(CNN)Gajanand Sharma wandered across the Indian border into Pakistan in 1982. He was arrested and spent the next 36 years in prison. “I am very troubled. I can’t remember anything,” he told CNN from a car as he arrived back …
Samsung Electronics Co. unveiled the Galaxy Note 9 in New York, banking on the larger-screen device to rejuvenate sales of a struggling flagship line and fend off Apple Inc.’s upcoming iPhones over the holidays. The 6.4-inch screen Note 9 will …
Russian leader says both he and the US president were ready for further summits but conditions needed to be right Vladimir Putin said on Friday that he has invited Donald Trump to Moscow, countering an offer to visit the United …
Bernie Sanders and Tulsi Gabbard on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on 17 November 2016. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images It is not uncommon for dominant incumbents to generally avoid debates. But Gabbards decision to decline to participate in such a …
President Donald Trump spent Saturday engaged in a deep dive into the backgrounds of the top prospects to fill an opening on the U.S. Supreme Court but hasn’t begun interviews with the finalists. Trump is at his Bedminster, New Jersey, …
The report, by the Global Slavery Index, also estimates most victims live in Asia, with North Korea the highest globally More than 400,000 people could be living in modern slavery in the US, a condition of servitude broadly defined in …
Indian city to fine or jail residents caught using single-use plastics Mumbai has the become the largest Indian city to ban single-use plastics, with residents caught using plastic bags, cups or bottles to face penalties of up to 25,000 rupees …
Few people consider used plastic to be a valuable global commodity. Yet China has imported 106 million tons of old bags, bottles, wrappers and containers worth $57.6 billion since 1992, the first year it disclosed data. So when the country announced last year that it …
Sri Lanka’s Hambantota port spurs worries in India, Japan Operator China Merchants is ‘hell bent’ on turning it aound Each year roughly 60,000 ships vital to the global economy sail through the Indian Ocean past a Chinese-operated port on the …
Grab to buy ride-sharing, food delivery businesses in region Uber gets 27.5% stake in rival, CEO to join Grab’s board Uber Technologies Inc. has agreed to sell its Southeast Asian operations to Grab, withdrawing from yet another fast-growing region to …
