Millions of dead fish wash up near Australian town
CANBERRA – Residents in a regional Australian town have woken to find millions of dead fish in their river.
The large-scale fish deaths were first...
Wyoming becomes first US state to ban abortion pills
WYOMING has become the first US state to ban abortion pills after its governor signed a bill that made prescribing or selling them illegal.
Violating...
Egypt unearths smiling mini-sphinx Egypt unearths
CAIRO – Archaeologists have unearthed a sphinx-like statue and the remains of a shrine in an ancient temple in southern Egypt, the antiquities ministry...
Russian air strikes hit cities across Ukraine
KYIV – Russia has launched missiles at targets across Ukraine, from Kharkiv in the north to Odesa in the south and Zhytomyr in the...
Turkish women defy ban on protests
ISTANBUL – Thousands of Turkish women have defied a ban on protests on International Women's Day and rallied in the city of Istanbul for...
Ocean treaty: Historic agreement reached after decade of talks
NEW YORK – Nations have reached a historic agreement to protect the world's oceans following 10 years of negotiations.
The High Seas Treaty places 30%...
Iran probes poisoning of hundreds of schoolgirls
TEHRAN – Almost 700 girls have been poisoned by toxic gas in Iran since November, in what many believe is a deliberate attempt to...
Nobel Prize-winning activist sentenced to 10 years in jail
MINSK – A court in Belarus has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski to 10 years in prison.
He was convicted of smuggling and...
Mexicans protest against electoral reform
MEXICO City – Huge rallies have been held in several Mexican cities against what protesters say are government attempts to undermine the electoral authorities.
The...
Turkey probes over 600 people for collapsed bldgs
ANKARA – More than 600 people are now being investigated in Turkey over buildings that collapsed in the deadly earthquake on Feb. 6, the...