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A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias

Five Thai hostages have been released after 15 months of captivity in the Gaza Strip

Five Thai hostages have been released after 15 months of captivity in the Gaza Strip

A new report says the expansion of nickel mining in Indonesia is a threat to one of Earth's most biodiverse marine regions

India doubled its tiger population in a little over a decade by protecting the big cats from poaching and habitat loss, ensuring they have enough prey, reducing human-wildlife conflict, and increasing communities’ living standards near tiger areas

Panama President José Raúl Mulino says there will be no negotiation with the United States over ownership of the Panama Canal

France has handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities

Israel released 110 Palestinian prisoners on Thursday, in exchange for three Israeli hostages held in captivity in Gaza

A special mailbox for children to flag abuses has been set up at a Paris primary school, a first in the French capital as part of nationwide effort to encourage more victims of sexual violence to speak up

Oil company Shell says is still mulling moving its stock market listing from London to New York but that it wasn't a “live discussion” at the moment