Japan nuclear waste water plan stirs anxiety, anger
TOKYO – A controversial plan by Japan to release treated waste water from the Fukushima nuclear plant has sparked anxiety and anger at home...
Nigeria confirms outbreak of diptheria
ABUJA – The Nigerian health authorities have announced an outbreak of diptheria in the capital, Abuja, after the death of a four-year-old child.
The highly...
US teen jailed for killing teacher over bad grade
WASHINGTON – A teenager in the US state of Iowa who beat his teacher to death with a baseball bat over a bad grade...
Hong Kong arrests activists
HONG KONG police have arrested four men whom they accuse of supporting people based overseas who "endanger national security".
The local arrests come two days...
Gov’t of Netherlands bans phones from classrooms
AMSTERDAM – Devices including mobile phones are set to be banned from classrooms to stop them from disrupting learning, the Dutch government has announced.
The...
43 injured in daylight strike in Ukraine
KYIV – At least 43 people, including 12 children, have been injured after a missile struck the carpark of a residential building in Ukraine's...
World sees hottest day since records began
WASHINGTON – The world’s average temperature reached a new high on Monday, July 3, topping 17 degrees Celsius for the first time.
US researchers said...
Taliban order Afghanistan parlors to shut
KABUL – The Taliban have ordered hair and beauty salons in Afghanistan to shut in the latest restriction faced by women.
A Vice and Virtue...
Cocaine found in White House
WASHINGTON – A white substance that sparked an emergency evacuation at the White House on Sunday night tested positive for cocaine.
The substance was found...
Israel strikes West Bank camp
WEST BANK – The Israeli army has launched a massive military operation on the Jenin camp in the north of the occupied West Bank.
It...