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Australian state government proposes protecting wild horses
CANBERRA, Australia - An Australian state government has decided to legally protect rather than kill thousands of wild horses, infuriating scientists who argue the feral species is doing severe enviro...
May 21, 2018
Aide: Palestinian leader making swift recovery in hospital
JERUSALEM - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is alert and making a swift recovery after being hospitalized with a fever over the weekend and should be released within days, an aide and a hospital d...
May 21, 2018
Stars urge Indonesia to ban 'brutal' trade in dog meat
JAKARTA, Indonesia - International stars of acting, music and sports have urged Indonesia’s president to ban what they say is a brutal trade in dog and cat meat for human consumption. The appeal...
May 21, 2018
Syrian government declares capital fully under its control
BEIRUT - Syria’s military on Monday captured an enclave in southern Damascus from Islamic State militants following a ruinous monthlong battle, bringing the entire capital and its far-flung subu...
May 21, 2018
Nepal official says 2 foreign climbers died on Mount Everest
KATHMANDU, Nepal - Two foreign climbers attempting to scale Mount Everest have died on the world’s highest peak, a Nepal mountaineering official said Monday. Members of their expedition teams re...
May 21, 2018
Coast Guard aids Canadian mariner whose vessel flooded
HONOLULU - The Coast Guard assisted a distressed Canadian mariner after his vessel began taking on water about 80 miles from the Big Island. Coast Guard watchstanders received an emergency position in...
May 21, 2018
Indonesia's most volatile volcano erupts again
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia’s most volatile volcano spewed smoke and ash early Monday in the latest of several eruptions in less than two weeks. Mount Merapi on the main island of Java eru...
May 21, 2018
Flares, riots force early end to season finale in Poland
WARSAW, Poland - Fans of a Polish soccer team that was losing in the last game of the season threw flares onto the pitch, prompting the referee to call it off early. Home team Lech Poznan was losing 2...
May 21, 2018
Venezuela's opposition scrambles to regroup after Maduro win
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela’s fractured opposition emerged even more powerless Monday, a day after an election it boycotted propelled socialist President Nicolas Maduro to an easy victory ami...
May 21, 2018
School victims honoured at Billboard Awards; Janet, BTS shine
The 2018 Billboard Music Awards paid tribute to the students and teachers affected by recent deadly shootings in Texas and Florida, while the night also featured show-stopping performances by iconic s...
May 20, 2018