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Paris wine show reflects surging demand for zero- and low-alcohol drinks

New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- As a French teetotaler, Justine Bobin knows how challenging it can be to not drink in a country where wine, beer and other boozy beverages still lubricate many social interaction... Read More


IS suspects transferred from Syria to Iraq are interrogated in a Baghdad prison

New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- Inside a heavily guarded detention facility in Baghdad, men from scores of different countries and nationalities were brought one after another into interrogation rooms and quest... Read More


Syria says its forces have taken over al-Tanf base after a handover from the US

New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- Syrian government forces have taken control of a base in the east of the country that was run for years by U.S. troops as part of the war against the Islamic State group, the Def... Read More


Strikes by German pilot and cabin crew unions force Lufthansa to cancel flights

New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- One-day strikes by unions representing pilots and cabin crew at Lufthansa caused a wave of flight cancelations Thursday at Germany's biggest airline. Lufthansa criticized the wa... Read More


In Cambodia, thousands flood out of scam compounds and find little help

New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- One recent night, Youga was grateful when he finally slept in a bed, even though it had neither pillow nor blanket. For two days, the African man said, he slept on the street af... Read More


2 Israelis charged with using classified military information to place bets

New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- Two Israelis have been charged with using classified military information to place bets on how future events will unfold, Israeli authorities said Thursday, accusing the individu... Read More


South Africa will deploy troops to fight illegal mining and gang violence, president says

New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- South Africa's president said Thursday that the country would send its troops into communities to help police fight the scourge of illegal mining and gang violence in its two pro... Read More


Thailand uses a birth control vaccine to curb its elephant population near expanding farms

New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- Thailand has begun using a birth control vaccine on elephants in the wild to try and curb a growing problem where human and animal populations encroach on each other - an issue i... Read More


Police in France detain 9 people in suspected massive Louvre ticket fraud scheme

New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- The Paris prosecutors office on Thursday said that nine people were being detained as part of an investigation into a suspected decade-long, 10 million euro ($11.8 million) ticke... Read More


Africa leads growth in solar energy as demand spreads beyond traditional markets, report says

New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- Africa was the world's fastest-growing solar market in 2025, defying a global slowdown and reshaping where the momentum in renewable energy is concentrated, according to an indus... Read More