As winds worsen, new wildfire erupts near Reagan Library outside Los Angeles
A fresh wildfire ignited near the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library outside Los Angeles on Wednesday as extraordinarily dry, prolonged Santa Ana winds whipped through the...
U.N. climate chief says exploring options for hosting climate talks after Chile withdraws
The United Nation’s climate chief said the secretariat is exploring a range of options for hosting this year’s round of climate talks in December after...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro threatens to cancel license of network linking his name to murder case
President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday he could cancel the license of Brazil’s largest TV network Globo after it reported an allegation connecting him with...
Syrian army, Turkish forces clash near border: state media
Syrian army troops clashed with Turkish forces near the border town of Ras al Ain on Wednesday, Syrian state media reported, as Ankara said it...
Armenia hails U.S. move to recognize Armenian ‘genocide’ a century ago
Armenia on Tuesday praised the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of a resolution recognizing the mass killings of Armenians a century ago as “genocide”, a...
Brazil justice minister calls for investigation into testimony linking Bolsonaro to murder case
Brazil’s Justice Minister Sergio Moro said on Wednesday that he has asked the top public prosecutor to investigate a statement by a Rio de Janeiro...
Algerian protesters march on in defiance of ‘The Power’
Riad Mostefai has marched through the capital of Algeria every Friday since February to demand a purge of the ruling hierarchy, an end to corruption...
Bosnian Serb ex-soldier jailed for 20 years for burning Muslim civilians
A Bosnian court jailed a former Bosnian Serb soldier for 20 years on Wednesday for setting ablaze 57 Muslim Bosniaks, of whom 26 including a...
Polish zoo to rescue nine tigers stuck at Belarus border
A Polish zoo will take in nine tigers originally bound for a Russian circus and which have spent days stuck in cages on a lorry...
Oil on Brazilian beaches likely to have leaked from a ship: navy commander
The oil washing up on beaches in Brazil’s northeast is most likely to have leaked from a ship, accidentally or not, a commander in the...