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South Korea's acting leader Han resigns amid reports he will run for presidential election
South Korea’s acting President Han Duck-soo said Thursday he is resigning to take on “heavier responsibility” amid ...
India and Pakistan face their latest crisis. Here’s a look at their history of armed conflict
A deadly attack on tourists in the disputed Kashmir last week has plunged relations between India and Pakistan to new lows, ...
India will include caste details in its next population census
India will include caste details in its next population census, in a move likely to have sweeping socio-economic and ...
US and Ukraine sign deal giving US access to country's valuable mineral wealth
The U.S. and Ukraine on Wednesday signed an agreement granting American access to Ukraine’s vast mineral resources, ...
Several countries sending firefighting planes to Israel to help tackle major wildfire
Several countries were sending firefighting aircraft to Israel on Thursday as crews battled for a second day to extinguish a ...
Rubio calls India and Pakistan in effort to defuse crisis over Kashmir attack
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called senior officials in India and Pakistan in an effort to defuse the crisis that ...
New Zealand hit by destructive winds, heavy rain and snow and high waves
Severe weather warnings covered swathes of New Zealand on Thursday with heavy downpours prompting a state of emergency for ...
Canadiens eliminated from NHL playoffs after 4-1 loss to Capitals in Game 5
WASHINGTON - A feeling of disappointment reverberated through the Montreal Canadiens’ dressing room following their early ...
Ovechkin scores as Capitals eliminate Canadiens in 5, advance to play the Hurricanes
Alex Ovechkin scored on a laser of a shot off a faceoff, Logan Thompson made some spectacular saves among his 28 and the ...
Africans say a Black pope would be nice to have. But they are not too hopeful
If the next pope is from sub-Saharan Africa, he would be the first in Catholic Church history. Catholic Africans think it is ...
Martin Scorsese and Pope Francis teamed to produce a documentary called 'Aldeas - A New Story'
Martin Scorsese is a producing a documentary made with Pope Francis that will chronicle the late pontiff's work with cinema ...
North Korea and Russia begin building their first road link
North Korea and Russia have begun building their first road link, the two countries announced, hailing the construction of a bridge over a border river ...