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A closer look at New Zealand’s new weapons ban
Only a week after attacks on two mosques in New Zealand killed 50 worshippers, the country has banned sales of "military-style" semi-automatic weapons and...
Venezuela plunges into darkness amidst widespread outage
Much of Venezuela plunged into darkness Thursday evening, creating chaos as people struggled to navigate their way home amid what appeared to be one...
Japan’s Abe vows to resolve territorial dispute with Russia
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed Thursday to take a "step-by-step" approach in resolving a territorial dispute with Russia left over from World War...
Many Latin American governments support Venezuela’s Guaido
Numerous governments in the Western Hemisphere quickly recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the interim president of his crisis-torn country Wednesday.
The United States...
Iran’s Persian rug-makers suffer as US unravels nuclear deal
As the Trump administration works to unravel Iran's 2015 nuclear deal with word powers, the producers of the country's famed Persian carpets fear they...
Wife of ex-Interpol boss describes threats
The wife of the former Interpol president who disappeared in China has revealed that she had received a threatening phone call warning of agents...
Indonesian quake and tsunami devastates coast, many victims
The powerful earthquake and tsunami that hit Indonesia's central Sulawesi province has claimed many victims, a disaster official said Saturday, as rescuers raced to...
Earthquake in northern Japan causes landslides, power loss
A powerful earthquake shook Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido early Thursday, causing landslides that crushed homes, knocking out power across the island, and...
China to build brain science labs to nurture smarter students
Chinese students are known for their focus on rote learning and high test scores, much of which has been attributed to the rise of...
French police search lactalis sites over salmonella contamination
French investigators were searching the headquarters of dairy giant Lactalis on Wednesday as part of an investigation over salmonella contamination that affected scores of...
