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Indian citizen sentenced to 29 months of imprisonment in US for being involved in call centre scam-
By PTI WASHINGTON: An Indian citizen has been sentenced to 29 months of imprisonment for being involved in a call ...

Iran outraged after French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo publishes cartoons mocking Khamenei
A series of offensive cartoons depicting Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has ...

China undercounting COVID-19 cases and deaths, WHO says: ‘We still do not have complete data’
Coronavirus cases have surged in China since the country relaxed its draconian “zero-COVID” strategy last month, but officials there are ...

Tokyo to give 5,000 yen in monthly benefits per child
The Tokyo government announced their plans to provide benefits of 5,000 yen ($38) per person per month to residents of ...

US reopens visa, consular services at Cuban embassy for first time since ‘Havana Syndrome’ incidents
The U.S. Embassy in Cuba has resumed offering visa and consular services Wednesday for the first time in five years ...

Vietnamese boy, 10, dead after falling into 115-foot concrete hole
Vietnamese authorities announced Wednesday that the 10-year-old boy trapped down a 115-foot deep concrete hole since New Year’s Eve is ...

Iran sentences two teens to death for waging ‘enmity against God’ in protest against regime
Tehran handed down two death penalty sentences this week to two teenagers who were involved in the nationwide demonstrations protesting ...

Reporter’s Notebook: Memories of performing for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
On the eve of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s funeral, I am reflecting on my one personal encounter with him. Realizing, ...

First ‘gender-queer’ priest in Church of England expresses desire for ‘normalizing’ identity among children
A non-binary gender-queer Anglican priest in the United Kingdom is on record claiming to use the clerical position in hopes ...