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International arbitrators reject $134M claim by Rwanda against UK for scrapped migrant deal

New Delhi, June 2 -- A panel of international arbitrators has rejected a multimillion-dollar claim by Rwanda against the United Kingdom linked to a refugee resettlement deal that Prime Minister Keir S... Read More


Asian shares mostly slip as latest fighting undermines the US-Iran ceasefire.

New Delhi, June 2 -- Asian shares mostly declined Tuesday as renewed fighting threatened the U.S.-Iran ceasefire. U.S. futures also fell. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 1.6% to 65,833.49 and S... Read More


Ebola cases in Congo near 300 as more joyful stories from recovered medical workers emerge

New Delhi, June 2 -- At least 282 cases of Ebola disease have been confirmed in Congo's growing outbreak, the central African nation says, as more joyful stories from recovered medical workers emerge.... Read More


Philippine senator arrested on plunder charge, with no right to bail

New Delhi, June 2 -- A Philippine senator was arrested Monday on a charge of plunder after he allegedly pocketed a huge kickback in a flood-control project. It is the latest crisis to hit the country'... Read More


Protesters in Kenya call for national crisis declaration over gender-based violence

New Delhi, June 2 -- Hundreds of women marched in Kenya 's capital Monday to call for the government to urgently investigate what advocacy groups say is an increase in killings and other violence agai... Read More


Explosion and fire at defense company in South Korea kills 5

New Delhi, June 2 -- An explosion and fire occurred at a defense company in South Korea on Monday, killing five people and injuring two others, officials said. The deadly incident happened at a works... Read More


Insecurity disrupts some voting in Ethiopia as ruling party seeks majority

New Delhi, June 2 -- Ethiopians voted Monday in an election marred by insecurity but widely expected to see the ruling Prosperity Party secure the majority of legislative seats and give Prime Minister... Read More


Rescuers dig for bodies after a mining explosives blast in Myanmar kills at least 43

New Delhi, June 2 -- More than a dozen rescue and charity groups used excavation machinery to recover bodies Monday after a massive blast from stored mining explosives in northeastern Myanmar. The ex... Read More


YouTuber box office boom: 'Backrooms' and 'Obsession' draw Gen Z to theaters

New Delhi, June 2 -- Young audiences turned out in droves to movie theaters around the country this weekend. It wasn't for the big budget "Star Wars" movie, "The Mandalorian and Grogu, " which fell sh... Read More


Palestinian man is shot and killed at a West Bank barrier near Jerusalem

New Delhi, June 2 -- A Palestinian man was shot and killed by Israeli forces on Sunday at a concrete barrier separating the occupied West Bank from Jerusalem, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. Th... Read More