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US opens massive $796M consulate in Irbil to strengthen Kurdish ties

New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- The United States inaugurated a massive new consulate compound Wednesday in Irbil, the capital of northern Iraq's semiautonomous Kurdish region. The move highlighted Washington's... Read More


How a sperm bank for cheetahs might one day save the fastest land animal

New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- For 35 years, American zoologist Laurie Marker has been collecting and storing specimens in a cheetah sperm bank in Namibia, hoping conservationists never have to use them. But s... Read More


The World Cup draw is usually a spectacle. This time, FIFA hopes bigger is better

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- A record 64 nations will be in Friday's World Cup draw, more than 30% of FIFA's members, as soccer's leaders insist a bigger tournament is better. FIFA expanded the field from 32... Read More


What Israel's plan to reopen the Rafah border crossing means for Palestinians in Gaza

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- Israel said Wednesday that it would reopen the Rafah border crossing in the coming days, allowing Palestinians to leave Gaza. That could be a major development for residents of th... Read More


Lebanon 'far from' diplomatic normalization or economic relations with Israel, prime minister says

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- Lebanon's prime minister said Wednesday that his country was "far from" diplomatic normalization or economic relations with Israel, despite a move toward direct negotiations betwe... Read More


Resistance forces in Myanmar detain a candidate in this month's election, state media report

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- An election candidate in the strife-torn nation of Myanmar has been detained by a resistance group opposed to army rule, state media reported Wednesday, the first known such actio... Read More


What to know about Somalia as Trump wants Somalis in the US to leave

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- U.S. President Donald Trump has called Somali immigrants living in the United States "garbage" and wants them to leave, claiming without evidence that "they contribute nothing." ... Read More


Ex-missionary from Ohio charged with sexually abusing 4 children in Haiti

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- A former missionary with an Ohio-based ministry has been indicted on federal charges of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with four different minors in Haiti over multiple years.... Read More


Iran's currency falls to a new low as nuclear sanctions squeeze its ailing economy

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- Iran's rial currency fell Wednesday to a new low of 1.2 million to the U.S. dollar as nuclear sanctions squeeze Tehran's ailing economy. Traders offered the new exchange rate as ... Read More


Ex-Honduras president Hernandez thanks Trump in first message since release

New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- Honduras' former President Juan Orlando Hernandez thanked U.S. President Donald Trump Wednesday for pardoning him in his first communication since being released from a U.S. priso... Read More