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Mine collapses in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 dead

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- A landslide earlier this week collapsed several mines at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 people dead, rebel authorities said Saturday. The colla... Read More


India's budget boosts infrastructure spending while vowing fiscal discipline

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government presented its annual budget to Parliament on Sunday, focusing on sustaining the country's economic growth despite volatile financial mark... Read More


Swiss Alpine bar fire claims 41st victim, an 18-year-old Swiss national

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- An 18-year-old Swiss national has died in a Zurich hospital from injuries sustained in a Swiss Alpine bar fire, bringing the death toll to 41 a month after the tragedy. The victi... Read More


Sudan's war-torn capital sees second commercial flight land since conflict began

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- A commercial flight landed in the Sudanese capital Sunday for the second time since a devastating war broke out in the northeastern African country nearly three years ago. The do... Read More


Nigerian army said it killed a Boko Haram commander and 10 militants

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The Nigerian army said Sunday it killed a top commander of Boko Haram and 10 members of the Islamic extremist group in a night raid in the northeastern part of the country. Abu K... Read More


Tens of thousands of Czechs rally in support of President Pavel over dispute with foreign minister

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Tens of thousands Czechs rallied Sunday in the capital and elsewhere to throw their weight behind President Petr Pavel in his dispute with the country's foreign minister. The dem... Read More


Pokemon event at controversial shrine to Japanese war dead canceled after China protests

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- A Pokemon card game event planned for Saturday at a controversial shrine to Japan's war dead has been canceled and the Pokemon Company apologized for posting an event notice on it... Read More


Mass evictions in Lagos displace thousands including baby twins now living in a canoe

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Victor Ahansu was barely awake with his wife and baby twins before the grinding sound of bulldozers woke them. It was all the warning the family had, he said, before fleeing mass ... Read More


NASA begins a practice countdown for its first moonshot with astronauts in more than 50 years

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- NASA began a two-day practice countdown Saturday leading up to the fueling of its new moon rocket, a crucial test that will determine when four astronauts blast off on a lunar fly... Read More


Russian drones kill at least 12 in Dnipro as Zelenskyy says more Russia-Ukraine talks next week

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- A Russian drone strike on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro hit a bus carrying mineworkers and killed at least a dozen people, Ukrainian authorities said Sunday, hours after President ... Read More