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Pene Pati rises from doubted Samoan singer to one of opera's most-watched new stars

New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- Pene Pati was cautioned as a 20-year-old not to pursue a singing career, an unusual occupation for a Samoan who grew up in New Zealand "Lots of people want to become a singer be... Read More


India moves a step closer to buying Rafale fighter jets and maritime patrol aircraft

New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- An Indian government panel Thursday gave its preliminary approval for the purchase of additional Rafale fighter jets and maritime patrol aircraft in deals valued at billions of d... Read More


Israeli president ends a fraught Australia visit to comfort Jews as Gaza war protests follow

New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- Israeli President Isaac Herzog ended a contentious four-day visit to Australia on Thursday that brought comfort to Sydney's Jewish community traumatized by a recent antisemitic m... Read More


Bangladesh Nationalist Party claims victory in country's first election since 2024 uprising

New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has claimed victory in the country's first election since the 2024 uprising, positioning itself to form the next government and potentially resha... Read More


Gisele Pelicot publicly recounts harrowing discovery of her husband's rape crimes

New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- Gisele Pelicot's brain froze as the French police officer revealed the unthinkable. "Fifty-three men had come to our house to rape me," she recalls him telling her. Sharing det... Read More


Australia seeks charges over a 2024 Israeli airstrike in Gaza that killed an Australian aid worker

New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- Australia is demanding criminal charges over a 2024 Israeli airstrike on an aid convoy in Gaza that killed seven people, including an Australian aid worker, the country's prime m... Read More


Argentina's Senate backs President Milei's contentious labor overhaul after protests

New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- Argentina's Senate early Thursday gave its overall approval to a labor overhaul that is considered crucial to President Javier Milei's shock therapy program after hours of debate... Read More


A 410-pound manatee rescued from a Florida storm drain is recovering at SeaWorld Orlando

New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- A manatee that got stuck in a Florida storm drain while seeking warmer waters is on the mend at SeaWorld Orlando after a coordinated rescue effort. Multiple fire rescue units an... Read More


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

New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- 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


Drone strike on a mosque kills 2 children in Sudan's Kordofan region

New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- A drone strike at a mosque killed two children and injured 13 others in Sudan 's central region of Kordofan early Wednesday, a local doctors group said, as the country's civil wa... Read More