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Boat capsizes in northwestern Nigeria, leaving dozens of people dead

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- A boat capsized Thursday in a river in Nigeria 's northwestern Sokoto state, leaving at least 47 people dead, officials and residents said. The boat was carrying more than 80 pe... Read More


China moves to wrap up saga of troubled property giant Evergrande after founder gets life sentence

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- Chinese authorities are moving to finish cleaning up the mess left by the collapse of the Evergrande real estate empire, years after its default with some $300 billion in liabili... Read More


Here's data showing Congo's Ebola outbreak is on track to surpass history's largest

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- The Ebola outbreak that is spreading at unprecedented speed in Congo has not peaked yet and could be three times the current known size, according to data from authorities and Af... Read More


Tesla recalls nearly 3M vehicles in China over door handle safety risks

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- Tesla and other Chinese carmakers are making a major recall of more than 4 million vehicles over safety concerns mostly related to their door handles, according to Chinese author... Read More


In Benin, malnutrition and misinformed views contribute to widespread stunting in children

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- Sabi Bera Zakari didn't appear to care much how tall his children would grow. The farmer said he only sometimes wished they could gain more weight. "For me, height is not a prob... Read More


Express train hits and kills 4 workers at a railway station in Japan

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- An express train entering a station in Japan hit and killed four people who were doing weed control work on a railway track Thursday, officials said. The accident occurred at Sh... Read More


A Miami restaurateur was among the 7 people killed in a Kenya helicopter crash

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- The family of a Miami restaurateur say they are "devastated and heartbroken" after he and six others were killed by a safari helicopter crash in a remote part of northern Kenya. ... Read More


What to know about the Tiananmen vigil organizers convicted of inciting subversion in Hong Kong

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung are two prominent Hong Kong activists who helped lead the group behind the city's massive annual vigils commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square c... Read More


Thousands of migrants in Ceuta wait in limbo while Spain figures out what to do with them

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- For weeks, migrants in the Spanish territory of Ceuta had gathered on a beach away from the city center, sleeping on cardboard sheets, under reed huts and guarding their few poss... Read More


Japan executes a man convicted of setting fire that killed 5 at a pachinko parlor in Osaka

New Delhi, Aug. 21 -- A man who killed five people by setting fire to a pachinko parlor in 2009 was hanged Friday in Japan's first execution by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi 's government as the count... Read More