15 elephants died of cyanide poisoning after eating tomatoes from nearby farms: Kenya
Fifteen elephants in southern Kenya are suspected to have been poisoned by cyanide-contaminated tomatoes, according to wildlife authorities
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Hundreds of migrants swim from Morocco to the Spanish territory of Ceuta
Hundreds of migrants are swimming from Morocco to the Spanish territory of Ceuta, overwhelming border security
Hundreds of migrants are swimming from Morocco to the Spanish territory of Ceuta
Hundreds of migrants are swimming from Morocco to the Spanish territory of Ceuta, overwhelming border security
Militants attack a Pakistani police post and kill 5 officers in a northwestern province
Militants have attacked a police post in northwestern Pakistan, triggering a gunbattle that killed five police officers and wounded about two dozen others
Wildfires near Bordeaux bring more troubles to France's wine industry
Wildfires near Bordeaux are hurting the wine region's economy
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Myanmar courts sentence activists up to 37 years over election boycott protest
Courts in Myanmar have sentenced nine activists to up to 37 years in prison for a protest against last December's elections, according to an activist group
Copenhagen’s famed Noma restaurant to reopen without founder Redzepi at helm
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Ebola outbreak is worsening food insecurity in eastern Congo, UN agency chief warns
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is worsening the region's food insecurity, according to the World Food Program's acting Executive Director Carl Skau who described the situation as a “crisis on top of a crisis.”
After Venezuela's quakes, experts say environmental and health risks have just begun
More than a month after Venezuela's devastating earthquakes, public health experts tell The Associated Press the coming weeks are critical to prevent secondary crises from contaminants
Dominican Republic's zoo offers home for confiscated animals as seizures soar
Confiscated illegal and smuggled animals are finding a new life in the Dominican Republic
Forensic teams search a suspected mass grave from the Kosovo war
Kosovo authorities are excavating part of a village after discovering human remains believed to be from the 1998-1999 Kosovo war
Saudi Arabia executes 5 Ethiopians over drug-related charges, rights group says
Human Rights Watch says Saudi Arabia executed five Ethiopians this week on drug-related charges after a trial that allegedly lacked due process
Ugandan opposition figure Besigye collapses in the dock during treason trial
An opposition leader facing treason charges in Uganda appeared to collapse in court as he protested what he has long felt is personal injustice in the trial that is riveting this East African country
Lebanese lawyers file complaint against banker who met with Israel's Netanyahu
Lebanese lawyers have filed a complaint against local banker Antoun Sehnaoui for meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week in Washington
Norwegian teenager convicted for his role in murder-for-hire ordered by Iran-linked crime gang
A Norwegian teenager has been convicted of traveling to Britain to carry out a contract killing on behalf of an international crime gang linked to Iran
Iraq's balancing act is only getting harder as the war between the US and Iran widens
U.S. and Saudi strikes against Iran-allied factions in Iraq have put the Iraqi government in a delicate position
Rescuers search for survivors after a 7.1 quake kills 18 in southwestern Japan
Soldiers and emergency workers are combing through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 18 people in southwestern Japan
New UK leader Burnham vows to fix a 'broken' social care system
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham pledges to fix the "broken" social care system
Death toll rises to 18 as rescuers comb through quake rubble in southwestern Japan
Soldiers and emergency workers are combing through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 18 people in southwestern Japan
Vietnam’s biggest company, Vingroup, goes global as its home market slows
Vietnam’s biggest conglomerate, Vingroup, is expanding into global markets as business at home slows
Ukraine claims major Russian oil refinery hit, hours after Zelenskyy, Trump meeting
Ukraine said it hit one of Russia’s largest oil refineries, intensifying economic and diplomatic pressure on Moscow
A heat wave threatens to reignite France’s mega-fire near Bordeaux
Fire crews in southwest France are battling a massive blaze four times the size of Paris
Russia charges Telegram founder with aiding terrorism and puts him on wanted list
Russia’s main domestic security agency says the founder of the messaging app Telegram has been charged with aiding terrorism and put on an international wanted list
16th century bell foundry adds modern technology to keep casting process alive
Austria's Grassmayr Bell Foundry has been casting massive bells for churches and cathedrals around the globe for more than 400 years
Keiko Fujimori is inaugurated as Peru's president following a narrow election victory
Keiko Fujimori has been sworn in as Peru’s president after a narrow victory in the June runoff election
Man killed in landslide at Solomon Islands gold mine, police say
Officials have recovered a man's body from a landslide at a gold mine in the Solomon Islands
A 2:47 a.m. alert, a rabbit and 220,000 evacuees as France’s wildfire rages on
A massive wildfire in southwest France has forced over 220,000 people to evacuate
Vietnam’s biggest company, Vingroup, expands overseas as its home market slows
Vietnam’s biggest conglomerate, Vingroup, is expanding into global markets as business at home slows
India's capital part of aggressive electric vehicle targets in bid to curb air pollution
Delhi has adopted a new policy to make most new vehicles electric, aiming to improve air quality
The deaths of 15 elephants in Kenya's Amboseli National Park spark investigation
Kenya’s wildlife authorities are investigating the deaths of 15 elephants over the past month in Amboseli National Park