Chinese monk who saved 8,000 strays is dog’s best friend
SHANGHAI: His bald head glistening with sweat, Zhi Xiang peers into the eyes of a stray dog whose coat has become matted in heavy...
World in worst ‘cascade of human rights setbacks in our lifetimes’:...
GENEVA: The UN rights chief called Monday for "concerted action" to help recover from the worst global deterioration of rights seen in decades, highlighting...
Ethiopians vote in poll overshadowed by Tigray
ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopians voted Monday in a delayed national election taking place against the backdrop of war and famine in the northern Tigray...
US Navy tests warship’s metal with megablast
MIAMI - The US Navy has started a series of tests on its newest and most advanced aircraft carrier by detonating powerful explosions to...
Post-war Armenia holds snap parliamentary elections
YEREVAN - Armenians head to the polls Sunday in early parliamentary elections which were called in an attempt to heal the country's divisions after...
The scholar speaking out on China’s crackdown on intellectuals
BEIJING: In a small, book-strewn apartment in Beijing's outskirts lives one of the last Chinese academics who refuses to be silenced by the ruling...
Bidens’ dog Champ, ‘cherished companion,’ dies
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden's family dog Champ has died, the president said Saturday, remembering the German shepherd as a "constant, cherished companion during the...
Myanmar protesters wear flowers to mark Suu Kyi’s birthday
YANGON - Anti-coup protesters in Myanmar donned flowers in their hair Saturday to mark the birthday of ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi,...
New museum gingerly explores German wartime suffering
BERLIN - A new museum dedicated to the long-silenced trauma of German civilians forced to flee eastern Europe at the end of World War...
Crouser shatters shot record, Richardson, Felix off mark at US trials
EUGENE (UNITED STATES) - Olympic shot put champion Ryan Crouser shattered one of the oldest world records in athletics on Friday, producing a mammoth...
