Arrests, anger and court battles — the case of Meng Wanzhou
NEW YORK - The 2018 arrest in Vancouver of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou on a US warrant, followed by China's detention of...
‘Greatest’ Serena, the pioneer of ‘tennis intimidation’, turns 40
BIOT (FRANCE) - Serena Williams turns 40 on Sunday with her long-time coach hailing her as the "greatest of all time" and a pioneer...
UK seeks smoother waters with France after subs row
LONDON - Britain sought Friday to turn a page with France after a cross-continental diplomatic crisis centred on alleged perfidy over a submarine contract...
Disabled people can now use Android phones with face gestures
SAN FRANCISCO - Using a raised eyebrow or smile, people with speech or physical disabilities can now operate their Android-powered smartphones hands-free, Google said...
US envoy to Haiti resigns, slams migrant deportations
PORT-AU-PRINCE - The US special envoy to Haiti resigned Thursday two months after his appointment, denouncing the Biden administration's deportation of Haitian migrants from...
Wolf hunting ban pits farmers against conservationists in Spain
PUEBLA DE SANABRIA (SPAIN) - A 4x4 pulls up on a dirt road in northwest Spain and livestock farmer Ana Vega climbs out, walking...
Lake Maracaibo, lightning capital of the world
CATATUMBO (VENEZUELA) - One firebolt after another illuminates a stilt-house settlement where the Catatumbo river flows into Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo, the lightning capital of...
Cavers find snakes but no genies in Yemen’s ‘Well of Hell’
DUBAI - A team of Omani cavers has made what is believed to be the first descent to the bottom of Yemen's fabled Well...
South Africa’s lone criminal profiler battles crime tidal wave
PRETORIA - The woman's breasts had been cut off, but her genitals were untouched. An unusual choice for a killer. Even stranger, no blood...
Sudan government says foiled coup attempt linked to Bashir regime
KHARTOUM - Sudan's fragile transitional government said it foiled an attempted coup Tuesday involving military officers and civilians linked to the ousted regime of...
