Israeli court convicts Jewish extremist in 2015 arson attack
JERUSALEM – An Israeli district court on Monday convicted a Jewish extremist of murder in a 2015 arson attack that killed a Palestinian toddler...
Korean soccer club ‘sorry’ for putting sex dolls in seats
SEOUL – A South Korean soccer club has apologized after being accused of putting sex dolls in empty seats during a match Sunday in...
China’s ambassador to Israel found dead
JERUSALEM – China’s ambassador to Israel was found dead in his home in a Tel Aviv suburb on Sunday, an Israeli police spokesman said.
He...
11 Los Angeles firefighters hurt while battling blaze
LOS ANGELES – Eleven firefighters were injured, three of them critically, in downtown Los Angeles when a fire in a commercial smoke shop sparked...
‘Financier’ of Rwandan genocide nabbed in Paris
PARIS – Felicien Kabuga, one of the last key fugitives wanted over the 1994 Rwandan genocide, was in French custody Saturday after a quarter...
Africa’s endangered wildlife at risk as tourism dries up
NANYUKI, Kenya – The armed rangers set off at dusk in pursuit of poachers. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a new alertness, and a...
Hong Kong shop offers ‘tear gas’ flavor ice cream
HONG KONG – Tear gas is among the new flavors at a Hong Kong ice cream shop.
The main ingredient is black peppercorns, a reminder...
US pilot jailed in Singapore for defying quarantine order
SINGAPORE – An American cargo pilot who admitted to “poor judgment” in breaking a quarantine order to buy medical supplies became the first foreigner...
24 killed in Afghanistan maternity ward attack
KABUL – The number of people who were killed in a militant attack on a maternity ward in the Afghan capital has risen to...
Amazon could be next virus hot zone – scientist
BRASILIA – The next pandemic could come from the Amazon rainforest, warns Brazilian ecologist David Lapola, who says human encroachment on animals' habitats –...