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A centuries-old festival in Japan brings Shinto traditions and towering floats to the streets

New Delhi, July 20 -- There's a special moment when Katsushi Horikawa feels closer to the gods. It comes as he rides atop one of the towering floats pulled through the streets in a centuries-old proce... Read More


Tropical Storm Fausto forms off Mexico's Pacific as tropical depression swirls in Gulf of Mexico

New Delhi, July 20 -- Tropical Storm Fausto formed Sunday well off Mexico's southwest Pacific coast, while a tropical depression meandering in warm Gulf of Mexico waters south of the Florida Panhandle... Read More


Iran war, Myanmar crisis and South China Sea rifts under the spotlight in ASEAN ministerial talks

New Delhi, July 20 -- Southeast Asia's top diplomats will express alarm over renewed hostilities in the Middle East when they gather in the Philippine capital Tuesday for talks to be joined by Western... Read More


Women amputees in South America train to be World Cup soccer contenders

New Delhi, July 18 -- From a distance, the women running sprints, taking corner kicks and dribbling past defenders on a soccer field in eastern Bolivia on Friday could easily be mistaken for players p... Read More


Landslide in China's Chongqing kills at least 8 and leaves 34 missing

New Delhi, July 18 -- A landslide Friday on the outskirts of the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing killed at least eight people and left 34 missing, burying residential buildings and forcing more... Read More


Puerto Rico announces emergency water rationing as drought worsens

New Delhi, July 17 -- Puerto Rico announced water rationing measures on Thursday as a drought grips the U.S. territory, worsening chronic water shortages that have forced the governor to declare a sta... Read More


Japan's parliament enshrines male-only succession for the shrinking imperial family

New Delhi, July 17 -- Japan's parliament enacted Friday a historic revision to the 19th-century Imperial House Law by insisting only paternal-lineage men can become emperor, sparking fear that it coul... Read More


A boat carrying migrants capsizes off Libya's coast, with at least 50 dead or missing

New Delhi, July 16 -- A boat carrying about 60 migrants, including women and children, bound for European shores capsized off the coast of eastern Libya in the latest maritime tragedy off the North Af... Read More


The new malaria vaccine helps in Africa but faces a test: Completing all 4 doses

New Delhi, July 16 -- Rain had turned the dirt road into thick mud, but Mabel Djoumessi kept walking with her 9-month-old son, Kenfack, strapped to her back. His malaria vaccination appointment at a c... Read More


Hong Kong booksellers are reportedly arrested over alleged sales of seditious publications

New Delhi, July 16 -- Hong Kong authorities have raided two bookstores and arrested five people on suspicion of selling allegedly seditious publications, local media reported Wednesday, in the latest ... Read More