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War-battered Syria now sells itself as a safe corridor amid regional conflict

New Delhi, May 2 -- Ahed Badawi lived for more than a decade in Bahrain, a small Gulf country that - unlike her native Syria - rarely made headlines. It provided a refuge for her, her sister and thei... Read More


Analysis: Why Iran's oil industry is increasingly threatened by US blockade

New Delhi, May 1 -- Even as Iran squeezes world energy supplies with its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, its own oil industry is increasingly being threatened by an American blockade. With no way ... Read More


A citizen campaign returns iconic kiwi birds to New Zealand's capital after a century-long absence

New Delhi, May 1 -- The kiwi, New Zealand's sacred national bird, vanished from the hills around Wellington more than a century ago. Now the capital's residents are waging an improbable citizen campai... Read More


Judge sentences Ugandan man to death following speedy trial for killing 4 children

New Delhi, May 1 -- A judge on Thursday sentenced a Ugandan man to death after rejecting his insanity plea in the killings of four children in a nursery school earlier this month. A crowd watching pr... Read More


Elon Musk gets an apology from California regulators as a SpaceX lawsuit is settled

New Delhi, May 1 -- California regulators apologized to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk this week as they settled a lawsuit that claimed a state agency showed political bias against the rocket company and its ch... Read More


Former leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved from prison to house arrest in Myanmar

New Delhi, May 1 -- Former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest and her sentence has been reduced as part of a prisoner amnesty for a Buddhist holiday. Accompany... Read More


UK raises national terror threat level after the stabbing of 2 Jewish men

New Delhi, May 1 -- The U.K. government said Thursday that the country is facing an antisemitism emergency and pledged to increase security for Jewish communities after a string of arson attacks and a... Read More


French teen charged in Singapore over a vending machine straw-licking video

New Delhi, May 1 -- A French teen is facing mischief and public nuisance charges in Singapore after posting a video on social media of himself licking a straw from an orange juice vending machine and ... Read More


Iran's supreme leader vows to protect nuclear and missile capabilities

New Delhi, May 1 -- Iran's supreme leader defiantly vowed Thursday to protect the Islamic Republic's nuclear and missile capabilities, which U.S. President Donald Trump has sought to curtail through a... Read More


Israeli forces intercept Gaza aid flotilla and plans to drop off activists in Greece

New Delhi, May 1 -- Israeli forces near the southern Greek island of Crete intercepted more than 20 boats from a flotilla of several dozen seeking to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza and planned ... Read More