A gunman killed at least nine people in a mass shooting in Monterey Park, Calif., late Saturday, local officials said. The city has a large population of Asian-Americans, many of whom have been celebrating the Lunar New Year this weekend. Photo: Freder…
India blocks ‘hostile’ BBC documentary on PM Modi
India’s government said it has blocked videos and tweets sharing links to a BBC documentary about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s role during deadly 2002 sectarian riots, calling it “hostile propaganda and anti-India garbage”.The British broadcaster’s …
Volunteers plant mini-forests in Paris to slow climate change, tackle heatwaves
French volunteers are using a pioneering Japanese tree-planting method to create pocket forests in Paris in the hope they will slow climate change, create biodiversity hotspots and tackle the growing number of heatwaves in the capital.On a damp Saturd…
Court Overturns Ruling That Would Have Given Some Vets Extra GI Bill Money for More School
The plaintiff, a former Army officer, plans to take the case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Burkina Faso gives French troops a month to leave, says local media
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Pope makes plea for end of violence, start of talks in Peru
Pope Francis has made an impassioned plea, including in his native Spanish language, for an end to violence in Peru