World record: Nigerian paints nails for 3 days
ABUJA – A Nigerian woman says she has painted over 4,000 nails in 72 hours in an attempt to break the world record.
With a...
Brazil storm causes flooding
BRASILIA – At least 10 people have died and more than 20 are missing after storms caused flooding in the southern Brazilian state of...
China highway collapses, 24 people killed
BEIJING – Twenty-four people have died after a section of a mountainside highway collapsed in China's Guangdong province, following days of heavy rain.
Thirty others...
Saudi Arabia women’s rights activist jailed for 11 years
RIYADH – Two human rights groups have condemned an 11-year prison sentence handed to a Saudi fitness instructor and women’s rights activist by a...
Iraq criminalizes same-sex relationships in new law
TEHRAN – Iraq’s parliament has passed a bill criminalizing same-sex relationships with jail terms of between 10 and 15 years.
Transgender people could also be...
Over 100 arrested in Spain for WhatsApp scam
MADRID – More than 100 people have been arrested in Spain accused of stealing thousands of euros from WhatsApp users by claiming to be...
US to reclassify marijuana as less dangerous
WASHINGTON – The United States’ Drug Enforcement Administration plans to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift in drug policy.
At a...
Dominica overturns ban on same-sex relations
ROSEAU – Dominica’s High Court has overturned a ban on consensual same-sex relations in the Caribbean island nation.
The court ruled parts of the law that...
Palestine to US: Stop Israel’s Rafah offensive
GAZA STRIP – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says the US is the only country that can stop Israel from attacking Rafah, the southern Gaza...
Mount Fuji: Iconic view to be blocked to deter tourists
TOKYO – One of Japan’s most iconic photo spots is to be blocked by authorities exasperated by badly behaved tourists.
A big black barrier is...