Locust Alert Issued in Middle East
Crops in Egypt have been decimated by swarms of locust, estimated at close to 30 million insects, according to the…
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Woman from India Continues 12-Year Hunger Strike
A 40-year-old woman protesting an Indian law plans to continue her hunger strike. Irom Sharmila has not eaten in 12…
Potato Party Leads to Kids Getting Kicked Out of McDonald’s
A recent sale in McDonald's across Japan on French fries led to local kids throwing 'potato parties.' The cost of…
Meteor Explodes over Russia, Hundreds Injured
On Friday, a meteor exploded over central Russia, injuring close to 1,000 people as fireballs crashed onto land. The explosions…
Woman Burned Alive in Papua New Guinea
Earlier this week a mother was burned alive in Papua New Guinea after residents of a town accused her of…
Tsunami Strikes Solomon Islands Following Earthquake
Early Wednesday, an earthquake off of the Solomon Islands triggered a five-foot high tsunami that damaged scores of homes, according…
Russia Working Towards Law That is Anti-Gay
A first vote later in the month of January on new legislation in Russia could create a law that makes…
Attempted Assassination of Bulgarian Leader
On Saturday, an attempted assassination attempt took place on television during a conference involving the leader of Bulgaria's Turkish ethnic…
Twin Brothers Euthanized in Belgium
Belgian doctors euthanized a set of identical twins who were born deaf and learned that they were going blind. The…
Camel Culling in Australia Outrages Many
The British transported camels to Australia from India and Pakistan back in the middle 1800s in order to help with…
New Law in Jerusalem Bans Models with BMI Under 18.5
A new law that took effect on Tuesday states that male and female models who have a body mass index…
Debate about Women’s Rights Explodes Following India Rape
To respect a New Delhi student who was gang-raped and then murdered in India recently, the country's army and navy…