Exclusive

Publication

Byline

SpaceX launches its biggest, most beefed-up Starship yet on a test flight

New Delhi, May 24 -- SpaceX launched its biggest, most powerful Starship yet on a test flight Friday, an upgraded version that NASA is counting on to land astronauts on the moon. The redesigned mega ... Read More


Right-wing Slovenian politician confirmed as prime minister in shift from liberal government

New Delhi, May 24 -- Slovenia's parliament on Friday appointed right-wing populist politician Janez Jansa as the new prime minister, in a shift for the small European Union country that was previously... Read More


Slow Food founder and advocate of clean eating Carlo Petrini dies in Italy at 76

New Delhi, May 24 -- Carlo Petrini, the founder of the Slow Food global grassroots movement promoting sustainable food production and local, traditional cuisine, died Friday at the age of 76 in his ho... Read More


A round of a-paws for 'La Perra,' winner of the Palm Dog award at Cannes

New Delhi, May 23 -- A round of a-paws for "La Perra," winner of this year's Palm Dog award at the Cannes Film Festival. The Chilean movie took the top canine prize Friday, a day before the festival's... Read More


'It Takes Two' rapper Rob Base, who helped bring hip-hop mainstream, dies at 59

New Delhi, May 23 -- Rob Base, a rapper and one half of the Harlem hip-hop duo Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 59. Base, whose real name was Robert Ginyard, was be... Read More


Senegal's president fires prime minister after months of tensions

New Delhi, May 23 -- Senegal 's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has fired Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko after months of simmering tension. The decision was announced by the secretary general of the go... Read More


Oil and gas prices to remain high in Europe at least until the end of 2027, officials say

New Delhi, May 23 -- European Union officials said Friday that Europeans can expect oil and gas prices to remain above what they were before the Iran war for at least until the end of 2027, with price... Read More


Sudan's war has left thousands missing. Many are buried in unmarked graves

New Delhi, May 23 -- It was a classic husband's phone call. He was done for the day and would stop at the market before coming home. But he was returning from war, not work. Fahmy al-Fateh never made... Read More


Rare public appearances, low profile mark Raul Castro's life since stepping down as Cuba's president

New Delhi, May 23 -- Former President Raul Castro was last seen surrounded by tens of thousands of people attending a state-organized rally for International Workers' Day along Havana's famed seawall.... Read More


Flotilla activists describe beatings, tasers and mistreatment by Israeli forces

New Delhi, May 23 -- Activists detained when their flotilla attempted to breach Israel's naval blockade of Gaza say they have been mistreated at the hands of Israeli soldiers, describing beatings, tas... Read More