Nigeria’s army wants to make Boko Haram’s forest stronghold a tourism spot
Nigeria’s army says it wants to turn the Sambisa forest into a tourist destination. The plan, however, has a catch: the area is home to a vicious insurgency. At least…
First polar bear born in the tropics dies at 27 in Singapore zoo
Singapore has mourned the death of the first polar bear born and bred in the tropical island city, put down by wildlife authorities after a five-year battle with health difficulties…
Driver kills 10, injures 15 plowing van into Toronto sidewalk crowd
A driver deliberately plowed his white Ryder rental van into a lunch-hour crowd in Toronto on Monday, killing 10 people and injuring 15 along a roughly 1.6-km stretch of sidewalk…
It’s a boy: “Very excited” Prince William takes Kate home after birth of prince
Kate, wife of Prince William, smiled and waved as she left hospital on Monday after giving birth to a boy who is now fifth in line to the British throne.…
S.Korea halts border propaganda broadcasts, Trump cautious on N.Korea crisis
South Korea has halted the propaganda broadcasts it blares across the border at North Korea ahead of their first summit in a decade, as US President Donald Trump cautioned the…
France’s lower house approves bill to tighten asylum rules
France‘s lower house has approved by a large majority a bill that will tighten asylum rules after tense debates that created the first cracks within President Emmanuel Macron’s party. One…
Blast at election centre in Afghan capital kills more than 50
A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a voter registration centre in the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday, killing at least 57 people and injuring more than 100, in the most serious…
US students walk out again to protest gun violence
Demanding an end to gun violence and tougher restrictions on firearm sales, thousands of students have again walked out of classes across the United States in hopes of putting pressure…
N.Korea says it will stop nuclear tests, abolish test site
North Korea will suspend nuclear and missile tests effective immediately and abolish a nuclear test site in a bid to pursue economic growth and peace on the Korean peninsula, the…
‘Smallville’ actress charged in self-help guru’s sex traffic case
New York actress Allison Mack has been arrested on charges that she recruited women into a secret society led by self-help guru Keith Raniere in which they were forced to…
