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International Criminal Court judges say Philippine ex-President Rodrigo Duterte fit to stand trial

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- Duterte, 81, denies the charges. His trial is scheduled to open on Nov. 30. The ex-leader is accused of murder and attempted murder for his alleged involvement in dozens of killin... Read More


Vehicles torched in South Africa as protests over asylum ruling rage on

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- Acting national police commissioner Lt. Gen. Puleng Dimpane said 10 vehicles were torched in Johannesburg's Soweto township and 14 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal province, where three p... Read More


A former Buddhist monk who founded a Thai AIDS hospice has been convicted of embezzlement

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- Alongkot Poonmook, formerly known as Phra Ratcha Wisutthiprachanat, was forced to leave the monkhood after he was arrested last year along with an associate, Seksan Sapsubbsakul, ... Read More


Kenya confirms its first Ebola case and death in a man who traveled from Congo

New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- The man had been residing in Congo for the past seven years and fell ill about a month ago. He was treated at various hospitals before traveling by road to Kampala, Uganda, where ... Read More


Tropical Storm Simon forms in the Pacific Ocean off the southwestern coast of Mexico

New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- The center of the cyclone was located about 175 miles (285 kilometers) south-southeast of Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico, and it was forecast to approach the coastline on Saturday. Simo... Read More


Nepal ends search for thousands of flood victims, leaving some families angry and others relieved

New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- The office of Prime Minister Balendra Shah decided on Monday that search and rescue operations for victims of the Aug. 26 floods will cease. Instead, authorities will concentrate ... Read More


Brazilian students in Rio de Janeiro march against the prospect of another Bolsonaro presidency

New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- A sea of red-clad demonstrators made their way between two historical squares in Rio's center, chanting and holding signs referencing Brazil's sovereignty and democracy in the Sou... Read More


Neither Bolsonaro nor Lula: Brazil's undecided and abstaining voters may determine the election

New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- "The right mixes religion and faith, whereas I think those things should be separate, while (Lula's) Workers' Party has robbed the country," said Bon Raggio, a 19-year-old studyin... Read More


What to know about Kenya's first Ebola case and how officials are responding

New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- The patient, a Kenyan man, had been living in Congo for seven years and started feeling ill a month ago. He had traveled by road to Uganda, before boarding a flight to the Kenyan ... Read More


Israelis mourn Oct. 7 attack as Palestinians in Gaza languish in ruins of the war it sparked

New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- Israelis mourned at the site of the Nova Music Festival, as well as at bomb shelters, intersections and in communities targeted on Oct. 7, 2023. Tens of thousands gathered in Tel ... Read More