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Vietnam Property Mogul Pleads to Repay $27B Fraud, Avoid Death Penalty

Ho chi minh city: A Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced to death for multi-billion-dollar fraud begged a court to spare...

26 Nov 2024 7:38 PM IST

Entertainment

Tamil film Maharaja to be release in China on Friday; first Indian...

Beijing: Tamil suspense film Maharaja will be released in China on Friday becoming the first Indian cinema to be...

26 Nov 2024 1:19 PM IST

Asia

Many in Gaza eating just once a day, as hunger spreads amid aid issues

Deir al-Balah (The Gaza Strip): Yasmin Eid coughs and covers her face, cooking a small pot of lentils over a fire fed...

22 Nov 2024 12:45 PM IST

Asia

India drops two places but remains among top 10 climate performers:...

The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI 2025) -- published by think tanks Germanwatch, New Climate Institute, and...

20 Nov 2024 4:19 PM IST

Asia

At UN climate talks, some see wars complicating negotiators' task

Baku (Azerbaijan): Nisreen Elsaim has been a climate activist for a dozen years, much of it focusing on the...

15 Nov 2024 3:21 PM IST

World

Iraq to Amend Marriage Laws, Allowing Men to Marry 9-year-old Girls

Iraq is set to amend a marriage law that will allow men to marry girls as young as nine years of age. The country will...

12 Nov 2024 2:26 PM IST

Asia

Nijjar’s Associate Dalla Arrested by Canadian Cops

New Delhi: Khalistani extremist Arshdeep Singh Gill alias Arsh Dalla, who was designated a terrorist by India, is likely...

11 Nov 2024 12:40 AM IST

Asia

School Meeting Uncovers Hospital Swap, Alters 2 Lives

A Vietnamese father discovered the truth about his daughter after realizing she did not resemble any of his parents,...

9 Nov 2024 4:13 PM IST

Asia

Districts in Pakistan close parks, zoo and schools as residents choke...

Lahore: Authorities in a broad swath of eastern Pakistan closed all public parks, zoos and museums, historical places,...

8 Nov 2024 6:03 PM IST

Asia

Pakistan's Punjab province ministers blame India for worsening smog as...

Lahore: Ministers in Pakistan's Punjab province on Monday blamed winds from India for worsening smog here, urging the...

4 Nov 2024 4:44 PM IST

Asia

Volcanic eruption kills at least 9, burns houses in Indonesia

Maumere: Indonesia's Disaster Management Agency said Monday that at least nine people have died as a series of volcanic...

4 Nov 2024 9:16 AM IST

Asia

Death of 10 Newborns Shakes Trust in Turkey’s Healthcare System

Ankara, Turkey: The mother thought her baby looked healthy when he was born 1.5 months early, but staff swiftly whisked...

1 Nov 2024 7:53 PM IST