Condemnation swells over Hong Kong opposition mass arrests

HONG KONG - Hong Kong authorities awoke to a chorus of international condemnation on Thursday following the mass arrest of pro-democracy opposition figures under...

US leases long-sought Alaska oil rights in Trump’s final days

NEW YORK - US President Donald Trump's administration auctioned off 11 oil leases in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge on Wednesday, in a last-ditch...

Slow vaccine rollouts as US logs record deaths: world update

LONDON: England went back into full lockdown as Europe battled Wednesday to stem a rising tide of coronavirus cases, and the United States logged...

Women cultivate a new voice in Indian farm protests

KUNDLI (INDIA) - India's rural landscape is notoriously male-dominated, but thousands of women have become a pillar of the farmer protests blocking roads into...

No charges in police shooting of African American Jacob Blake

KENOSHA (UNITED STATES) - No police will be charged in the shooting of African American Jacob Blake, who was left paralyzed in an incident...

Pandemic overshadows Japan’s New Year tuna auction

TOKYO - Tokyo's annual New Year tuna auction ended Tuesday without the usual jaw-dropping bidding war, with the country's "Tuna King" holding back on...

No EU decision on Moderna shot as blame game mounts

THE HAGUE: The EU's drugs watchdog held off authorising Moderna's coronavirus jab on Monday despite bringing forward a special meeting, as criticism mounts of...

Iran Guards seize South Korean tanker amid US tensions

TEHRAN - Iran said Monday its Revolutionary Guards had seized a South Korean-flagged tanker in Gulf waters for breaking "environmental laws," at a time...

Race to save Bangladesh hound from extinction

SARAIL (BANGLADESH) - In a rickety hut on the border with Bangladesh and India, two brothers are among the last local breeders of the...

Seventh body found in Norway mudslide, three still missing

OSLO: Rescue workers have uncovered a seventh body from a landslide that buried homes in a village near Norway's capital, police said Sunday, with...