Trump administration plan for Bears Ears slammed as ‘recklessly’ weakening protections
The Trump administration on Friday released a plan for the newly reduced Bears Ears National Monument that it says would protect the Utah site’s cultural...
Egyptian minister says threat to ‘chop’ critics taken out of context
An Egyptian minister who was filmed telling a crowd of Egyptian expatriates in Canada that critics of the country should be “chopped” said on Friday...
Tanzania to shut part of wildlife preserve to big game hunters
Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Friday ordered the sprawling Selous Game Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage site, to be split in two to restrict the access...
Dominican Republic sends McAfee to Britain, without guns or yacht
Tech guru John McAfee, creator of the eponymous antivirus computer software, has arrived in Britain from the Dominican Republic, where he was detained with his...
Brazil’s courtship of U.S. need not worry China: foreign minister
Brazil’s efforts to build better ties with the United States need not worry China, the South American country’s top trade partner, because it had never...
Protesters flock to Hong Kong’s airport as political crisis simmers on
Thousands of protesters calling for democracy and some chanting “free Hong Kong” converged on the Chinese-ruled city’s airport on Friday as Singapore advised its travelers...
Testing out James Bond’s retro gadgets
Aston Martin built for the films ‘Goldfinder’ and ‘Thunderball’ is heading to auction. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)...
Congo president and predecessor agree on division of cabinet posts
Allies of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi and his predecessor Joseph Kabila said they had reached an agreement on Friday on the division of cabinet posts...
Hezbollah denies using Lebanon’s port for arms smuggling
Lebanon’s heavily armed, Iran-backed Hezbollah group on Friday denied using Beirut’s sea port to import arms in response to an accusation by Israel’s United Nations...
Lebanon secures release of American citizen from Syria
Syrian authorities have released a U.S. citizen and he has been handed back to his family, thanks to the mediation of Lebanon, a Lebanese security...