Pleas for calm as Jerusalem violence escalates
JERUSALEM – Countries worldwide have appealed for calm after days of unrest spiralled into retaliatory attacks by Israel and Palestinians.
The US, the European Union...
US fires warning shots at Iran boats
RIYADH – A US Coast Guard ship fired warning shots at Iranian boats that came close to American naval vessels in the Strait of...
Dracula’s castle offers tourists vaccine
ROMANIA – Visitors to Dracula’s castle are being jabbed with needles rather than fangs after a COVID-19 vaccine center has been set up at...
Amazon deforestation rises ahead of dry season
BRAZIL – Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil rose by 43 percent in April compared to the same month last year, government data...
Over 1K migrants arrive in Italy
ROME – More than 1,000 migrants landed on the Italian island of Lampedusa in the space of a few hours on Sunday, according to...
More Neanderthal remains unearthed in Italian cave
ROME – Archaeologists in Italy have discovered the remains of nine Neanderthals who may have been hunted by hyenas, in a prehistoric cave southeast...
Many injured on second night of Jerusalem clashes
JERUSALEM – Fresh clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police broke out in Jerusalem on Saturday, injuring dozens.
Protesters hurled stones at the police at Damascus...
Rocket debris plunge into ocean
BEIJING – The remains of a Chinese rocket that was hurtling back towards Earth have crashed into the Indian Ocean, the country’s space agency...
Maldives’ ex-prexy injured in explosion
MALÉ – The former president of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, has been injured in a suspected bomb blast here.
Supporters from the governing Maldivian Democratic...
Thousands enter lottery to kill Grand Canyon’s bison
ARIZONA – Over 45,000 people applied to cull bison in the Grand Canyon after the United States National Park Service requested volunteers to help...