Three more elephants killed in Sri Lanka, bringing toll to seven

Sep 30,2019
Wildlife officials found three more dead wild elephants in central Sri Lanka Saturday, raising the number believed to have been poisoned by angry villagers to seven.
Keeping the thread alive at a Vietnam silk village
Sep 28

Iran says released British oil tanker leaves Iranian port to int'l waters
Sep 27
The released British oil tanker, the Stena Impero, has left Iran's Bandar Abbas port to international waters on Friday morning local time,
UK PM's sister criticises his 'tasteless' language
Sep 27
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's sister on Thursday criticised him for "tasteless" remarks about a murdered MP, adding to a chorus of disapproval at the language he uses when discussing Brexit.
In Syria's Idlib, education a casualty of war
Sep 27
Near the village of Hazano in northwestern Syria, children come running through the olive groves every morning to meet the bus that brings school to their improvised tented camp.
Pompeo: Talks with N.Korea yet to be arranged
Sep 27
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the US has yet to be contacted by North Korea about working-level talks on denuclearization.
Foreign ministers of Japan, China meet in New York
Sep 27
The foreign ministers of Japan and China have agreed to promote meetings of senior officials to ensure the success of Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Japan next year.