Brit among latest mountain deaths
NEPAL – A British man died on Saturday minutes after summiting Mount Everest, bringing to 10 the total death toll this season on the...
Climate change strike starts in Australia
AUSTRALIA – School students in Australia and New Zealand were on strike, marking the start of a worldwide day of climate change protests.
Organizers expect...
Top court to make homophobia crime
BRAZIL – A majority in Brazil’s Supreme Court voted in favor of making homophobia and transphobia crimes.
Six out of 11 judges voted to consider...
‘Most wanted’ militant killed
INDIA – The army said Zakir Musa, described as “India’s most wanted” militant, was killed in Indian-administered Kashmir.
He was the leader of al-Qaeda’s Kashmir...
BJP takes early lead in India
INDIA – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s governing party took an early lead as votes were counted after the country’s marathon general election.
Modi, whose...
Botswana lifts hunting ban
BOTSWANA – This country has lifted a ban on elephant hunting, citing growing conflict between humans and the animals, which at times destroy crops.
Critics...
Migrant child dies in custody
WASHINGTON – A 10-year-old girl from El Salvador died in the United States custody last year, a previously unreported case which brought to six...
North Korea warns US over seized ship
SEOUL – North Korea stepped up its campaign on Tuesday for the United States to return a seized cargo ship belonging to Pyongyang, warning...
Jakarta guv says six dead in Indonesia post-poll unrest
JAKARTA – Six people died in civil unrest that gripped parts of Jakarta on Tuesday night after the election commission confirmed that President Joko...
Mexico’s tiny refugee agency turns to UN amid asylum surge
MEXICO CITY – Buckling under surging asylum applications and the lowest budget in years, Mexico’s tiny refugee agency has turned to the United Nations...