E-cigarettes a ‘major public health concern’: US surgeon general
by Kerry SHERIDAN MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- E-cigarette use is exploding among young people and is now "a major…
9 years ago
NBA: Kings’ Barnes, Cousins sued over alleged nightclub brawl
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins and forward Matt Barnes are being sued by two…
9 years ago
DiCaprio, Trump discuss green job creation
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Leonardo DiCaprio met President-elect Donald Trump to discuss climate change and how renewable, clean…
9 years ago
At least 50,000 IS fighters killed in Iraq, Syria since 2014: US official
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- At least 50,000 Islamic State jihadists have been killed by the US-led coalition since it…
9 years ago
American space legend John Glenn dead at 95
by Tim Clary COLUMBUS, United States (AFP) -- John Glenn, who made history twice as the first American to orbit…
9 years ago
Solomons escape serious damage after powerful 7.7 quake
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- A major 7.7-magnitude quake struck Friday off the Solomon Islands triggering severe shaking and a tsunami…
9 years ago
Duterte says he did not and will not interfere in probe on erring cops
(Eagle News) -- President Rodrigo Duterte stressed he did not and would not interfere in the ongoing investigation of…
9 years ago
Strong quake strikes off northern California, no tsunami threat
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck Thursday off the coast of northern California, but there…
9 years ago
Giraffes ‘threatened with extinction’
PARIS, France (AFP) - by Marlowe HOOD Wild giraffe numbers have plummeted by 40 percent in the last three decades,…
9 years ago
Syria army advances as Assad eyes Aleppo victory
ALEPPO, Syria (AFP) - by Karam al-Masri with Sara Hussein in Beirut Syria's army battled to take more ground from…
9 years ago