Bulls predict rainfall for parched area

Thailand's annual plowing ceremony on Monday forecast average rainfall, growth in foreign trade and abundant rice as the country struggles with drought and a shaky economy.

Weather aids firefighters battling blaze in Canada

Nation gets good news with rain in forecast and estimate of land charred is lowered

New prison for drug boss 'El Chapo' seen as less secure

Questions arose on both sides of the border about the decision to relocate convicted drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to a region that is one of his cartel's strongholds, and a Mexican security official acknowledged on Sunday that the sudden transfer was to a less-secure prison.

Whistle-blower charged over release violations

Israeli prosecutors charged nuclear whistle-blower Mordechai Vanunu on Sunday with violating the terms of his release, more than a decade after he completed an 18-year jail term, the justice ministry said.

Court rules artist's figurines 'pop art', not obscene

A Japanese court found on Monday an artist not guilty of obscenity for displaying figurines modeled on her vagina, signaling a step toward freedom of expression, although the court fined her for distributing digital data of her genitals.

Lawmakers pass painful reforms for fiscal targets

EU finance ministers to discuss whether Athens has met terms of a multi-billion euro bailout

Trump expects to raise taxes on rich

Donald Trump signaled in remarks broadcast on Sunday that he would consider raising taxes on wealthy US citizens, and that his tax plan unveiled so far was not set in stone.

Talks on fate of PNG asylum seekers could take months

The fate of nearly 900 men held in an Australian detention center in Papua New Guinea is unlikely to be determined for several months, Australian Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said on Monday.

Victory marked with military parade

Russia staged a grandiose military parade through Moscow's Red Square on Monday as part of nationwide celebrations to mark 71 years since the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.

Bighorn sheep killed to save herd

Nevada state wildlife veterinarian Peregrine Wolff worked at zoos in the Midwest, with farm animals in Florida and exotic species on movie sets in Hollywood. She never dreamed she'd have to help pull the trigger on a contentious strategy to slaughter a diseased herd of bighorn sheep.

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Study: Leopards lost 75 percent of historic range

Leopards have lost 75 percent of their historic range across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, with three Asian subspecies in danger of eradication, a new study says.