Timeline: Greta Thunberg’s rise from a solo strike to the U.N.
Over the past year, Greta Thunberg has risen from a solitary protester to a leading figure in an international fight against climate change. Here is...
Bow hunters target invasive Asian carp for sport on the Illinois River
A firefighter and archery enthusiast is making some extra cash with a novel if modest contribution to the ecosystem of the Great Lakes – taking...
Philippines to vaccinate millions as polio virus resurfaces in 2 children
The Philippines recorded its second case of polio on Friday, as it prepared to vaccinate millions of children against a disease it believed to have...
Philippines’ Duterte orders shunning of loans, grants from backers of U.N. drug war probe
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has instructed all departments and state-run firms to halt negotiations and agreements on grants and loans from countries that have backed...
Protests are on the menu in Hong Kong
Pro-democracy protests that have roiled Hong Kong for more than three months are providing culinary inspiration for a restaurant that offers a themed menu including...
Indonesia president orders delay in vote on criticized criminal code
Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Friday ordered a delay in a parliamentary vote on revisions to the criminal code, which has been criticized by rights...
U.N. urged by own staff to look at its climate footprint
More than 1,000 United Nations employees have called for the global body to reduce its carbon footprint, including through curbs on their own diplomatic perks...
South Korea’s health ministry advises public to refrain from vaping
South Korea has advised the public to refrain from using liquid e-cigarettes, also known as vaping, due to vaping-related illnesses emerging in the United States,...
North Korea chief negotiator welcomes Trump’s call for ‘new method’ at talks: KCNA
North Korea’s chief nuclear negotiator welcomed on Friday U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion that a “new method” be used in talks on Pyongyang’s weapons programs....
Russia’s FSB says one detained North Korean poacher died: Ifax
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Friday that one North Korean poacher, captured by Russian border guards in the Sea of Japan, has died,...