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Thailand's ruling conservative party moves closer to forming new coalition government

New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- Thailand's ruling conservative Bhumjaithai Party on Friday moved closer to forming a new government after the Pheu Thai Party, the third place finisher in the country's general e... Read More


Shakira's 5-show El Salvador residency fuels Bukele's push to remake the country's image

New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- A five-concert "residency" by singer-songwriter and superstar Shakira in El Salvador's capital builds on President Nayib Bukele 's yearslong effort to remake the Central American... Read More


Tarique Rahman spent 17 years in exile. He is now poised to lead Bangladesh

New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- Tarique Rahman spent 17 years in self-imposed exile. Now, he is poised to become the prime minister of Bangladesh - and follow in the footsteps of his mother. Thursday's nationa... Read More


Malawi vaccinates a new generation of children against polio, which still hasn't been eradicated

New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- In a classroom in southern Malawi, children sit in rows on the floor as a health worker moves among them administering an oral vaccine that protects against polio. The new vacci... Read More


People - and robots - are getting ready to celebrate the Lunar New Year in China

New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- t's not just people - in China, the robots are also getting ready to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Friday was dress rehearsal day for four cute humanoid robots, each about 95 ce... Read More


African Union summit opens as youth anger grows over a 'bloc of old leaders'

New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- Africa's top regional body is hosting its annual summit in Ethiopia this weekend to discuss the future of the continent of some 1.4 billion people, but across the continent the o... Read More


New Zealand restricts the spread of a reviled killer's views by hampering his attempts to gain fame

New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- In a near-empty courthouse, in front of almost no one, the appeal by New Zealand's most reviled killer was heard in muted fashion with little mention of the details of the countr... Read More


The return of millions of Afghans from Pakistan and Iran pushes Afghanistan to the brink, UN warns

New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- The return of millions of Afghans from neighboring Pakistan and Iran is pushing Afghanistan to the brink, the U.N. refugee agency said on Friday, describing an unprecedented scal... Read More


Netflix's 'Culinary Class Wars' has transformed South Korea's fine dining scene

New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- When South Korean chef Jun Lee opened his restaurant SOIGNE in Seoul 13 years ago, explaining what fine dining meant was part of the job. Customers would ask for a la carte item... Read More


Paris wine show reflects surging demand for zero- and low-alcohol drinks

New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- As a French teetotaler, Justine Bobin knows how challenging it can be to not drink in a country where wine, beer and other boozy beverages still lubricate many social interaction... Read More