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US airlines' monthly fuel spending topped $6 billion again in May, up 84% from year ago

New Delhi, July 8 -- U.S. airlines spent $6.66 billion on jet fuel in May, the second straight month that fuel costs topped $6 billion, according to government data released Tuesday. The May figure w... Read More


Philippine vice president expects to be 'bloodied but unbowed' by impeachment trial

New Delhi, July 8 -- Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte, who is being tried by an impeachment court on charges that include threatening the president, said Tuesday that she expected to be "bloodie... Read More


Kenya, Tanzania suppress protests with heavy police deployments

New Delhi, July 8 -- Heavy police deployments in the capitals of Kenya and Tanzania suppressed planned protests on Tuesday, with July 7 a significant date for the East African neighbors. In Kenya, th... Read More


Members of Haiti's national soccer team tour their capital after playing in the World Cup

New Delhi, July 8 -- Members of Haiti's national soccer team toured Port-au-Prince on Tuesday under heavy security to celebrate their valiant play in the World Cup following the team's historic qualif... Read More


Violence escalates in South Sudan as a government commissioner is killed

New Delhi, July 8 -- A government-appointed county commissioner in an opposition stronghold in South Sudan's oil-rich Jonglei State was "assassinated" by opposition forces in renewed violence, the gov... Read More


Modi and Prabowo seal a deal for Indonesia to acquire India's BrahMos missiles

New Delhi, July 8 -- India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto sealed a major defense deal on Tuesday, allowing Jakarta to acquire the Indian BrahMos supersonic c... Read More


Explosions rock Syria's capital as French President Macron visits

New Delhi, July 8 -- Explosions rocked Syria's capital on Tuesday and injured at least 18 people as France's president met with his counterpart in a landmark visit to the country rebuilding from years... Read More


YouTube defends video that falsely claims Sydney massacre survivor is 'crisis actor'

New Delhi, July 8 -- A Google executive told an inquiry on Tuesday that a YouTube video that falsely claimed a wounded survivor of an antisemitic massacre in Sydney was a crisis actor blooded with mak... Read More


Death toll of landslide in northwestern China rises to 21 as rescue operations conclude

New Delhi, July 8 -- The death toll from a landslide in northwestern China rose to 21, state media reported Wednesday, following the conclusion of rescue operations at the scene. The landslide, short... Read More


Le Pen says she'll run for French presidency next year despite court-ordered monitor

New Delhi, July 8 -- Far-right leader Marine Le Pen says she'll run for the French presidency next year despite being sentenced Tuesday to wear a court-ordered electronic monitor for embezzlement. Th... Read More