Forest Fires Rage In Sweltering California
Wildfires raged Sunday across much of California forcing hundreds to evacuate homes as the most populous US state sweltered in ...
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Turkish Opposition Chief To Hold Mass Rally After ‘justice’ March
The leader of Turkey's main opposition party was on Sunday to address a mass rally in Istanbul at the culmination ...
Wildfires Rage As California Sizzles
The first major wildfires after the end of California's five-year drought raged across the state Saturday as it was gripped ...
Mumbai Ups Purge of British Names From Railway Stations
Indian authorities are moving to strip Mumbai's railway stations of their British names, an official said Friday, as leaders seek ...
Japan Nuclear Chief Steps Back From North Korea Remarks
Japan's chief atomic energy regulator has acknowledged it was inappropriate to say it would be "much better" if North Korea ...
No Last-Minute Reprieve For Mentally Ill US Man Sentenced To Die
The governor of Virginia on Thursday refused to grant a last-minute stay of execution to a mentally disturbed death row ...
One Dead As Strong Quake Hits Central Philippines
A 6.5-magnitude earthquake killed at least one person in the central Philippines on Thursday, with at least five more people ...
Appeals Grow To Pardon Mentally Ill US Killer
Two top UN rights officials added their voices Wednesday to a growing chorus of appeals to Virginia's governor to spare ...
Virginia Set To Execute Man Using ‘potentially Tortuous’ Drug Cocktail
Virginia is preparing to kill a 32-year-old man using a controversial lethal injection formula that may have subjected the last prisoner ...
Police Start To Withdraw From Restive Morocco Cities
Moroccan security forces have begun withdrawing from the restive northern cities of Al-Hoceima and Imzouren, which have been rocked by ...
Niger Jihadists Kidnap 37 Women, Nine People Killed
Boko Haram jihadists have kidnapped 37 women and slit the throats of nine other people at a village in southeastern ...
Trump Ally Christie Under Fire For Lounging On Closed Beach
He's a Donald Trump ally with abysmal approval ratings and now the governor of New Jersey has sparked fresh outrage ...
New Syrian Pound Features Assad For First Time
The Syrian Central Bank has released the war-ravaged country's largest currency note yet, featuring the face of President Bashar al-Assad ...
Japan PM Abe Chastened By Huge Loss In Tokyo Assembly Vote
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said his party's stinging defeat in weekend Tokyo assembly elections represented a "severe criticism", after ...
Japan PM Abe Set For Huge Loss In Tokyo Assembly Vote
Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's conservative party was set for a major defeat in the Tokyo assembly election Sunday, ...
Tokyo Votes In Local Polls With National Consequences
Tokyo goes to the polls Sunday in a local election that could have national consequences as the capital's governor mounts ...
Obama Calls For Tolerance and Unity In Childhood Home Indonesia
Barack Obama called for tolerance and respect in his childhood home of Indonesia Saturday, amid rising religious tensions in the ...
Workshop On Economic Integration Ends In Accra
A two- day regional course on Financial and Economic Issues by West Africa Institute for Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM) ...
Olympics Chiefs Insist Tokyo 2020 Stadium Will Be Ready
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) insisted Friday the showpiece venue for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games would be completed on ...
NY Declares ‘state of Emergency’ For Subway System
New York's governor on Thursday declared the public transport system of America's biggest city in a "state of emergency," as ...