World’s oceans hit highest temperature on record as El Niño grows
BRUSSELS - The world's oceans are hotter than ever recorded, new data suggests, as they suffer from human-caused climate change and the growing El...
Algeria president seeks death penalty for arsonists after deadly forest fires
ALGIERS – Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has said he wants to reinstate the death penalty for arsonists, following a wave of deadly forest fires.
The...
Israel captures Hamas security chief as strikes kill 4 during Gaza raid
TEL AVIV – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israeli special forces captured the head of Hamas's internal security service in a ground operation...
Trump-shaped ecstasy pills alarm Dutch authorities
AMSTERDAM – A Dutch drug addiction and mental health institute has issued a “red alert” to users about potentially lethal ecstasy pills which resemble...
Former Ecuadorian president imprisoned for corruption
QUITO – A former president of Ecuador has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of taking bribes.
Lenín Moreno insisted...
Nepal death toll crosses 1,000
KATHMANDU – The death toll in Nepal from devastating floods on the border with Tibet has crossed 1,000, according to the country's disaster agency.
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World’s youngest reigning traditional monarch dies aged 34
KAMPALA – A traditional Ugandan ruler named as the world's youngest monarch has died aged 34, his prime minister has announced.
Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru...
Aging Asia-Pacific countries rely on Filipina caregivers, but protections lag – PIDS study
MANILA – As populations age across the Asia-Pacific, countries such as Japan, Singapore, and Australia are becoming increasingly dependent on Filipina caregivers, nurses, and...
Nepal warns of new flood risk as hard-hit border region turns to ‘swampland’
KATHMANDU -- Nepal is on "high alert" for more floods as the hard-hit Himalayan border region turns into "swampland".
Officials say more than 600 people...
US to revoke visas of short-term visitors seeking asylum
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration plans to revoke the visas of foreign nationals who entered the US as short-term visitors and later applied for...