Activists demand transparency over Malaysia's move to extend Lynas Rare Earth's operations
Environmentalists have slammed Malaysia's move to let Australian miner Lynas import and process rare earths until March 2026
2023-10-25 16:21
'I wanted to scream': Growing conflict in Congo drives sexual assault against displaced women
Hundreds of thousands of women and girls have been displaced over the past year in eastern Congo amid fighting by more than 130 armed groups
2023-10-25 15:49
Panama protesters detained in mine contract clashes, police injured
PANAMA CITY Police arrested nearly 50 protesters in Panama in confrontations over a new government-approved contract for a
2023-10-25 15:47
Eye of Hurricane Otis makes landfall near Mexico's Acapulco resort as catastrophic Category 5 storm
Hurricane Otis has slammed into Mexico’s southern Pacific coast as a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane, bringing 165 mph winds and heavy rain to Acapulco and nearby towns
2023-10-25 15:16
German authorities halt a search for 4 sailors missing after 2 ships collided in the North Sea
German authorities have broken off their search for four crew members missing since their British-flagged cargo ship sank a day earlier following a collision with a larger vessel in the North Sea
2023-10-25 15:16
Japan's top court rules law requiring reproductive organ removal for gender change unconstitutional
Japan’s Supreme Court has ruled that a law requiring transgender people to have their reproductive organs removed in order to officially change their gender is unconstitutional
2023-10-25 14:49
Senior Chinese leaders greet California Gov. Newsom with warm words in a rare cordial display
Senior Chinese officials have greeted California Gov. Gavin Newsom with smiles and warm words in a rare display of friendliness that stands in sharp contrast to the dialogue between the United States and China in recent years
2023-10-25 14:20
'Shaft' star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action movie hero, has died at 81
Richard Roundtree, the trailblazing actor for Black filmmakers who starred as the ultra-smooth private detective in the 1971 action movie “Shaft” and several sequels, has died
2023-10-25 13:57
Bryce Harper and the Phillies' big bats go quiet in NLCS, dumped by Diamondbacks in Game 7
The Philadelphia Phillies lost 4-2 in Game 7 of the NL Championship Series and will not make a second straight trip to the World Series
2023-10-25 13:52
Booker, Durant lead Suns past Curry and Warriors 108-104 in season opener
Devin Booker scored a go-ahead layup with 4:51 remaining followed by a 3-pointer on the way to 32 points, and the Phoenix Suns beat the Golden State Warriors 108-104 on in a back-and-forth season opener for the Pacific Division powerhouses
2023-10-25 13:27
LA police commission says officers violated lethal force policy in struggle with man who later died
The Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners says two officers involved in a struggle that ended with the death of teacher violated the LAPD's policy on use of lethal force
2023-10-25 13:15
Vietnam's Vinfast committed to selling EVs to US despite challenges, intense competition
Vietnamese automaker Vinfast has plunged right into the crowded and hypercompetitive U.S. auto market, gambling that if it can sell its electric vehicles to finicky Americans, it can succeed anywhere
2023-10-25 12:58