A holy blessing for the pets of Peru
Dozens of pets got a special blessing at Lima’s Saint Francis Monastery during a special mass for four-legged friends and other domestic animals....
Zimbabwe doctors defy government ultimatum to end strike
Striking Zimbabwean doctors defied a government ultimatum to return to work on Monday, after rejecting a 60% pay rise offer they say is not enough...
U.S. recorded seven new cases of measles last week
The United States recorded 7 new measles cases last week taking the total cases for the year to 1,250 in the worst outbreak since 1992,...
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Acorda appeal in MS drug patent fight
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Acorda Therapeutics Inc’s appeal of a lower court ruling that allowed generic versions of its multiple...
Ecuador arrests rise to 477 during unrest
Ecuador has arrested 477 people during unrest and protests since last week over President Lenin Moreno’s economic austerity measures, the government said on Monday....
Dutch ruling coalition loses majority in parliament
The Dutch government on Monday lost its majority in parliament when a previously dismissed member of Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s VVD party said he would...
Hong Kong police jeered by residents as protesters target shopping malls
Hong Kong police took to the streets on Monday night in an apparent show of force in a district that has seen some of the...
‘Everything was cool’: Zuma’s son denies fault at graft inquiry
Ex-South African president Jacob Zuma’s son Duduzane denied wrongdoing at a graft inquiry on Monday, rejecting testimony by an official who said he was offered...
Security recruits targeted by suicide bomb in Afghanistan
A suicide bomb targeted a minibus of recruits for the Afghan security forces in the eastern city of Jalalabad on Monday, killing at least 10...
U.S. Supreme Court turns away Puerto Rico pension fund dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a dispute over the assets of Puerto Rico’s largest public sector pension fund even as...