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Chinese premier's visit to Zambia focuses on reviving a Cold War-era railway to help mineral access

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang will start a two-day visit to the southern African nation of Zambia on Wednesday that will focus on the $1.4 billion refurbishment of a Cold War-era rail... Read More


Nigeria's president postpones G20 trip, vowing to step up efforts to rescue abducted schoolgirls

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- Nigeria's president postponed his trip to this weekend's Group of 20 summit after promising to intensify efforts to rescue 24 schoolgirls who were abducted by gunmen earlier this... Read More


Israel's military carries out strikes in Lebanon and Gaza, killing dozens of people

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- The Israeli military carried out barrages of airstrikes in southern Lebanon Wednesday on what it said were Hezbollah sites, including weapons storage facilities, after a drone st... Read More


Myanmar's military says it detained foreigners in raid on a second major online scam center

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- Myanmar's military government extended its crackdown on online scam activities to a second major location, detaining hundreds of foreigners and seizing thousands of mobile phones... Read More


Italian court approves extradition to Germany of Ukrainian suspect in Nord Stream pipeline blast

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- Italy's highest court on Wednesday approved the extradition to Germany of a Ukrainian man suspected of setting off explosions that damaged Nord Stream pipelines between Russia an... Read More


An anti-migrant group in South Africa is blocking foreigners from health clinics

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- It's 6 a.m. and Tholakele Nkwanyana is one of the first people to arrive at the Diepsloot public health clinic in Johannesburg, not to seek medical attention but to stop foreigne... Read More


More bodies found after Indonesia landslides, raising toll to 23 with 28 missing

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- Rescuers recovered more bodies in the search for people buried under landslides in two areas of Indonesia's main island of Java, raising the confirmed deaths to 23, officials sai... Read More


The US plan for Gaza won UN backing. Carrying it out could be far more difficult

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- The U.N. Security Council has backed the United States' ambitious plan for the future of the Gaza Strip. How and when it will be carried out remain largely unknown. In a twist u... Read More


With an eye on Russia, EU wants to make it easier to deploy tanks and troops at short notice

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- The European Union rolled out a new defense package on Wednesday to allow tanks and troops to deploy more rapidly across the many borders of the 27-nation bloc in the event of a ... Read More


Indonesia's Mount Semeru erupts, blanketing villages with ash and prompting evacuations

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- Indonesia's Mount Semeru, the highest peak on Java island, erupted Wednesday, blanketing several villages with falling ash, prompting evacuations and leading authorities to raise... Read More