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Far-right lawmaker Geert Wilders returns to Dutch campaign trail after drone plot threat

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- Dutch far-right lawmaker Geert Wilders said Wednesday that he's returning to the campaign trail, with two weeks to go before a general election after he briefly suspended his ele... Read More


Former Kenyan premier Raila Odinga, a key figure in African democracy efforts, dies at 80

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- Raila Odinga, a former prime minister of Kenya and perennial presidential candidate whose populist campaigns challenged one-party rule, rattled authorities and gave him outsized ... Read More


Read what a Chinese officer wrote of D-Day in his diary salvaged in Hong Kong

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- The captain of the giant Royal Navy battleship called his officers together to give them a first morsel of one of World War II's most closely guarded secrets: Prepare yourselves,... Read More


Madagascar's president rose to power off youth discontent and was taken down by it

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- Andry Rajoelina was a young, man-of-the-people mayor when he led popular protests against the Madagascar government 16 years ago. The uprising resulted in a military-backed coup... Read More


Cambodia urges a fair process as US and UK pursue Prince Group's Chen Zhi in a global scam case

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- Cambodia's government said Wednesday it hopes the U.S. and Britain have sufficient evidence in their pursuit of Prince Holding Group and its Chairman Chen Zhi, after both governm... Read More


In a regional first, Uruguay passes a law allowing euthanasia

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- Uruguay's senate passed a law decriminalizing euthanasia on Wednesday, putting the South American nation among a handful of other countries where seriously ill patients can legal... Read More


Costa Rica's president limits abortion to life-threatening cases

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- Costa Rica's President Rodrigo Chaves further restricted access to abortion Wednesday, limiting it to situations when the mother's life is in danger. The country's previous regu... Read More


What is the chikungunya virus now transmitted in the US for the first time in years?

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- A person living in the suburbs of New York City has tested positive for chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus that is more often seen in South America and hasn't been transmitted o... Read More


Ukrainian officials meet with US weapons manufacturers before Trump-Zelenskyy talks

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- A Ukrainian government delegation has met with prominent American weapons manufacturers during a U.S. visit, a senior Kyiv official said Wednesday, before President Volodymyr Zel... Read More


Morocco's third goalkeeper stars in shootout to secure a spot in the Under-20 World Cup final

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- Third goalkeeper Abdelhakim El Mesbahi came off the bench near the end of extra time and made the decisive save in the shootout as Morocco edged France 5-4 on penalties Wednesday... Read More