GALPATHA, Sri Lanka, June 5, 2026 (AP) — The site of the deadly fire at an unregistered nursing home for people with mental illnesses in Western Sri Lanka lay abandoned Friday as the death toll rose from 12 to 13 after one
New Delhi, Jan 10 (PTI) Terming as “grossest of contempt” the police remand of a Gujarat businessman after it had granted him anticipatory bail, an exasperated Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to police officials and a judicial magistrate of Surat and
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP): It was a day like any other at the TC Television studio in Ecuador, with its mid-afternoon newscast underway, when masked gunmen burst in, unleashing at least 15 minutes of threats and fear — all broadcast live. First, a man
The world has a wealth of high-stakes elections in 2024. Are they a test or a triumph for democracy?
London (AP): More than 50 countries that are home to half the planet’s population are due to hold national elections in 2024, but the number of citizens exercising the right to vote is not unalloyed good news. The year looks set to
A live broadcast by Ecuadorean television station TC was interrupted on Tuesday by balaclava-clad gunmen, the most dramatic recent example of a renewed explosion of violence in the previously tranquil South American country. New president Daniel Noboa has pledged to hit back at