AFP, JALALABAD: Gunfire and an explosion echoed Wednesday as militants attacked India’s consulate in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, killing three people in the latest in a string of assaults on Indian installations in the country. No group has so far claimed the brazen attack, which coincided…

AFP, WASHINGTON: Scientists have been telling Americans about the benefits of healthy eating for decades, and yet more Americans are obese than ever—more…

AFP, WASHINGTON: Republican White House hopeful Ted Cruz said Tuesday he was the party’s only hope to defeat frontrunner Donald Trump, calling on his rivals to drop out of the race. Cruz, a US senator from Texas, scored two primary wins on Super Tuesday—in his home state and in Oklahoma.…

AFP, CHICAGO: South Dakota’s governor vetoed a bill Tuesday that would have made the US state the first in the country to ban transgender students from using public bathrooms that match their gender identity. “House Bill 1008 does not address any pressing issue concerning the school districts…

AFP, NEW DELHI: An Indian court has sentenced a Christian priest to 40 years in prison for repeatedly raping a 12-year-old girl at the church where he worked, the prosecutor said Wednesday. Sanil K. James was convicted of raping and sexually assaulting the girl at a Salvation Army church in the southern…

AFP, NABLUS, Palestinian Territories: Two Palestinians were killed by Israeli troops Wednesday after infiltrating a West Bank settlement and wounding a settler, the military said. “Two assailants infiltrated the community of Eli, south of Nablus. They attacked a man outside of his home,”…