JOHANNESBURG – A conservationist says the lion population has increased in a major wildlife park in Mozambique partly because heavy poaching of elephants has provided the carnivores with a bounty of carcasses to eat. Conservationist Colleen Begg said in an email to The Associated Press that lions in Niassa National …
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PADANG BESAR, Thailand – Police say six people were killed and 11 others wounded in a series of attacks in Thailand’s insurgency-plagued south. Three women were killed by a motorcycle bomb that exploded late Friday night near a karaoke bar in the border town of Padang Besar, while arson was …
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TORONTO – Canadian officials say warm, dry weather over the weekend has sparked more wildfires in Saskatchewan, while lightning ignited more fires in British Columbia. Thousands of people have been evacuated because of the hundreds of fires burning across Canada’s western provinces and the thick smoke they produce. Air advisories …
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UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. rights official who admitted not following up for months on allegations of child sexual abuse by French soldiers in Central African Republic has resigned. The U.N. confirmed Wednesday that Flavia Pansieri has left the post of deputy high commissioner for human rights “for health reasons.” …
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SANAA, Yemen – A five-day humanitarian ceasefire has started in embattled Yemen, where Saudi-led coalition airstrikes have been targeting Shiite Houthi rebels and their allies. The pause began at 11:59 p.m. (2059 GMT, 4:59 p.m. EDT) Sunday. It is intended to help allow aid to be delivered to ease the …
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YANGON, Myanmar – Police in Myanmar’s largest city say they’ve seized more than 26 million stimulant tablets in what appears to be the country’s biggest such seizure ever. Counter-narcotics police officer Myint Aung said officers seized 26.7 million stimulant tablets on Sunday after an inspection of a parked vehicle in …
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JOHANNESBURG – The killing of a well-known Zimbabwe lion named Cecil by a dentist from Minnesota has provoked outrage among animal activists and thrown a new spotlight on big game hunting in that southern African country. There are 27 countries with lions in the wild. Estimates for the numbers remaining …
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Argentine authorities have successfully guided a whale out of the marina of a glitzy area in Buenos Aires and hope that it will now return to sea. Roxana Schteinbarg is the executive coordinator of the Whale Conservation Institute in Argentina. She tells The Associated Press that …
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BERLIN – The United Nations envoy for Libya plans a new round of talks in Geneva next week as he tries to make progress toward a unity government. The U.N. Libya mission said in a statement that Bernardino Leon convened the talks for Monday. It didn’t specify who will attend. …
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PATNA, India – Police say five women accused of practicing witchcraft have been beaten to death in a village in India’s eastern state of Jharkhand. Police official Arun Kumar Singh says residents of Kinjia village dragged the women out of their homes early Saturday and beat them with sticks and …
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