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Rescuers search for alternative route to reach 2 missing in a flooded Laos cave

New Delhi, June 2 -- Rescue workers in Laos searched Monday for an alternative passage into a flooded cave where two people are believed to have been trapped for nearly two weeks after heavy rainfall ... Read More


African EV firm Spiro raises $215 million for electric mobility expansion

New Delhi, June 2 -- African electric vehicle firm Spiro has raised $215 million in equity financing to expand its battery-swapping and electric mobility infrastructure across Africa, the company said... Read More


Modi meets Myanmar's military-backed president as India says engagement will continue

New Delhi, June 2 -- India said it will continue engaging with Myanmar after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks Monday with the leader of the country's military-backed government, despite Western... Read More


International arbitrators reject $134M claim by Rwanda against UK for scrapped migrant deal

New Delhi, June 2 -- A panel of international arbitrators has rejected a multimillion-dollar claim by Rwanda against the United Kingdom linked to a refugee resettlement deal that Prime Minister Keir S... Read More


Asian shares mostly slip as latest fighting undermines the US-Iran ceasefire.

New Delhi, June 2 -- Asian shares mostly declined Tuesday as renewed fighting threatened the U.S.-Iran ceasefire. U.S. futures also fell. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 1.6% to 65,833.49 and S... Read More


Ebola cases in Congo near 300 as more joyful stories from recovered medical workers emerge

New Delhi, June 2 -- At least 282 cases of Ebola disease have been confirmed in Congo's growing outbreak, the central African nation says, as more joyful stories from recovered medical workers emerge.... Read More


Macron says French Navy, backed by the UK, intercepted a sanctioned tanker from Russia

New Delhi, June 2 -- The French Navy, with support from the United Kingdom, has intercepted an oil tanker under international sanctions that was traveling from Russia, the most recent effort by nation... Read More


Philippine senator arrested on plunder charge, with no right to bail

New Delhi, June 2 -- A Philippine senator was arrested Monday on a charge of plunder after he allegedly pocketed a huge kickback in a flood-control project. It is the latest crisis to hit the country'... Read More


Protesters in Kenya call for national crisis declaration over gender-based violence

New Delhi, June 2 -- Hundreds of women marched in Kenya 's capital Monday to call for the government to urgently investigate what advocacy groups say is an increase in killings and other violence agai... Read More


Explosion and fire at defense company in South Korea kills 5

New Delhi, June 2 -- An explosion and fire occurred at a defense company in South Korea on Monday, killing five people and injuring two others, officials said. The deadly incident happened at a works... Read More