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A strong chemical smell forces a 1-hour flight halt at 4 major DC-area airports

New Delhi, March 14 -- Four airports serving Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Richmond, Virginia, halted all flights on Friday evening for over an hour because of a strong chemical smell that was imped... Read More


Cambodia drafts its first law targeting online scam centers

New Delhi, March 14 -- Cambodia said Friday it has drafted its first law targeting online scam centers, after vowing to shut them down by the end of April. Cambodia is a major hub for scam operations... Read More


France returns a sacred drum looted during the colonial era to Ivory Coast

New Delhi, March 14 -- France returned a sacred talking drum looted during the colonial period to Ivory Coast on Friday as part of a nearly decade-old effort by the French government to return cultura... Read More


What to know about the falloff in China's military flights around Taiwan

New Delhi, March 14 -- Over the years, a regular Chinese campaign of sending warplanes flying toward Taiwan - the self-governing island it claims as its territory - has raised alarm from Taipei to Was... Read More


Ethiopia declares 3 days of mourning after landslides in the south kill 80 people

New Delhi, March 14 -- Ethiopia on Tuesday declared three days of mourning as the death toll from this week's landslides in the country's south climbed to 80. Speaker of the House of Peoples' Represe... Read More


Brazil's ex-President Bolsonaro is in intensive care with pneumonia, hospital says

New Delhi, March 14 -- Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro has pneumonia and is receiving treatment in an intensive care unit, a hospital in the capital, Brasilia, said Friday. One of his doctor... Read More


South African soldiers dismantle illegal mining operations near Johannesburg as miners flee

New Delhi, March 14 -- South African soldiers deployed to high-crime areas have dismantled illegal gold mining operations in a community near Johannesburg, forcing some illegal miners to flee and aban... Read More


All 6 crew members on a US refueling plane that crashed in Iraq are dead, US military says

New Delhi, March 14 -- All six crew members of a KC-135 refueling aircraft that crashed while supporting operations against Iran are dead, the U.S. military said Friday. U.S. Central Command, which o... Read More


Zelenskyy says US 30-day waiver on Russian oil sanctions is 'not the right decision'

New Delhi, March 14 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that the U.S. 30-day waiver on Russian oil sanctions amid the Iran war is "not the right decision" and won't help bring a sto... Read More


Aryna Sabalenka reaches Indian Wells final for the 3rd time in 4 years, will face Elena Rybakina

New Delhi, March 14 -- Aryna Sabalenka, a two-time runner-up at Indian Wells, will get another shot at winning the event after beating Linda Noskova 6-3, 6-4 in the semifinals Friday. The top-ranked ... Read More