Ravi Nessman

NEW DELHI (AP) — India's top telecommunications official said Tuesday that Internet giants such as Facebook and Google have ignored his demands to screen derogatory material from their sites, so the government would have to act on its own.

SEHORE, India (AP) — It’s 43 degrees Celsius (110 F), and Prof. Anil Gupta has been hiking the scorched plains of central India for hours.

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladeshi garment factories are routinely built without consulting engineers.

Medics in Gaza are warning that thousands could die as hospitals packed with wounded people run desperately low on fuel and basic supplies. Palestinians are struggling to find food, water and safety ahead of an expected Israeli ground offensive in the war sparked by Hamas’ deadly attack. A week of blistering airstrikes have demolished entire neighborhoods but failed to stem militant rocket fire into Israel. The Gaza Health Ministry said over 2,670 Palestinians have been killed since the fighting…

After blast kills hundreds at Gaza hospital, Hamas and Israel trade blame as rage spreads in region

Israel says will allow Egypt to deliver limited quantities of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, the first crack in a 10-day seal on the territory. Palestinians were reeling from a massive blast at a Gaza City hospital the day before and growing increasingly desperate as food and water supplies ran out. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the decision on aid was approved after a request from visiting U.S. President Joe Biden. There were conflicting claims of who was responsible for…

Israel’s defense minister has told ground troops to be ready to enter the Gaza Strip, though he didn’t say when the invasion will start. Israeli airstrikes pounded the territory on Thursday, including parts of the south that it had declared as safe zones. The attacks heightened fears among Palestinians that nowhere was safe. Gaza’s overwhelmed hospitals were trying to stretch out dwindling medical supplies and fuel for generators, as authorities worked out logistics for a delivery of aid from Eg…

JERUSALÉN (AP) — Más de dos semanas después de que combatientes de Hamás se abrieron paso a través de una serie de tranquilas comunidades agrícolas, muchos israelíes están furiosos con el gobierno del primer ministro Benjamin Netanyahu, no sólo por no haber impedido el ataque, sino por la falta de a

More than two weeks after Hamas’ attack, many Israelis are furious at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, not just for failing to prevent the initial attack, but for failing to come to their aid afterward. While the military is bombing Gaza and preparing a possible invasion, Israeli government infighting and the erosion of government services to those in need have left traumatized survivors to mourn on their own. Volunteers who spent the past year protesting the government have taken…

The new push for an end to the war in Gaza came as the Palestinian death toll climbed past 40,000, according to the region's health authorities.