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Why schoolchildren are often abducted in Nigeria and who the usual kidnappers are

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- Nigeria suffered its second mass school abduction this week with authorities confirming an attack on a Catholic school in the conflict-battered northern region of the country on ... Read More


A 5.5 magnitude earthquake in central Bangladesh kills at least 8 people

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- A strong, 5.5 magnitude earthquake shook central Bangladesh on Friday, killing at least eight people and leaving more than 300 injured, authorities and local media said. Building... Read More


Proposed peace plan for Ukraine leaves country in a delicate position between US and Russia

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- An American proposal to end the war in Ukraine puts the country in a delicate diplomatic position - caught between placating its most important ally, the United States, and not c... Read More


UN human rights rapporteur calls on United States to lift sanctions on Cuba

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- A United Nations human rights expert on Friday urged the United States to lift its sanctions on Cuba, saying they are impacting the island's entire population, hitting sectors in... Read More


Sri Lankan opposition rallies in first major protest against Dissanayake government

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- Thousands of opposition activists rallied near Sri Lanka's capital Friday to demand that the government fulfill pledges to ease taxes and restore order, in the first major protes... Read More


Zelenskyy says Ukraine faces a stark choice and risks losing American support over US peace plan

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told his country in an address Friday that it could face a pivotal choice between standing up for its sovereign rights and preserving the ... Read More


Japan's first female leader faces a taboo over entering the male-only sumo ring

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan's first female prime minister in October. She must now decide whether she'll break another barrier: the taboo barring women from the... Read More


Gunmen abduct more than 200 schoolchildren and 12 teachers in attack on Nigerian Catholic school

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- Gunmen attacked a Catholic boarding school in a western region of Nigeria and abducted more than 200 schoolchildren Friday, the Christian Association of Nigeria said, in the late... Read More


The EU sanctions a Sudanese paramilitary leader after atrocities by his forces in Darfur

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- The European Union imposed sanctions on a top leader of Sudan's paramilitary group over "grave and ongoing atrocities" by his forces in the more than two-year war with the Sudane... Read More


Japan OKs $135 billion stimulus package to help revive its sluggish economy

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- Japan's Cabinet approved a 21.3 trillion yen ($135.4 billion) stimulus package Friday to help spur the economy through expansionary government spending and to relieve the impact ... Read More