The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Luang Prabang in Laos attracts tourists from around the world. But just 25 kilometers upstream on the Mekong River which runs through the city, a dam construction site has prompted concerns that it could result in the city losing its UNESCO status. (AP video: Tian Macleod Ji) The UNESCO
A stranded ship carrying thousands of livestock has returned to Australia. About 16,500 sheep and cattle have been stowed on the MV Bahijah since January 5, when it sailed for the Middle East from Western Australia. Two weeks into its journey the ship was ordered to turnaround due to the ongoing Yemen Houthi rebels attacks
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers are urging Hungary to immediately ratify Sweden’s application to join NATO, saying patience with the Central European country is “wearing thin” as it continues to delay its approval for the Nordic nation. Hungary is the only country in the 31-nation military alliance that hasn’t yet
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Not all heroes wear capes. Some don’t wear anything at all.With only towels around their waists, patrons aboard a floating sauna in a Norwegian fjord rescued two people whose car had plunged into the water.The car appeared to have driven off the quay on Thursday at the Akershusstranda, an area where
BRUSSELS (AP) — Farmers parked their tractors across key road crossings on the border between Belgium and the Netherlands on Friday in their latest protest against excessive red tape and competition from cheap imports.The roadblocks, mainly by Belgian farmers with support of some Dutch colleagues, choked highways that are vital transport routes for freight from
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s domestic security agency said Friday that it’s investigating “a dangerous object” that was found at the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm earlier this week as possible terrorism.The agency, known by its acronym SAPO, said that it had taken over the investigation from Stockholm police, which haven’t disclosed what exactly was found on
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The head of Tunisia’s largest opposition party was sentenced to three years in prison in the latest display of the North African country’s crackdown on critics of President Kais Saied.Rached Ghannouchi, the 82-year-old president of the Islamist party Ennahdha, was sentenced Thursday along with his son in-law on embezzlement convictions. The
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — For weeks, scrutiny over singer Taylor Swift’s travel in private jets has been bubbling up on social media, with people pointing out the planet-warming emissions of carbon dioxide released with every flight. The megastar is dating Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, one of the NFL’s most celebrated players. The growing
LONDON (AP) — Climate activist Greta Thunberg was acquitted Friday of a charge of refusing to follow a police order to leave a protest blocking the entrance to a major oil and gas industry conference in London last year.The courtroom gallery erupted with applause as Judge John Law told Thunberg and her four co-defendants to
LONDON (AP) — A man died Friday after falling from the Tate Modern art gallery, one of London’s busiest tourist attractions, police said.The Metropolitan Police force said officers and ambulance crews were called to the gallery at about 10:45 a.m. (1045 GMT). A man, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene.Police
