TEHRAN, Iran -- Dozens of schoolgirls were poisoned Saturday in several schools across Iran, local media reported, in continuation of the mysterious phenomenon that has shaken the country for months. Since late November many schools, mostly for girls, have been affected by sudden poisoning incidents...
SANGALKAM, Senegal -- With the whir of a mower, under a clear blue sky, Senegalese researchers have begun harvesting a crop of experimental homegrown wheat, the latest step in a years-long effort to reduce reliance on imports. The second most consumed cereal after rice, wheat is an important staple...
WASHINGTON, United States -- Leo is 14 years old and has been taking testosterone for about six months. "It definitely helps me. It makes me feel more confident," the teenager from rural Pennsylvania told AFP. "I feel more in tune with my gender identity." Leo is worried, however, about laws adopted...
MONTREAL, Canada -- Canada repatriated four women and 10 children from Islamic State camps in northeastern Syria this week, police said on Friday. This is the fourth repatriation operation conducted by the Canadian government of its nationals held in camps under Islamic State (IS) control in Syria....
ANTIGUA, Guatemala -- Thousands of Guatemalan worshippers wearing black hoods and purple tunics funnel slowly through the streets of Antigua carrying images of Jesus over a multicolored carpet of flowers and scented sawdust as somber music rings out. Guatemala's Holy Week celebrations, which mix...
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid condemned Turkey on Saturday for bombarding an area near Sulaimaniyah airport in the autonomous Kurdish region, a flashpoint between the two governments. "Turkish military operations against the Kurdistan region continue to take place, the last...
JERUSALEM -- Israel began calling up police and army reservists Saturday after separate attacks killed three people, including an Italian tourist, in Tel Aviv and the occupied West Bank. Despite appeals for restraint, violence has surged since Israeli police clashed with Palestinians inside...
WASHINGTON, United States --Â A federal judge in Texas overturned the two-decade-old approval of a safe and effective abortion pill on Friday, the latest volley in a conservative battle against reproductive rights in the United States. If it stands, the ruling by a Donald Trump appointee would...
WASHINGTON, United States -- US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday showered attention on three Tennessee officials targeted for expulsion from the state legislature over their support for gun control, as the fracas escalated into a major national row over race and...
BEIJING, China --Â China launched military drills around Taiwan on Saturday, in what it called a "stern warning" to the self-ruled island's government following a meeting between its president and the US House speaker. Dubbed "United Sharp Sword", the three-day operation -- which state media said...
PARIS, France - French prosecutors are seeking to try 14 people over the beheading of a teacher by an Islamic extremist in 2020, a crime that shocked France, a source close to the case told AFP on Friday. The most serious charges -- complicity in a terrorist murder -- have been recommended...
BANGKOK, Thailand - A court in junta-ruled Myanmar jailed a high-profile Christian pastor for six years on Friday on charges of terrorism and illegal assembly, his lawyer said. Since seizing power from Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government in February 2021, Myanmar's military has regularly...
