


"If you had to have an ozone hole anywhere in the world, it'd be Antarctica because its not teeming with life. Ozone layer hole seems to be healing - US & UK team shows it's shrunk & may slowly recover. More than 40 people have been killed in attacks blamed on Islamist militants in Bangladesh since February 2013, including secular bloggers, academics, gay rights activists and members of religious minorities. A Hindu temple worker has been killed by three men on a motorcycle, local police have said. sailors detained by Iran spoke too much under interrogation: Navy Mass fish kill in Vietnam solved as Taiwan steelmaker accepts responsibility for pollution Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte urges people to kill drug addicts | Duterte, 71, won power in a landslide after a campaign dominated by threats to kill tens of thousands in a war on crime Spain arrests three Pakistanis accused of promoting militancy Venezuela, where anger over food shortages is still mounting, continued to be roiled this week by angry protests and break-ins of grocery stores and businesses that have left five dead, at least 30 injured and 200 arrested, according to various news reports. S&P revises European Union credit rating to 'AA' from 'AA+' India gets $1 billion loan from World Bank for solar mission U.S. The United States has placed Myanmar, Uzbekistan, Sudan and Haiti on its list of worst human trafficking offenders.


people despite fierce resistance from Muslim and African countries. panel moves to curb bias against L.G.B.T. Abbas PLO Faction Calls Killer of 13-Year-Old American-Israeli Girl a Martyr Taiwanese warship accidentally fires missile towards China Iran celebrates American Human Rights Week, mocks U.S. In footage shared widely online, animals writhe in pain as they bleed to death or are dismembered, in violation of rules requiring they be rendered unconscious before slaughter. Facebook wins privacy case, can track any Belgian it wants: Doesn't matter if Internet users are logged into Facebook or not Switzerland denies Muslim girls citizenship after they refuse to swim with boys at school: The 12- and 14-year-old will no longer be considered for naturalised citizenship because they have not complied with the school curriculum, authorities in Basel said China kills millions of innocent meditators for their organs, report finds France Cracks Down on Factory Farms - A viral video campaign has moved the govt to act. 100+ Nobel laureates urge Greenpeace to stop opposing GMOs Brazil: Huge spike in number of police killings in Rio ahead of Olympics Austria's highest court annuls presidential election narrowly lost by right-wing candidate. IMF chief backs Athens as permanent Olympic host The president of France says if Brexit won, so can Donald Trump British Man Who Must Give Police 24 Hours' Notice of Sex Threatens Hunger Strike: The man is the subject of a sexual risk order despite having never been convicted of a crime. Trinidad Alvarez Lira had waited years for proof that she had been born in 1898. A 117-year-old woman in Mexico City finally received her birth certificate, and died a few hours later.
