SEATTLE -- In a decision that highlights the clash between two cherished environmental goals -- producing green energy and preserving protected wildlife -- federal officials announced Friday that some wind power companies will be allowed to kill ...
JOHANNESBURG -- White South African women pulled up in SUVs, bringing their children and their maids, clad in neat uniforms, aprons and kerchiefs.
Well-heeled members of the nation's growing black middle class posed for iPhone photos in front of ...
CAIRO -- Among the Egyptian general public, there's been little sympathy for Islamist protesters punished harshly for demonstrating in favor of the country's deposed president, Mohamed Morsi.
Until now.
On Saturday, an appeals court rescinded ...
BEIJING -- Smog choking central and eastern China caused authorities Saturday to issue an orange alert as the number of people seeking treatment in hospitals for respiratory problems jumped and sales of air filters and masks skyrocketed.
The ...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The brightly painted ferry sailed to the island prison like a dazzling bird swooping down to land. The prisoner caught sight of the vessel, far off on the shimmering sea.
The boat was his friend. It was bringing his ...
TEHRAN -- In a speech marking Student Day, President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday sought "consensus" for his ambitious goals of political reform, economic growth and improved relations with the outside world.
But as he spoke to a gathering at ...