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Philippine police deployed to arrest 18 suspects in a corruption scandal that has sparked outrage

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- Philippine police and other law enforcement teams were deployed to arrest 18 suspects in a corruption scandal involving flood control projects that has sparked huge protests and ... Read More


Why schoolchildren are often abducted in Nigeria and who the usual kidnappers are

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- Nigeria suffered its second mass school abduction this week with authorities confirming an attack on a Catholic school in the conflict-battered northern region of the country on ... Read More


A 5.5 magnitude earthquake in central Bangladesh kills at least 8 people

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- A strong, 5.5 magnitude earthquake shook central Bangladesh on Friday, killing at least eight people and leaving more than 300 injured, authorities and local media said. Building... Read More


Sri Lankan opposition rallies in first major protest against Dissanayake government

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- Thousands of opposition activists rallied near Sri Lanka's capital Friday to demand that the government fulfill pledges to ease taxes and restore order, in the first major protes... Read More


Japan's first female leader faces a taboo over entering the male-only sumo ring

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan's first female prime minister in October. She must now decide whether she'll break another barrier: the taboo barring women from the... Read More


Gunmen abduct more than 200 schoolchildren and 12 teachers in attack on Nigerian Catholic school

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- Gunmen attacked a Catholic boarding school in a western region of Nigeria and abducted more than 200 schoolchildren Friday, the Christian Association of Nigeria said, in the late... Read More


Japan OKs $135 billion stimulus package to help revive its sluggish economy

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- Japan's Cabinet approved a 21.3 trillion yen ($135.4 billion) stimulus package Friday to help spur the economy through expansionary government spending and to relieve the impact ... Read More


New indictment accuses Yoon of manipulating investigation of South Korean marine's drowning

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol was indicted Friday on allegations he and others tried to manipulate the investigation into a marine's drowning, in another criminal ... Read More


Belarus frees 2 imprisoned Catholic priests after talks with Vatican

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- Two Roman Catholic priests who were imprisoned on what human rights officials said were politically related charges were released from prison Thursday following talks with the Va... Read More


Death toll reaches 33 in some of the deadliest Israeli strikes in Gaza since the ceasefire's start

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- Israeli strikes in Gaza's southern city of Khan Younis early Thursday killed five people, hospital officials said, bringing the death toll from airstrikes in the Palestinian terr... Read More