Bollywood actor’s death grips India with frenzied TV coverage
The demise of a young movie star has transfixed India like no other news in a year of bad headlines.…
ASEAN summit: South China Sea, coronavirus pandemic cast a shadow
Southeast Asia’s top diplomats are holding their annual talks to discuss the coronavirus pandemic and rising tensions in the South…
Fire Destroys Most of Europe’s Largest Refugee Camp on Greek Island of Lesbos
Early on, they passed quickly through Moria camp when Europe largely tolerated the movement of migrants. But in 2016, Europe…
Rights groups ask IOC to take 2022 Winter Games away from China
Some 160 rights groups have sent a joint letter to the chief of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), calling for…
Afghan Vice President, Staunch Opponent of Taliban, Survives Blast
KABUL, Afghanistan — Amrullah Saleh, Afghanistan’s senior vice president and a staunch opponent of the Taliban, survived a bombing that…
N.I.H. Director Undercuts Trump’s Comments on Covid-19 Vaccines
The director, Dr. Francis Collins, took issue with President Trump’s suggestion that a coronavirus vaccine would be available by Election…
Oscars: Academy unveils new diversity guidelines for Best Picture
The body that awards the Oscars has published detailed inclusion and diversity guidelines that filmmakers will have to meet for…
In Pictures: Huge fire reduces Moria refugee camp to embers
Thousands of refugees and migrants fled the flames that tore through a camp under a coronavirus lockdown, on Greece’s island of…
Sudan floods: Calls for gov’t to help affected people
At least 110 people have now died from severe flooding in Sudan as the Nile river reaches unprecedented levels. Hundreds…
Ethiopia’s Tigray region votes, defying federal government and PM
People have begun voting in a local election in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, defying the federal government and increasing political tensions in…