A giant panda has given birth to twins after more than a decade of trying to mate successfully, becoming the oldest known first-time panda mother. Ying Ying delivered the cubs in the early hours of Thursday on the eve of her 19th birthday – equivalent to age 57 in human years, a spokesperson…
Russian President Vladimir Putin made a big promise when he launched his war on Ukraine: conscripts would not be involved in…
People in Kiribati went to the polls on Wednesday for the first round of voting in a national election…
Toomaj Salehi, the Iranian dissident rapper who escaped the death penalty earlier this summer has been cleared entirely of…
A German military base near the western city of Cologne was temporarily closed on Wednesday as authorities investigated the…
A US citizen has been sentenced to 15 days in a Russian prison on charges of “petty hooliganism” for…
Japanese railways and airlines are canceling services as Typhoon Ampil gathers strength in the western Pacific, with the storm…
Conflict between elephants and humans is a growing, and potentially deadly, problem in some parts of India. Now, the…
As Kyiv’s forces advance farther into Russia following their surprise incursion last week, Ukrainians living near the border are watching…