Driven by desperation, Rohingya refugees risk their lives at sea
Unable to return home to Myanmar and seeing no future at camps in Bangladesh, growing numbers of Rohingya are making deadly boat crossings in search of something better.
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Ozzy Osbourne cancels 2023 tour dates, says spinal injury means his 'touring days have ended'
The 74-year-old Grammy winner and former vocalist for the metal band Black Sabbath said “my singing voice is fine” but said he remained physically weak.
Countries in the Americas should reinforce abortion protections, rights commission urges
El Salvador “stood out,” the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights stated, for 30 and 50-year sentences for homicide despite activists saying women suffered miscarriages.
Iran jails couple shown dancing at Freedom Tower in viral video
The jailing of the Instagram influencers comes amid the regime’s crackdown in a bid to quell anti-government protests that have swept the country.
'Live fast, die young': An endangered marsupial may be mating itself to death
The male northern quoll can walk more than 6 miles in a single night in the search of a mate, leading to exhaustion that can prove fatal, according to a new study.
Iranian dancing couple jailed, activists say
A young couple who posted a video of themselves dancing romantically in the streets of Tehran have been sentenced to several years in prison, according to human rights activists and Iranian authorities.
In Mexico, 15 grade school students are treated for internet drug 'challenge'
They apparently took part in a challenge in which groups of students take tranquilizers to see who can stay awake the longest; authorities had issued a national alert about the craze.
U.S. accuses Russia of endangering nuclear arms control treaty
The finding follows more hopeful U.S. assessments that the countries would be able to salvage cooperation on limiting nuclear weapons despite tensions over Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Half a million workers join U.K.'s largest strike in over a decade
The biggest day of strike action Britain has seen in more than a decade comes as unions step up pressure on the Conservative government to demand better pay amid a cost-of-living crisis.
Hong Kong bans CBD, forcing businesses to shut or revamp
Possession of CBD, a derivative of the cannabis plant, now brings up to seven years in jail in the Chinese territory, which deems it a “dangerous drug.”
2 years after Myanmar coup, resistance to military rule is holding strong
“People’s Defense Forces” have defied expectations on the battlefield, but the military’s superior firepower has resulted in a stalemate and a state of civil war.
Radioactive 'needle in the haystack' found in Australia as tiny capsule is recovered in the outback
The tiny but potentially deadly capsule, which is believed to have fallen off of a truck from a mining company, was discovered by the side of a remote stretch of road.
