Giant new dinosaur identified from fossils in Thailand
BANGKOK – A new type of giant long-necked dinosaur has been identified by scientists from remains dug up in Thailand.
The nagatitan, the largest-ever dinosaur...
US Supreme Court makes abortion pill accessible again
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court has ruled that the abortion pill mifepristone can continue to be accessed by mail.
Two manufacturers that make the pill...
War criminal Ratko Mladić’s jail release request denied
THE HAGUE – A United Nations (UN) court has denied a bid by convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladić to be released from...
Woman isolating on British island in Pacific after hantavirus contact
LONDON – A woman is isolating on the Pitcairn Islands, a remote British Overseas Territory in the South Pacific, after travelling on a hantavirus-hit...
Deadly Russian drone attacks on Ukraine resume after ceasefire expires
KYIV – Six people have been killed and many injured in a slew of Russian drone attacks across Ukraine on Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelensky...
Ailing Iranian Nobel laureate given bail and hospital transfer
TEHRAN – Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi has been transferred from jail to a Tehran hospital amid concern over her deteriorating health.
Iranian...
No sign of larger hantavirus outbreak – UN
GENEVA – Ther is "no sign" of a larger hantavirus outbreak after the evacuation of the last passengers from a disease-stricken cruise ship,...
South African president resists impeachment call
JOHANNESBURG – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will legally challenge a report that has paved the way for parliament to consider impeachment...
Mexico cancels plans to end school year early for World Cup
MEXICO City – The Mexican government has cancelled plans to end the school year more than a month early to ease traffic during the...
Dress made from 500 loaves stuns African film awards
ABUJA – It is often described as Africa's biggest night in film and fashion.
Celebrities, filmmakers and creators arrived at the 12th edition of the...