With forest wildfires raging, Bolivia seeks help from SuperTanker plane
Bolivian firefighters are still trying to put out wildfires that have already burned more than 650,000 hectares (1.6 million acres) of tropical forest, roughly the...
Amazon fires spark worries of a ‘death spiral’
Thousands of wildfires are decimating the Amazon, threatening the very existence of the world’s largest rainforest and a bulwark against climate change....
‘People have a love affair with aviation’ – UK and U.S. military teams fly over the Hudson River
The Royal Air Force Red Arrows, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, the F-22 Raptor Demo Team and the F-35 Lightning II Demo Team soared above...
Leader of Somalia’s Jubbaland, at odds with Mogadishu, wins new term
The president of Jubbaland, a Somali region critical to East Africa’s fight against the Islamist militants of al Shabaab, won a new term on Thursday,...
Migrants traveling through Mexico to the U.S. face high violence risk
(Reuters Health) – Nearly one third of migrants traveling through Mexico to the U.S. experience physical, psychological and/or sexual violence during their journey, a new...
Twerking hillbilly? Yes. Cheater and liar? No, says Miley Cyrus
Pop star Miley Cyrus on Thursday said she was no angel, but angrily denied rumors she had cheated on her estranged husband, actor Liam Hemsworth....
MTV VMAs host hoping for unexpected moments during the show
Sebastian Maniscalco says the unplanned is great fodder for a comedian....
Italy’s president gives parties to Tuesday to build majority
President Sergio Mattarella on Thursday gave Italy’s bickering parties five days to clinch a deal to resolve a political crisis and avoid a snap election....
Netanyahu hints at Israeli involvement in Iraq blasts
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted on Thursday of possible Israeli involvement in attacks against Iranian-linked targets in Iraq....
Bosnian-Dutch film wins top award at 25th Sarajevo Film Festival
A Bosnian-Dutch film about a girl leaving the Netherlands and returning to her native Bosnia to visit the sick father she has never met was...