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Wildfires threaten unique critters on Australian ‘Galapagos’

SYDNEY (AP) — It has been described as Australia's Galapagos Islands and has long been a refuge for some of the country's most endangered creatures. But devastating wildfires over recent days have undone decades of careful conservation work on Kangaroo Island and have threatened to wipe out some of the

Trump says 52 targets already lined up if Iran retaliates

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Iran on Saturday, threatening to hit

Thousands in Baghdad mourn Iranian general killed by US

BAGHDAD (AP) — Thousands of mourners chanting “America is the Great Satan” marched in a funeral procession Saturday through Baghdad

Rohingya refugees land in Kushadevi in search of work

–Pema Lama/RSS Banepa : Karan Happis, a Rohingya Muslim from Myanmar, works as a mason at a construction site at

Taliban council agrees to cease-fire in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban’s ruling council agreed Sunday to a temporary cease-fire in Afghanistan, providing a window in

US mass killings hit new high in 2019, most were…

Washington DC, Dec 28, 2019 (AP) – The first one occurred 19 days into the new year when a man

Truck bomb in Somalia’s capital kills at least 73 people

MOGADISHU, Dec 28, 2019 (AP) — A truck bomb exploded at a busy security checkpoint in Somalia’s capital Saturday morning,

Thousands in Asia marvel at ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Dec 26, 2019 (AP) — People along a swath of southern Asia gazed at the sky in

Queen Elizabeth II, close family celebrate Christmas

England, Dec 25, 2019 (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II and her close family celebrated Christmas with a morning service at

Saudi sentences 5 to death for Jamal Khashoggi’s killing

RIYADH, Dec 23, 2019 (AP) — Saudi Arabia sentenced five people to death on Monday for the killing of Washington