International

On a winter evening earlier this month, on a Zoom session, we watch as two musicians sing a Rajasthani lullaby, — a version of the original rendition by Hindustani Classical maestro Ustad Sultan Khan. Ustad […]

ATHENS, Greece— An ancient Greek marble head sculpture was found 5 feet below ground during construction work in Athens. The piece was discovered in Agia Irini Square, in the center of the Greek capital, on […]

Kabul — Muhammad Mohibullah, a 21-year-old student of literature at Kabul University in the capital of Afghanistan, entered campus from the north gate on Nov. 2 and was walking toward his classroom when he heard […]

TENERIFE, Canary Islands—A boat carrying about 80 migrants arrived at the Canary Islands as authorities struggle to keep up with a flood of refugees in the area. Maritime rescue teams and the Spanish Civil Guard […]

Kolkata — Renowned Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee, best known for his collaboration with Oscar-winning Indian film director Satyajit Ray, died in Kolkata on Nov 15. He was 85. Chatterjee, who was still working in cinema and TV, […]

Auckland City, New Zealand — Police in New Zealand have returned a bicycle stolen from an autistic girl, thanks to a Good Samaritan who spotted it in a nearby area. Officers from the Auckland City […]

The weeks around Diwali (November 14) have always been important for the Indian film industry. This is when it racks up a huge chunk of its cumulative earnings for a year, which trade pundits say, […]

Kolkata — Roiled by the coronavirus pandemic and its lockdowns and shut downs, India’s economy for the first time in the country’s history is in a technical recession at the end of the first half […]

VOTORANTIM, Brazil—A newborn baby in Brazil was in good hands when his dad caught him after his mother unexpectedly gave birth as she walked  through a doorway. A pregnant Joyce Silva, 21, went to the […]