Zambia President Hichilema has been reelected for a second term

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has been reelected for a second five-year term, the Electoral Commission of Zambia announced early Tuesday. He was declared the outright win... Read More

Donor fatigue guts demining in Asia, as active conflicts draw away funding

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- En Poy was minding cattle in a former Khmer Rouge stronghold in Cambodia when he set off his first land mine. The blast from the rusty relic he picked up cost him an arm and an ... Read More

A physics graduate, a soccer player, a teen who couldn't swim: They died in the Ceuta migrant surge

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Ayoub Akbili needed money for his mother's surgery. Hamza Haibouri wanted a shot at a professional soccer career. Abdelouahed Iken was chasing the glossy life a friend posted abo... Read More

Mali separatists release 82 soldiers, including some held since a major attack in April

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Separatists in northern Mali have released 82 soldiers, including some taken captive during a nationwide attack on government forces in April, the Malian military and a rebel spo... Read More

Cuba marks Fidel Castro's 100th birthday as his shadow still shapes a nation in crisis

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Fidel Castro would have turned 100 on Thursday, and his long shadow continues to loom over the island as he remains revered by some who miss him in the face of a crippling U.S. e... Read More

Taiwan briefly slows its mobile internet to text-only speed as part of defense drill

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- For 30 minutes, the internet in parts of Taiwan crawled. The slowdown Thursday for people in the capital, Taipei, and six other cities and localities was part of the last phase ... Read More

The warming climate is forcing marathons to consider changes to keep runners cool

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Paul Grinvalds has completed 114 marathons in all 50 states, but he still wilts when he races in temperatures beyond 60 degrees Fahrenheit (15.5 Celsius). It's the same for most... Read More

Hundreds more flights are canceled as Tropical Storm Dolphin causes flooding in eastern China

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- Shanghai airports canceled hundreds of flights on Monday as Tropical Storm Dolphin dumped heavy rain in eastern China, causing flooding in places after making landfall as a typho... Read More

Moscow mayor calls a deadly bomb attack on a restaurant a 'terrorist act'

New Delhi, Aug. 9 -- Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin called on Sunday a bomb attack on a restaurant in the capital the day before a "brutal terrorist act," but did not say who was responsible. The blast... Read More

Ukrainian drones kill 5 in Russia and set fire to Wildberries warehouse

New Delhi, Aug. 9 -- Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least five people across Russia, also hitting industrial sites and a further warehouse belonging to Russia's e-commerce giant Wildberries, local ... Read More

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