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Apple pulls two gay dating apps in China under government order

New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- Apple said it has pulled two of China's biggest gay dating apps, Blued and Finka, under pressure from Chinese authorities, in the latest sign of a tightening grip on the LGBTQ+ c... Read More


Death toll from Hurricane Melissa rises to 45 in Jamaica, with 15 others still missing

New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- The number of confirmed deaths from Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica rose to 45, with 15 other people missing, authorities said Tuesday. The death toll is expected to rise, with off... Read More


Death toll from capsized boat with Myanmar migrants climbs to 27 as more bodies recovered

New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- The death toll from a capsized boat carrying Rohingya migrants from Myanmar rose to 27 on Tuesday, after rescuers in Thailand and Malaysia recovered more bodies at sea. The Mala... Read More


Sally Kirkland, stage and screen star who earned an Oscar nomination in 'Anna,' dies at age 84

New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- Sally Kirkland, a one-time model who became a regular on stage, film and TV, best known for sharing the screen with Paul Newman and Robert Redford in "The Sting" and her Oscar-no... Read More


Indonesia and Australia are close to signing a new defense treaty

New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- Indonesian and Australian leaders said Wednesday they were close to signing a new bilateral defense treaty. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and Australian Prime Minister A... Read More


The specter of new conflict haunts memorials around World War I's end

New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- Red poppy flowers were dropped onto soldiers, politicians and onlookers from across the world who gathered Tuesday in western Belgium for a ceremony to commemorate the end of Wor... Read More


In Japan's Northern Alps, residents battle monkeys to protect homes and farms

New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- In the foothills of Japan's Northern Alps, people are chasing monkeys. Wearing bright orange vests, the humans ring bells, blow whistles and strike rocks and trees with walking ... Read More


UN rights chief calls for a probe into killings in Tanzania and allegations of concealing evidence

New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- The United Nations called Tuesday for an investigation into what is believed to have been the deaths of hundreds or more people while protesting the disputed election in Tanzania... Read More


Exiled Syrian opens up about death-defying smuggling operation that showed proof of Assad's cruelty

New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- He waited for his brother-in-law to cross the front line smuggling documents stolen from the Syrian dictatorship's archives. Detection could mean dismemberment or death, but they... Read More


Cleto Escobedo III, Jimmy Kimmel's bandleader and childhood friend, dies at 59

New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- Late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel is mourning the death of one of his oldest friends - his show's bandleader, Cleto Escobedo III. Kimmel announced Escobedo's death Tuesday ... Read More