Eel trafficking – the £3bn illegal trade becoming a major wildlife crime
Authorities are battling against a trade seeing more than 300 million European eels trafficked from Europe to Asia each year. Katie Gregory reports....
International court convicts Congo’s Ntaganda of war crimes
International Criminal Court judges on Monday convicted former Congolese military leader Bosco Ntaganda for atrocities including murder, rape and conscripting child soldiers....
Athletes take on ‘world’s steepest race’
The sprint up Italy’s Val di Fiemme ski jump is part of the 4TITUDE Challenge – which race organizers Red Bull have dubbed ‘the world’s...
Melania statue joins a long line of unflattering celeb likenesses
Residents take a peek at a life-size wooden sculpture of U.S. first lady Melania Trump, the latest in a long line of statues or sculptures...
Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’ begins on-site restoration
Rembrandt’s 17th century masterpiece “The Night Watch” begins restoration work on Monday in Amsterdam where visitors will be able to watch every step of the...
Rustic sculpture of Melania Trump unveiled near Slovenian hometown
A life-size rough wooden sculpture of U.S. first lady Melania Trump was unveiled near her hometown of Sevnica in southeastern Slovenia on Friday....
Russia nuclear sub fire could have caused catastrophe: report cites navy official
A fire aboard a top-secret Russian nuclear submarine could have led to a “catastrophe of global proportions” if not for the selfless actions of the...
Syria replaces security chief: news reports
Syria’s government has replaced one of its top security chiefs Jamil Hassan, a subject of Western sanctions, pro-Damascus social media sites reported....
Rights violations in contested Kashmir continue unchecked, U.N. report says
Tensions in disputed Kashmir after a deadly suicide bombing earlier this year are having a severe impact on human rights in the region, a United...
Abundant rains offer good prospects for main Ivory Coast cocoa crop: farmers
Above-average rainfall mixed with sunshine in Ivory Coast’s cocoa-growing regions last week could boost the forthcoming October-to-March main crop, farmers said on Monday....