Power cuts stall industrial revival in Syria’s Aleppo
ALEPPO (SYRIA) - Workshops in Syria's Aleppo used to clatter on into the night before the war, but these days the machines grind to...
‘Champion of Auschwitz’: The boxer who brought hope
WARSAW - Polish boxer Tadeusz Pietrzykowski was known for his ability to dodge blows. Still, the odds were against him when he fought his...
Indonesian prison fire kills 41
JAKARTA: A fire tore through an Indonesian prison on Java island on Wednesday, killing 41 people and injuring dozens of others, an official said.The...
Impunity rules as juntas take over in Mali, Chad, Guinea
BAMAKO - Power grabs in West Africa over the past year -- in Chad, Mali and most recently Guinea -- are enjoying newfound impunity,...
S. Korea successfully launches homegrown SLBM: report
SEOUL - South Korea has test-fired a homegrown submarine-launched ballistic missile, a report said Tuesday, as it seeks to build up its forces to...
Bolsonaro issues decree limiting social media moderation
BRASíLIA - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro issued a decree Monday that changes the rules of content moderation on social media, a move that critics...
Guinea awaits future after coup leaders demand talks
CONAKRY - The West African state of Guinea awaited word on its future on Monday as a new military junta summoned the outgoing cabinet...
9/11: Ground Zero’s forgotten migrant cleaners demand recognition
NEW YORK - Lucelly Gil is one of the forgotten victims of 9/11: an immigrant cleaner who spent months clearing up rubble from the...
Climate action cannot wait for pandemic to end, medical journals warn
PARIS: Global warming is already affecting people's health so much that emergency action on climate change cannot be put on hold while the world...
California winemakers take wildfire-fighting into their own hands
NAPA (UNITED STATES) - Water tanks, fire trucks and helicopters: California's Napa Valley winemakers are buying their own equipment to protect their property and...
