TEHRAN, Iran -- Thousands of people demonstrated Friday across Iran and several Arab countries to mark Jerusalem Day in support of the Palestinian cause, amid a surge in violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Recent weeks have seen deadly attacks and clashes in Israel, annexed east Jerusalem...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The Dutch government on Friday gave euthanasia for children under 12 the green light, permitting mercy deaths for young minors suffering "unbearably and without hope". Children over 12 can already ask for euthanasia, with mandatory parental consent until they reach 16. It...
BEIJING, China -- China and Brazil on Friday called on developed countries to honour their climate finance pledges, after their leaders put their close economic and diplomatic ties on full display at a meeting in Beijing. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has used his visit to push the...
MOTRIL, Spain -- A 50-year-old Spanish mountain climber emerged Friday from an underground cave where she spent 500 days in seclusion as part of an experiment on the effects of isolation on the human body. Wearing dark sunglasses, Beatriz Flamini smiled and embraced family members who had gathered...
TOKYO, Japan --Â Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida resumed campaigning on Saturday after being evacuated unharmed from the scene of an apparent "smoke bomb" blast. The incident in western Japan's Wakayama came less than a year after the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, which...
BANGUI, Central African Republic -- Yaguina Nesly waits outside a hut whose walls of corrugated steel are daubed in green and white paint. It is one of a large number of unlicensed pharmacies in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR) -- outlets for cheap medication for the city's...
TOKYO, Japan -- Japan's prime minister vowed Friday to tackle an insidious enemy that causes enormous economic damage and misery for the country's citizens each year: pollen. Japan's spring season might be best known for the blooming of its famed cherry blossoms and the good cheer of flower-watching...
BEIJING, China -- Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is set to forge closer ties with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting in Beijing on Friday, a day after he lashed out at the power of the US dollar and the IMF. The veteran leftist, whose government recently announced a deal with...
TOKYO, Japan -- Japan's government said Friday it had approved a controversial plan to build the country's first legal casino in Osaka, hoping to draw tourists after years of wrangling. The local governments of Osaka and Nagasaki in western Japan have long sought approval to build "integrated...
HOUSTON, United States -- A "horrific" explosion and fire at a dairy farm in the southern US state of Texas killed about 18,000 head of cattle and injured one agricultural worker, authorities said on Thursday. "This was the deadliest barn fire for cattle in Texas history and the investigation and...
SEOUL, South Korea -- A bus carrying Israeli tourists overturned on a rural road in central South Korea, local police told AFP Friday, leaving one person dead and dozens more injured. The bus carrying 33 Israeli tourists was travelling from the popular historic city of Gyeongju in the southeast to...
SYDNEY, Australia -- A severe tropical cyclone lashed northwestern Australia Friday bringing the strongest winds the country has ever recorded, but officials said towns and cities appeared to have escaped the worst of the storm. Tropical Cyclone Ilsa made landfall in the early hours as a category...
