German NGO halts migrant rescue operations after aid group stands down

BERLIN - The German aid group Sea Eye on Sunday said it was suspending its migrant rescue operations in the Mediterranean, citing security concerns after Libya barred foreign vessels from a stretch of water off its coast.

Estonia offers Brexit loophole

TALLINN, Estonia - As Brits brace for the upheaval that Brexit could bring, some are turning to Estonia's e-residency digital ID program to keep doing business across the European Union.

Europe seeks to crack damaging egg scandal

BRUSSELS - The European Union will call an emergency meeting of ministers over insecticide-tainted eggs, European Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis said on Friday, appealing for an end to "blaming and shaming" over the scandal.

Hottest year not warmly welcomed

WASHINGTON - The Earth set a series of dire records in 2016, including for the hottest year in modern times, highest sea level and most heat-trapping gases ever emitted, a global climate report said on Thursday.

Bollywood tackles toilet tribulations

MUMBAI - Bollywood may be famous for its blingy song and dance numbers, but a new movie released on Friday deals with a distinctly less glamorous subject - India's chronic lack of toilets.

Ospreys aircraft OKed despite crash

TOKYO - Japan said on Friday it would allow Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft to continue to operate in the country, accepting US assurances that the flights are safe following a fatal crash off Australia.

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Baltimore cease-fire brings glimmer of hope

BALTIMORE, Maryland - Erricka Bridgeford points out the intersection where her cousin was shot dead in 2015, an all-too-familiar tragedy in gang-wracked Baltimore, one of the most violent cities in the United States.

Moon to spoil meteor show

PARIS - A bright moon will outshine the annual Perseids meteor shower, which will peak Saturday with only one-fifth the usual number of shooting stars visible from Earth, astronomers said.

Pig gene editing provides organs safe for humans

WASHINGTON - Scientists seeking to make pig organs safe enough to transplant into humans have used gene-editing technology to clone piglets that lack a potentially dangerous retrovirus, according to a study released on Thursday.

Goat reigns supreme in Irish town

KILLORGLIN, Ireland - For a few days this week, a goat will be king of a small town in Ireland's rural south west.

Climate catastrophe etched in Peru's past

LIMA - Peru's archaeological ruins of Vichama, built by Peru's Caral culture, contain "the collective memory of climate change that occurred more than 3,800 years ago", said Peruvian archaeologist Aldemar Crispin, who is in charge of field research at the site.