NZ farmer convicted after 226 sheep are euthanized
AUCKLAND – A New Zealand farmer was convicted of mistreating his sheep after 226 of them had to be euthanized.
The animals were found to...
Gunmen kidnap 140 schoolchildren in Nigeria
ZARIA – Gunmen in Nigeria have kidnapped at least 140 schoolchildren in the northwest of the country, according to the police.
At least eight people...
Plane with 28 on board crashes into sea in Russia
MOSCOW – An airplane with 28 people on board crashed into the sea on Tuesday off Russia's far eastern Kamchatka peninsula as it was...
Ukraine criticized for making female cadets parade in heels
MOSCOW – Ukraine’s defense minister is under pressure from members of the government over the decision to have female military cadets wear pumps with...
Indonesia faces oxygen crisis amid COVID surge
JAKARTA – Indonesia's government has ordered producers to prioritize medical oxygen amid a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) surge and a shortage of oxygen in...
Pope ‘responds well’ to colon surgery at Rome hospital
ROME – Pope Francis has undergone successful surgery to treat a colon problem at a hospital in here, according to the Vatican.
The 84-year-old "responded...
Japan’s leader pushes rescue after deadly mudslide hits town
TOKYO – More than 1,000 soldiers, firefighters, and police on Sunday waded through a giant mudslide that ripped through a resort town in the...
Brazilians protest against prexy over pandemic handling
RIO DE JANEIRO – Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets across Brazil to protest against the government of President Jair...
Four dead as Cyprus forest fire rages
NICOSIA – Four people were found dead as a huge fire raged for a second day in Cyprus.
The blaze affected at least 10 communities...
Pro-democracy protests continue to rock Eswatini kingdom in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG – The South African government has urged calm and restraint in Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, which has been engulfed by pro-democracy protests...