carrying a senior state official crashed in western India on Wednesday, killing all five people on board, aviation authorities said. The Learjet 45 was en route ... Read More


11 dead in South Africa minibus and truck collision days after similar crash killed 14 children

New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- A collision involving a minibus taxi and a truck killed at least 11 people in South Africa on Thursday, a local government official and emergency services said, just over a week ... Read More


UN criticizes Haiti for lack of progress on a political transition

New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- The U.N. Security Council criticized Haitian authorities Thursday for the lack of progress in achieving a political transition and called for urgent security sector reforms to ta... Read More


Thai Air Force says 2 pilots killed in plane crash during training mission

New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- Two Thai Air Force pilots were killed on Thursday when their aircraft crashed outside the northern city of Chiang Mai during a training mission, the military said. The AT-6TH Wo... Read More


Hong Kong company's concession to operate Panama Canal ports is ruled unconstitutional

New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- Panama's Supreme Court ruled late Thursday that the concession held by a subsidiary of Hong Kong's CK Hutchison Holdings to operate ports at either end of the Panama Canal was un... Read More


Climate change worsened rains and floods which killed dozens in southern Africa, study shows

New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- Human-caused climate change worsened recent torrential rains and floods that devastated parts of southern Africa, killing more than 100 people and displacing hundreds of thousand... Read More


German investigators search Deutsche Bank offices in money laundering probe

New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- German investigators searched the offices of Deutsche Bank, Germany's largest, on Wednesday in connection with an investigation into possible money laundering, officials said. P... Read More


Indigenous protesters block Cargill facility in Brazil over President Lula's decree

New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- Hundreds of Indigenous people have been protesting for almost a week at a Cargill facility in Santarem in northern Brazil against a decree signed in August by President Luiz Inac... Read More


Valentino opens post-Garavani couture with somber note, then high drama

New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- Valentino's first couture show since house founder Valentino Garavani's funeral in Rome opened under a somber shadow, with many guests fresh from the ceremony - then snapped it o... Read More