The melting of glaciers in the Andes mountain range is a threat to the population of countries including Bolivia and Peru, said Nilda Rojas, head of the National Council of Ayllus and Markas of Qullasuyu, on Thursday.
Tens of thousands of people fled coastal villages and landslide-prone areas in the central Philippines on Friday, as Typhoon Hagupit bore down on eastern coasts of the island nation, where thousands were killed in a devastating storm last year.
Militants in disputed Kashmir attacked an Indian army camp on Friday, triggering a fierce gunbattle that left 11 Indian troops and six suspected assailants dead, officials said.
When Ruqayya Parveen's husband dumped a jug of acid on her and her children as they slept, she awoke to a life of pain and disfigurement - one that many in conservative Pakistan believe she brought upon herself.
Australia on Friday further tightened its immigration laws, introducing controversial temporary visas for refugees that offer no rights to permanent settlement.
The US envoy for DPRK policy visited the Republic of Korea to discuss the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's nuclear program and other related issues, Seoul's foreign ministry said on Friday.
Civil rights leaders decried the grand jury decision not to charge a white New York City police officer in the chokehold death of a black man as thousands of people united in anger and disbelief took to the streets for a second night.
A police officer in Phoenix, Arizona, shot to death an unarmed black man during a struggle and authorities said the officer believed the individual had a gun, in the latest fatal incident amid national turmoil over the policing of black communities.
Cyberattacks and commercial drones pose a growing threat to commercial aircraft, according to a major insurer.
South Africans on Friday marked the first anniversary of the death of Nelson Mandela with services, blasting vuvuzelas and a cricket match to honor his enormous legacy as an anti-apartheid icon and global beacon of hope.
The government will encourage private-sector investment in liquefied natural gas terminals and oil and gas storage and distribution facilities, a senior official at the National Energy Administration said on Thursday.
China may merge its two biggest nuclear power companies as it bids to compete for contracts in overseas markets, three industry officials familiar with the situation said on Thursday.
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