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France to shut down climate NGO after protest violence
French authorities are expected shortly to issue a decree shutting down a climate activist group after demonstrators clashed with police over a controversial irrigation project that left one man in a coma.
'Tranq': the flesh-rotting drug adding to America's opioid crisis
Opioid addict Martin has seen the deadly fentanyl replace heroin as the most prevalent drug in New York. Now he's trying to avoid "tranq," a flesh-eating drug increasingly causing concern across America.
Six dead, eight wounded in Ecuador gang shooting
Six people were killed and eight wounded Monday in an apparent gang shootout in Guayaquil, a port city in Ecuador terrorized by a wave of violence blamed on a spiraling drug war, authorities said.
Lab-grown human embryo models spark calls for regulation
Scientists have used stem cells to create structures that resemble human embryos in the lab, in a first that has prompted calls for stricter regulation in the rapidly advancing field.
When is an eSport not an eSport? Olympic event puzzles gamers
ESports has long been derided as "not a real sport". But now, an Olympic-organised event is being dismissed by competitive gamers as not real eSports.
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Afghanistan's 'gender apartheid' should be international crime: UN expert
The UN's top expert on rights in Afghanistan urged countries Monday to consider making "gender apartheid" an international crime, helping hold the Taliban accountable for its grave and systematic abuses against Afghan women.
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Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny goes on trial on 'extremism' charges
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny went on trial on Monday on "extremism" charges that could see his prison time extended for decades as part of wider government efforts to silence dissent.
Dutch footballer Promes sentenced to jail for stabbing
A Dutch court sentenced former Netherlands international footballer Quincy Promes to 18 months in jail Monday for stabbing his cousin at a family party.
US a country divided one year after Supreme Court abortion ruling
The historic US Supreme Court about-face on abortion a year ago has created a nightmare for women seeking the procedure, a legal morass for the courts and a challenge for the Republican Party.
Russia's Navalny faces decades in prison in new trial
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is set to go on trial on Monday on charges of "extremism" that could keep him behind bars for decades.
Cyclone leaves 13 dead in Brazil
A cyclone which tore through southern Brazil over the past week has killed at least 13 people and forced thousands from their homes, authorities said Sunday in an update.
Trotsky grandson, defender of his legacy, dies in Mexico
Leon Trotsky's grandson, who lived in Mexico with the Russian revolutionary at the time of his 1940 assassination, has died at 97, the museum he founded has announced.
Pakistani migrant's final call home foretold Greek tragedy
Before 21-year-old Pakistani Muhammad Akash boarded a rickety fishing trawler in Libya on a journey he hoped would take him to a brighter future in Europe, he contacted his family one last time.
Pakistan arrests 10 trafficking suspects after Greek boat tragedy
Pakistan authorities arrested 10 alleged human traffickers on Sunday, days after hundreds of migrants were feared drowned off the Greek coast.
Austria foils pride parade attack: interior ministry
Austrian police have arrested three youngsters, including a 14-year-old, for allegedly planning an attack at Vienna's pride parade, which drew hundreds of thousands of people, officials said Sunday.
Pope leads Vatican prayers after surgery
Pope Francis led Angelus prayers at Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican on Sunday before thousands of pilgrims, just days after undergoing a hernia operation.
NATO says peacekeepers 'unwavering' as Kosovo tensions flare
NATO on Sunday underlined the "unwavering" commitment of its KFOR peacekeeping force to its duties in Kosovo as tensions flare with pressure building on Serbia over the detention of three Kosovo police officers.
Under-threat UK balti restaurants keep calm and curry on
They gave their name to an area of Britain's second city but Birmingham's celebrated balti restaurants are facing a battle to survive.
Executed women haunt, inspire Iranian Bahais 40 years on
One by one, the 10 women, mostly aged under 30, went defiantly to their deaths by hanging in a city square in Shiraz in southern Iran. The youngest was only 17 years old.
Teams withdraw from Tour of Switzerland after Maeder tragedy
Two entire teams as well as several individual cyclists withdrew from the Tour of Switzerland on Saturday following the death of Swiss rider Gino Maeder.
Thousands march in support of Polish LGBTQ community
Tens of thousands of people marched through Warsaw on Saturday to support the LGBTQ community in Poland, where the right-wing government is seeking another term in elections this year.
Tudor team withdraws from Tour of Switzerland out of respect for Maeder
The Tudor Pro Cycling Team said Saturday it had decided to withdraw from the Tour of Switzerland following the death of Swiss cyclist Gino Maeder.
Kidnappers use grisly tactics as Ecuador crime spirals
Crime has taken a sadistic turn in Ecuador, where kidnappers now regularly amputate the fingers of their victims and send images to pressure relatives to pay higher ransoms.
US trucker guilty of 2018 synagogue massacre
A truck driver was convicted on Friday of massacring 11 Jewish worshippers five years ago in the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in US history.
American man guilty of 2018 synagogue massacre: US media
An American man was found guilty on Friday of massacring 11 Jewish worshippers five years ago in the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in US history, local media reported.
Record UK drinking water demand sparks water use restrictions
Millions of people across parts of southern Britain will be banned from using garden hoses as a hot spell sparks record demand for drinking water, authorities said on Friday.
Japan raises age of consent from 13 to 16 years old
Japan's age of consent was raised from 13, among the world's lowest, to 16 years old on Friday as lawmakers passed key reforms to sex crime legislation.
US trafficking report highlights forced labor, exploited boys
The United States on Thursday denounced the scourge of human trafficking, calling out forced labor and the little-known but growing problem of boys and young men caught up the trade.
Siblings rescued in Colombian Amazon gaining health: hospital
Four Indigenous children rescued in the Colombian Amazon last week after surviving in the jungle for 40 days are in good health but still at "high risk" of infection, the military hospital treating them said Thursday.
US Supreme Court upholds Native American adoption rights
The US Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a law that gives Native American families priority in adoptions and foster care placements of tribal children.