Australian council votes to take down statue of premier who decapitated Aboriginal man's body
A city council in Australia has voted to remove a statue of William Crowther, a former premier of the state of Tasmania, who decapitated the body of an Aboriginal man.
2023-08-25 19:52
This baby gorilla almost died before a zookeeper held him close. Now he has a new adoptive mom
In many ways, raising a baby gorilla is very similar to nurturing human newborns, says Chad Staples, a father of four and the director of Mogo Wildlife Park, a small private zoo in the town of the same name on Australia's southeastern coast.
2023-08-25 18:54
'I will not resign!' says defiant Spanish soccer boss Luis Rubiales following week of fierce criticism for unwanted kiss on Spain star
Spanish soccer chief Luis Rubiales has defiantly refused to resign from his position as Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president after a week of fierce criticism, after video showed him placing an unwanted kiss on a star player of Spain's winning World Cup team.
2023-08-25 18:52
Ukrainian forces appear to widen breach of Russian front lines
Signs are growing that Ukrainian forces have penetrated the first line of Russian defenses along part of the southern front lines in Zaporizhzhia region, and are expanding a wedge in the direction of the strategic town of Tokmak.
2023-08-25 18:15
Four million children in Pakistan have no safe water, a year after deadly floods
One year after catastrophic floods devastated swathes of Pakistan, some 4 million children in the South Asian nation remain without access to safe water, the United Nations children's agency has warned.
2023-08-25 17:21
Surfer fights for his life after shark attack in Australia
A surfer is fighting for his life in the hospital after he was attacked by a shark off Australia's east coast, police said Friday.
2023-08-25 16:56
The Iten killings: Deaths of elite athletes casts spotlight on domestic violence
In Iten, a small town where 1,500m runner Faith Kipyegon used to train, two gruesome killings draw attention to the status of women and the culture of silence keeping them in harm's way
2023-08-25 14:46
Top China talent show suspended after uproar over treatment of late pop star Coco Lee
One of China's most popular talent shows has been suspended after claims of mistreatment allegedly made by the late pop star Coco Lee sparked outrage on Chinese social media.
2023-08-25 12:56
China is launching an 'unprecedented' crackdown on corruption in its health industry as economic woes pile up
China has launched a sweeping anti-corruption campaign targeting its hospitals, pharmaceutical industry and insurance funds as it grapples with mounting economic challenges and long-standing public frustration about high costs in the behemoth healthcare sector.
2023-08-25 10:58
India's Modi and China's Xi agree to 'intensify efforts' to deescalate border issue following rare meeting
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed to "intensity efforts" to deescalate tensions at their contested border, in a rare face-to-face meeting since a deadly clash strained relations more than three years ago.
2023-08-25 10:53
The US needs a stable Chinese economy. Will Biden's commerce secretary offer help?
US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo will travel to China next week, a visit that coincides with a worsening slowdown in the world's second largest economy.
2023-08-25 10:26
Prigozhin would be latest in line of Putin critics who met an early death
The warnings were there. Speculation about Yevgeny Prigozhin's eventual fate began soon after his march on Russia two months ago.
2023-08-25 06:23