West Coast chemical emergencies raise questions about the safety of massive industrial tanks

New Delhi, May 28 -- There are millions of chemical tanks around the U.S., and experts say it is exceedingly rare for them to fail as long as they are properly maintained and inspected. Yet this past... Read More

Japan woos visiting Philippine leader during state visit with arms sales and China in mind

New Delhi, May 28 -- Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is receiving an exceptional level of hospitality in a four-day state visit to Japan that culminates Thursday. There is a palace banquet,... Read More

9 missing after Washington paper mill tank rupture and officials say there's no hope of survivors

New Delhi, May 28 -- Crews resumed the grim search Wednesday for nine people presumed killed at a Washington state paper mill where a chemical tank ruptured a day earlier in one of the deadliest U.S. ... Read More

Penpa Tsering sworn in for a second term to lead Tibet's government-in-exile

New Delhi, May 28 -- Penpa Tsering was sworn in Wednesday for a second consecutive term as the president of Tibet's government-in-exile following his reelection earlier this year. Tsering, 58, has le... Read More

A bitter Eid al-Adha in Mali's capital as al-Qaida-linked blockade sends sheep prices soaring

New Delhi, May 28 -- As Muslims around the world prepare to celebrate Eid al-Adha, the feast of sacrifice, the holiday carries a bitter edge in Mali 's capital. A blockade by armed groups linked to al... Read More

Divers find 5 villagers alive in a flooded cave in Laos after more than a week trapped in darkness

New Delhi, May 28 -- Five villagers who became trapped in a flooded cave in central Laos more than a week ago have been found alive by divers who discovered them sitting on a rock in the darkness, res... Read More

A rare public trial opens in Paris child abuse case as parents seek a national wake-up call

New Delhi, May 28 -- Parents' groups in France called Tuesday for more attention to long-ignored child abuse scandals as a rare public trial opened of a school assistant accused of sexually assaulting... Read More

Russia maintains attacks on Ukraine, as Kyiv is warned to brace for a possible major barrage

New Delhi, May 28 -- Russia fired more than 100 drones and two ballistic missiles at Ukraine overnight, the Ukrainian air force said Tuesday, as the country's foreign ministry noted that Moscow's rece... Read More

Israel and Hezbollah clash along a strategic Lebanese river after overnight strikes

New Delhi, May 27 -- Israel's military clashed with the Iran-backed militant Hezbollah group Tuesday along a strategic river in southern Lebanon as Israeli troops pushed farther north, days ahead of t... Read More

NASA lays out moon base plans with landers, buggies and drones at the top of the list

New Delhi, May 27 -- NASA is already ordering landers, rovers and drones for a sprawling moon base, less than two months after the Artemis II's record-breaking lunar flyaround. The space agency outli... Read More

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