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After centuries of conflict, Chile's Indigenous Mapuches fear a far-right political turn

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- The Mapuches, Chile's biggest Indigenous group, have endured centuries of battle. They resisted conquest first by the ancient Incas, then by the Spanish. They fought as the nasc... Read More


9 African migrants died in freezing temperatures near Morocco-Algeria border

New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- Exposure to freezing temperatures near Morocco's border with Algeria killed nine African migrants, a tragedy that rights groups in the North African country called deeply concern... Read More


What to know about the US military's role in Syria after deadly IS attack

New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- The death of two U.S. service members and one American civilian in an attack in Syria by an alleged member of the Islamic State group has drawn new attention to the presence of A... Read More


JetBlue flight near Venezuela avoids 'midair collision' with US Air Force tanker

New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- A JetBlue flight from the small Caribbean nation of Curacao halted its ascent to avoid colliding with a U.S. Air Force refueling tanker on Friday, and the pilot blamed the milita... Read More


Jimmy Lai is a Hong Kong rags-to-riches media tycoon who became a fierce critic of Beijing

New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- To his supporters, former media mogul Jimmy Lai is a fighter for democracy. To his opponents, he's a traitor to his motherland. Now, he could face life in prison after being con... Read More


Fighting rages on Thai-Cambodian border despite Trump's ceasefire claim

New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- Fighting raged Saturday morning along the border of Thailand and Cambodia, even after U.S. President Donald Trump, acting as a mediator, declared that he had won agreement from b... Read More


Thailand says Cambodian rocket fire has caused its first civilian death in new border fighting

New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- Thailand's government said a rocket attack from Cambodia on Sunday killed a 63-year-old villager, its first civilian death reported as a direct result of combat over the past wee... Read More


Israel's Netanyahu lashes out while world shows shock and sympathy over Australia shooting

New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out at Australia's leader on Sunday while nations expressed shock and sympathy over a mass shooting at a Jewish holiday event, sa... Read More


Brazilians protest a bill that would reduce former president Bolsonaro's time in jail

New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- Tens of thousands of Brazilians demonstrated Sunday against a bill that advanced in Congress this week which would reduce the time former President Jair Bolsonaro spends behind b... Read More


Former Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai convicted in landmark national security trial

New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media mogul and outspoken critic of Beijing, was convicted in a landmark national security trial in the city's court on Monday, whic... Read More