WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Google Maps will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America once it is officially updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System, Google said in an X post on ...

January 23, 2025 • Hundreds of same-sex couples tied the knot across Thailand on Thursday, as the country becomes the first in Southeast Asia to legally recognize equal marriage. January 22 ...

Sri Lanka lifted its five-year ban on vehicle imports, starting with buses, trucks, and utility vehicles, as signs of economic recovery emerge. The phased removal aims to generate tax revenue ...

The islands of maritime Southeast Asia can range from the very large (for instance, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Luzon) to tiny pinpoints on the map (Indonesia is said to comprise 17,000 islands). Because ...

Train and bus stations saw a surge in crowds as people continued to arrive for the festival, although some devotees remained nervous after the deadly crush.

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England beat India by 26 runs in Rajkot in the third T20 international to keep the five-match cricket series alive. Follow all our updates, plus post-match reaction and interviews, as England’s ...

Rooted in natural resources and local craftsmanship, find out how India's traditional creative industry embodies the principles of sustainability.

Lionel Barber discusses "Gambling Man," the first western biography of Softbank's Masayoshi Son, with award-winning journalist and author Sheelah Kolhatkar. A conversation on the nature of translation ...

Officials today hope to inspire a new generation of art lovers. By Zachary Small “There’s always a few athletes that cross over into almost superhero world,” said an artist whose mural ...

The release of more than 100 Palestinian prisoners as laid out in the Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal had been in doubt after crowds in southern Gaza surrounded hostages who were being freed. The ...