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Uganda's military deployed in national capital before presidential election

New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- President Yoweri Museveni and his political opponents in Uganda held their final rallies on Tuesday before an election that authorities will oversee with soldiers in the streets ... Read More


Rio de Janeiro zoo animals are treated to popsicles as the city faces scorching summer weather

New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- Animals at Rio de Janeiro's BioParque zoo received popsicles and frozen treats Tuesday as the city faced another day of extreme heat during Brazil's summer. Jaguars, monkeys and... Read More


Japanese and South Korean leaders jam to K-pop hits at a summit

New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- The Japanese and South Korean leaders agreed to deepen cooperation between their countries before they let loose with their own surprise cultural exchange in a surprise jam sessi... Read More


Czech Prime Minister Babis faces confidence vote as government shifts Ukraine policy

New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- The Czech Republic's new government led by populist Prime Minister Andrej Babis was set to face a mandatory confidence vote in Parliament over its agenda aimed at steering the co... Read More


Hundreds more in Venezuela say their loved ones are political prisoners

New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- Freedom came too late for Edilson Torres. The police officer was buried Tuesday in his humble, rural hometown following his death in a Venezuelan prison, where he was held incom... Read More


A construction crane falls on a passenger train in northeastern Thailand, killing at least 22 people

New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- A construction crane fell on a passenger train in northeastern Thailand on Wednesday, killing at least 22 people and injuring 64 others, officials said. The crane, which was bei... Read More


Russia attacks Ukraine's power grid again in freezing temperatures

New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- Russia launched a second major drone and missile bombardment of Ukraine in four days, officials said Tuesday, aiming again at the power grid amid freezing temperatures in an appa... Read More


NYC Council employee's arrest sparks protests and a dispute over his immigration status

New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- A New York City Council employee detained in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown is an asylum-seeker from Venezuela, according to a court petition seeking his releas... Read More


'Sinners' leads movie nominations for NAACP Image Awards

New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- Ryan Coogler's pulsating supernatural thriller "Sinners" leads the movie categories in nominations for the NAACP Image Awards, announced Monday. "Sinners," in which Michael B. J... Read More


Adelaide Writers Week canceled as 180 speakers withdraw after the exclusion of a Palestinian writer

New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- Organizers of Australia's largest free literary festival canceled the event Tuesday after more than 180 writers and speakers withdrew over the scrapping of an appearance by an Au... Read More