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Driving instructors teach students to dodge danger on Zimbabwe roads

New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- When Tafara Muvhevhi, a Zimbabwean driving instructor, began work 16 years ago, his job was simple: teach the highway code and prepare learners to ace their driving test. Today, ... Read More


Maduro's case will revive a legal debate over immunity for foreign leaders tested in Noriega trial

New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- When deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro makes his first appearance in a New York courtroom Monday to face U.S. drug charges, he will likely follow the path taken by another ... Read More


North Korea says latest missile tests involve hypersonic weapons system

New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- North Korea said Monday that leader Kim Jong Un observed test-flights of hypersonic missiles and underscored the need to bolster the country's nuclear war deterrent, as the countr... Read More


In a frozen northeastern Chinese city, an annual ode to ice rises

New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- Each January, an odd and beautiful thing happens in the frigid northeastern Chinese city of Harbin. Some would argue that the place, the capital of Heilongjiang province, has eno... Read More


Cuba says 32 Cuban officers were killed in US operation in Venezuela

New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- An American military operation in Venezuela killed 32 Cuban officers over the weekend, the Cuban government said Sunday in the first official death count provided of the American ... Read More


Myanmar's military government releases more than 6,100 prisoners on independence anniversary

New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- Myanmar's military government granted amnesty to more than 6,100 prisoners and reduced other inmates' sentences Sunday to mark the 78th anniversary of the country's independence f... Read More


Rubio says US will press change in Venezuela with oil embargo, while Trump insists 'we're in charge'

New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested Sunday that the United States would not govern Venezuela day-to-day other than enforcing an existing "oil quarantine" on the country, even... Read More


Conservationists in Kenya pay tribute to beloved 'super tusker' elephant Craig, who died at age 54

New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- Kenyans are mourning the death of a beloved "super tusker" elephant whose long life in the wild came to symbolize the country's increasingly successful efforts to protect the mamm... Read More


South Korean president visits China following Beijing's rising tensions with Japan over Taiwan

New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung arrived in China on Sunday as Beijing looks to deepen ties with the nearby country after heightened tensions between China and Japan over Taiw... Read More


Bluefin tuna sells for record $3.2 million at year-opening auction at Tokyo fish market

New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- A massive 243-kilogram (535-pound) bluefin tuna sold for a record 510 million yen ($3.2 million) at the first auction of 2026 at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market. The top bidder for th... Read More