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Islandwide blackout hits Cuba as it struggles with deepening energy crisis

New Delhi, March 17 -- Officials in Cuba reported an islandwide blackout Monday in the country of some 11 million people as its energy and economic crises deepen and its power grid continues to crumbl... Read More


Planned demolition of a building in Nairobi goes wrong and leaves at least 4 people dead

New Delhi, March 17 -- A building collapsed during a planned demolition that went wrong Monday in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, killing at least four people and injuring four others, officials said. ... Read More


A $10.5 billion deal would create a self-storage giant in the U.S.

New Delhi, March 17 -- A proposed megadeal in the self-storage business would create a $57 billion company overseeing square footage, if it were combined in a single location, of a small city such as ... Read More


2 dead after 2 boats carrying students capsize off US base construction site in southern Japan

New Delhi, March 17 -- Two boats carrying 21 people capsized Monday off Henoko, a controversial relocation site for a U.S. military base off Japan's southern island of Okinawa, throwing all into the w... Read More


A look at South Africa's extreme move to deploy the army to fight crime, by the numbers

New Delhi, March 17 -- South Africa's president has authorized a yearlong deployment by the army to fight crime in some of the country's violence-stricken areas. The move has underlined how Africa's ... Read More


Police in Haiti arrest lawmaker Arnel Belizaire, who faces charges including terror financing

New Delhi, March 17 -- Authorities say they have arrested Haitian legislator Arnel Belizaire on charges including financing terrorism and conspiracy against state security. It's the latest arrest of ... Read More


Myanmar's parliament meets for the first time in 5 years with the military controlling most seats

New Delhi, March 17 -- Myanmar opened its first parliamentary session in more than five years on Monday following an election that did not include major opposition parties, ensuring that the ruling mi... Read More


Afghanistan says 400 people killed in Pakistan strike on Kabul hospital

New Delhi, March 17 -- Afghanistan accused Pakistan of killing at least 400 people in an airstrike on a drug rehabilitation hospital in the Afghan capital late Monday. It marked a dramatic escalation ... Read More


Asian Football Confederation says Iran is still set to play at the World Cup

New Delhi, March 17 -- A leading soccer official in Asia says Iran is still set to play at the World Cup which kicks off in June in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Also on Monday in Tehran, a g... Read More


Chief Justice of India lays foundation stone for a new Family Court Complex in Rohini Sector-14

New Delhi, March 17 -- The foundation stone for a new Family Court Complex in Rohini Sector-14 was laid by the Chief Justice of India Surya Kant in the presence of Chief Minister of Delhi Rekha Gupta ... Read More