Hong Kong airport grinds to halt; China likens protests to terrorism
Hong Kong’s airport halted flights on Monday, blaming demonstrators for the disruption, while China said the anti-government protests that have swept the city over the...
Trump administration overhauls U.S. wildlife protections over objections of conservationists
The Trump administration on Monday finalized changes to provisions of the U.S. Endangered Species Act it says will streamline the decades-old wildlife protection law but...
Woodstock’s album-cover couple 50 years later
An image of a young couple, wrapped in a blanket during an embrace, became part of pop culture history when it ended up on the...
U.S. courts Brexit Britain with trade deal talk
U.S. President Donald Trump wants to see a successful British exit from the European Union that Washington will support with a U.S.-UK free trade agreement,...
Saudi rallies behind exiled Yemen leader after UAE-backed separatists seize Aden
Saudi Arabia threw its weight behind Yemen’s exiled president on Monday, as United Arab Emirates-backed southern separatists controlling the port of Aden held firm against...
Missing Irish teen: Anonymous donor offers $12k reward
The mother of missing Irish teen on Monday appealed to the public for information as the search for Nora Anne Quoirin continued in Malaysia. Rough...
Viral clip of Russian policeman punching female protester stirs anger
Video footage of a Russian police officer punching a young woman in the stomach has stirred anger among many Russians who believe the authorities have...
Argentine peso collapses as primary suggests return to interventionist economics
Argentina’s beleaguered peso currency collapsed on Monday and inflation was expected to rise as voters flirted with a return to interventionist economics by snubbing market-friendly...
Tanzania mourns dead after tanker blast
Funerals have been taking place in the eastern Tanzanian town of Morogoro, where at least 60 people died and scores more were wounded after a...
Plastic everywhere – but not for African recyclers
Lucy Luo Minghui has invested in a $44-million plastic recycling factory in Nairobi. But Minghui’s machines are idle because she can’t get enough waste. Lauren...