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US prosecutors charge Smartmatic in alleged $1M Philippines bribery case

New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- Federal prosecutors have charged voting technology firm Smartmatic with money laundering and other crimes arising from more than $1 million in bribes that several executives alle... Read More


Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC sees nearly 40% jump in its net profit thanks to the AI boom

New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- Taiwan's leading computer chip maker, TSMC, said Thursday that its net profit surged nearly 40% in the last quarter, boosted by the surge in use of artificial intelligence. Taiw... Read More


Bangladesh prosecution seeks death penalty for ex-PM Sheikh Hasina over protest killings

New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- A prosecutor in a special domestic tribunal in Bangladesh sought the death penalty Thursday for ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a case involving charges of crimes against ... Read More


A US senator claims 'Christian mass murder' is occurring in Nigeria. The data disagrees

New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has been trying to rally fellow evangelical Christians and urge Congress to designate Nigeria as a violator of religious freedom with unfounded claims of "Chri... Read More


Afghanistan's Taliban government blames Pakistan for twin drone strikes on Kabul

New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- Afghanistan's Taliban government said Thursday that Pakistan had carried out two drone strikes on Kabul the previous day, just before the two neighbors announced a ceasefire foll... Read More


Ex-Marine appeals extradition from Australia to US over claims of training Chinese pilots

New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- Former U.S. Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan on Thursday appealed his extradition from Australia to the United States over allegations that he illegally trained Chinese military ... Read More


Kanchha Sherpa, last surviving member of pioneering Mount Everest expedition, dies at 92

New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- Kanchha Sherpa, the last surviving member of the mountaineering expedition team that first conquered Mount Everest, died early Thursday, according to the Nepal Mountaineering Ass... Read More


Former Japanese Prime Minister Murayama, known for apology over wartime aggression, dies at 101

New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- Japan's former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, who was known for his 1995 "Murayama statement" apologizing to Asian victims of his country's aggression, died Friday. He was 101... Read More


Russia is attacking Ukraine's vital rail network with more precise drones

New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- When Russian drones smashed into the Shostka train station in northeastern Ukraine earlier this month, they killed a 71-year-old man, injured at least eight people and left train... Read More


USDA rejects Texas ag department's fly trap to prevent screwworm larvae from infecting cattle

New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is trading barbs with the Trump Administration over its response to a parasitic pest that continues to make its way north in Mexico, and... Read More