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'Rental Family' spotlights real-life Japanese businesses that offer fill-in relatives, friends

New Delhi, Nov. 21 -- Ryuichi Ichinokawa's life could be right out of the movie "Rental Family" as the founder nearly two decades ago of the Heart Project business in Japan, which he bills as a surrog... Read More


Iran releases Marshall Islands-flagged tanker and crew it seized last week

New Delhi, Nov. 21 -- Iran on Wednesday released a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker with all its 21 crew members, days after Tehran seized the ship without explanation, the vessel's managers said. Teh... Read More


Nigerian court sentences separatist Nnamdi Kanu to life in prison on terrorism charges

New Delhi, Nov. 21 -- A court in Nigeria on Thursday convicted separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu of all seven terrorism-related charges brought against him and sentenced him to life imprisonment. Kanu fo... Read More


Chinese premier's visit to Zambia focuses on reviving a Cold War-era railway to help mineral access

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang will start a two-day visit to the southern African nation of Zambia on Wednesday that will focus on the $1.4 billion refurbishment of a Cold War-era rail... Read More


Nigeria's president postpones G20 trip, vowing to step up efforts to rescue abducted schoolgirls

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- Nigeria's president postponed his trip to this weekend's Group of 20 summit after promising to intensify efforts to rescue 24 schoolgirls who were abducted by gunmen earlier this... Read More


Israel's military carries out strikes in Lebanon and Gaza, killing dozens of people

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- The Israeli military carried out barrages of airstrikes in southern Lebanon Wednesday on what it said were Hezbollah sites, including weapons storage facilities, after a drone st... Read More


Myanmar's military says it detained foreigners in raid on a second major online scam center

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- Myanmar's military government extended its crackdown on online scam activities to a second major location, detaining hundreds of foreigners and seizing thousands of mobile phones... Read More


Italian court approves extradition to Germany of Ukrainian suspect in Nord Stream pipeline blast

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- Italy's highest court on Wednesday approved the extradition to Germany of a Ukrainian man suspected of setting off explosions that damaged Nord Stream pipelines between Russia an... Read More


An anti-migrant group in South Africa is blocking foreigners from health clinics

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- It's 6 a.m. and Tholakele Nkwanyana is one of the first people to arrive at the Diepsloot public health clinic in Johannesburg, not to seek medical attention but to stop foreigne... Read More


More bodies found after Indonesia landslides, raising toll to 23 with 28 missing

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- Rescuers recovered more bodies in the search for people buried under landslides in two areas of Indonesia's main island of Java, raising the confirmed deaths to 23, officials sai... Read More