Millions of people worldwide don’t have clean water to drink, even though the United Nations deemed water a basic human right more than a decade ago. Yet, even as extreme heat dries up more aquifers and wells and leaves more people thirsty, luxury water has become fashionable among the world’s privileged, who uncap and taste...
GARDA COMMISSIONER DREW Harris has condemned what he described as a “complete, lunatic hooligan faction” driving violence against gardaí in Dublin city centre this evening....
The World Health Organization said it has asked China to provide more information on an outbreak of pneumonia among children in northern parts of the country, an unusual public disclosure that revives questions about Beijing’s transparency on the spread of infectious diseases.
Thailand’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved an amendment to its civil code to allow same-sex marriage, with an expectation for the draft to be submitted to Parliament next month....
US-Canada bridge blast: ‘No indication of terrorism’ The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said on Wednesday it was looking into a vehicle explosion at the Rainbow Bridge border crossing between the United States and Canada, located near Niagara Falls....
Japanese government officials on Nov. 22 criticized North Korea’s purported rocket launch and disputed Pyongyang’s claim that it had successfully put a spy satellite in orbit.