Iranian weightlifter banned for photo with Israeli
TEHRAN – An Iranian weightlifter has been given a lifetime ban by Iran’s weightlifting federation after talking to and shaking hands with an Israeli...
Nuclear weapons testing cause of radioactivity in wild boars – study
GENEVA – A new study has found that nuclear weapons tests during the Cold War are a major cause of high levels of radioactivity...
North Korea simulates nuclear strike on South
PYONG ANG – North Korea says it has fired two short-range ballistic missiles to simulate nuclear strikes on military targets in South Korea.
State media...
Building fire in South Africa leaves 64 dead
JOHANNESBURG – At least 64 people have died after a fire broke out in a block of flats in Johannesburg, South African authorities say.
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US agency mulls looser restrictions on marijuana
WASHINGTON – The US Department of Health and Human Services has called on the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to loosen federal rules on cannabis.
The...
3 hanged for Iraq bombing that killed over 300 people
BAGHDAD – Iraq has hanged three people convicted of involvement in a vehicle bombing in Baghdad that killed more than 300 people and injured...
Haiti gang opens fire on protesters in capital, killing 7
PORT-AU-PRINCE – A gang in Haiti has shot and killed at least seven people who were marching in a big protest organized by a...
Ugandan man faces death penalty for homosexuality
KAMPALA – A man in Uganda faces the death penalty after being charged with “aggravated homosexuality”.
His lawyer told Reuters the 20-year-old was the first...
Live worm found in Australian woman’s brain in world first
CANBERRA – In a world first, scientists say that an eight-centimeter worm has been found alive in the brain of an Australian woman.
The “string-like...
Florida and Cuba on alert for major storm
MIAMI – Florida and Cuba are bracing for Tropical Storm Idalia, which is expected to intensify into a dangerous Category 3 hurricane, forecasters say.
Idalia...