How do you compost a human body - and why would you? January 31, 2019 A US state could become one of the first places in the world to allow corpses to become fertile soil. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in...
The Indians sharing their villages with crocodiles January 31, 2019 In most places, a crocodile would send people scurrying in fear. But not in this part of India. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Sbqv...
Maduro and Guaidó: Who is supporting whom in Venezuela? January 31, 2019 The international community is split over who it recognises as the country's current president. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2...
Nastya Rybka: Model who got caught up in the Trump-Russia row January 31, 2019 The story of Nastya Rybka, who was questioned in a Thai jail by the FBI about the Trump-Russia inquiry. from BBC News - World https://bbc....
Why Dutch fear Brexit no deal will leave onions to rot January 31, 2019 Imagine onions - tonnes of them, rotting in a customs queue. It's a Dutch farmer's Brexit nightmare. from BBC News - World https:/...
Cost-conscious Chinese tourists staying closer to home for Lunar New Year January 31, 2019 Trade tensions with the United States and a slowing economy are keeping Chinese tourists to budget-friendly destinations closer to home for ...
China's military-run space station in Argentina is a 'black box' January 31, 2019 LAS LAJAS, Argentina - When China built a military-run space station in Argentina's Patagonian region it promised to include a visitors&...
Russia, U.S. last-ditch talks to break nuclear pact deadlock fail: agencies January 31, 2019 Russia and the United States failed to bridge their differences over a landmark Cold War-era arms treaty at last-ditch talks in Beijing, Rus...
Watchdog shows Afghan defense forces declining as peace talks edge forward January 31, 2019 The strength of the embattled Afghan defense forces has declined to its lowest level in four years, a U.S. watchdog said on Thursday, as tal...
African churches boom in London's backstreets January 31, 2019 On a cold, grey Sunday morning, in a street lined with shuttered builders' yards and storage units, songs of prayer in the West African ...
Soft power: Australia uses hard game to tackle China in Pacific January 31, 2019 Australia will direct more foreign aid to develop the sport of rugby league in the Pacific, officials say, bolstering a soft power offensive...
Myanmar court rejects appeal by jailed Reuters reporters January 31, 2019 A Myanmar court on Friday rejected the appeal of two Reuters reporters sentenced to seven years in jail on charges of breaking the Official ...
Don't deal in Venezuelan gold, White House says, in anti-Maduro push January 31, 2019 The White House warned traders on Wednesday not to deal in Venezuelan gold or oil following its imposition of stiff sanctions aimed at forci...
Saudi Arabia winds down 15-month anti-corruption campaign January 31, 2019 Saudi Arabia has ended a sweeping crackdown on corruption ordered by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that it said had recovered more than $...
Tug-of-war: U.S. refiner Citgo caught in Venezuela political upheaval January 31, 2019 Citgo Petroleum Corp, the eighth largest U.S. refiner and Venezuela's top foreign asset, is in the middle of a tug-of-war as the Trump a...
Citgo expatriate workers in U.S. ordered to return to Venezuela: sources January 31, 2019 Venezuela has told dozens of expatriate staff working for Citgo Petroleum Corp in the United States that they must return to Caracas by the ...
BHP, Rio call for permanent indigenous voice in Australia's parliament January 31, 2019 Australia's two biggest mining firms on Thursday backed calls for an indigenous advisory body in parliament, saying Prime Minister Scott...
Need for speed: Carts on rails help Manila's commuters dodge gridlock January 31, 2019 Thousands of commuters flock to Manila's railway tracks every day, but rather than boarding the trains, they climb on to wooden carts pu...