Zimbabwe Editor, Reporters Arrested Over Elephant Poaching Story
Reuters HARARE, ZIMBABWE— Zimbabwean police said on Tuesday they had arrested an editor and two reporters from a state-owned newspaper for publishing falsehoods after reporting that a police...
View ArticleElephant Herd Destroys Field of Crops in India
The herd wreaked havoc in West Bengal with local residents attempting to scare them off using fireworks. Read full story...
View ArticleThe ‘Bangla-speaking Bihari’, as proud of one heritage as of the other
Alo Roy, 72, a retired banker, settles down for his evening gossip over a cup of green leaf tree, with Hemant Kumar’s Tumi ele onek diner pore jeno brishti elo playing in the background. A picture of a...
View ArticleAngry elephant chases, attacks film crew
A film crew in South Africa got more action than anticipated when a young female elephant came charging during a shoot. While filming in the Limpopo Province on Oct. 27, wildlife...
View ArticleAfghan quake: 'An NGO gave us food. But can we build walls with macaroni?'
Relief efforts slow as villagers hit hardest by October quake still await shelter and supplies, with fears that many will die during the fierce highland winter...
View ArticleJohnny Manziel will start at quarterback for Browns against Bengals
With starting quarterback Josh McCown unable to play because of a painful rib injury, Johnny Manziel will start Thursday night for the Cleveland Browns against the Cincinnati Bengals, who treated him...
View ArticleIslands in focus: Villages proposed as national heritage sites
Traditional Minangkabau villages in Jorong Koto Padang Ranah and Jorong Tanah Bato in Nagari Sijunjung, Sijunjung regency, West...
View ArticleNew elephant care facility under construction in Pittsburgh
Officials at The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium say construction of its elephant maternal care center is in full...
View ArticleBuffalo Wild Wings in Waikiiki is one of Oahu's best sports bars
Buffalo Wild Wings in Waikiki is one of the best sports bars on Oahu, as it boasts a large, cavernous dining area, a long bar surrounded by small bar tables, and plenty of televisions for viewing your...
View ArticlePhotographer Palani Mohan on capturing the last Kazakh eagle hunters of Mongolia
If you've ever wondered how long a camera battery lasts in minus 40 degrees, ask Palani Mohan. "My camera gear collapsed all the time … when it's minus 40 with wind chill, your batteries give up really...
View ArticlePETA sues U.S. government over information about elephants with TB
(Reuters) - Animal rights activists have sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, seeking the release of data about elephants and tuberculosis because of the risk that the animals could...
View ArticleRaw deal for elephants hiding in bushes
NEW DELHI: The Yamuna, as it flows sluggishly past the Delhi Secretariat building, makes for a despairing picture. In fact, an imaginative mind would look at the dirty river, the dusty brown banks and...
View ArticleDengue claims another life in Bengal, official toll 8
Kolkata, Nov 5 (IANS) A 27-year-old woman succumbed to dengue shock syndrome, a serious complication of dengue infection, her family said on Thursday. But...
View ArticleNod to GIB sanctuary rationalisation plan
PUNE: The National Board of Wildlife (NBWL) has recently approved the boundary rationalisation of the Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary at Nanaj. A proposal was accepted at a meeting of the board earlier...
View ArticleCPM prepares for a polarized arena in 2016
KOLKATA: With exit polls indicating a buoyant BJP in the Bihar polls, CPM mandarins in Alimuddin Street pressed the panic button in the party state committee meeting on Thursday, fearing a religious...
View ArticleScores missing as deadly mudslide flattens Brazil village
Firefighters rescued 500 survivors Friday from a torrent of mining waste that killed at least 17 people and destroyed a village after two dams burst in southeastern Brazil. They searched frantically...
View ArticleCarcass of female jumbo found
Rourkela: Forest officials found the carcass of a female elephant from Rutukupedi reserve forest, about 15 km from here,...
View ArticleBrazil mine mudslide kills at least 17
At least 17 people have died after a dam burst at a mining waste site in Brazil, an official has said. The burst unleashed a deluge of thick, red toxic mud that engulfed a village which killed the 17...
View ArticleTiger in paddy field, villagers live in terror
JHARKHALI: The tiger that has been lurking around a village at Jharkhali in the Sunderbans for a week sneaked into a paddy field early on Friday morning, triggering panic among locals. Villagers...
View ArticleUnable to feed 6 kids, farm labourer kills 2 stepchildren
RAJKOT: A farm labourer allegedly killed his two stepchildren - a three-year-old girl and a two-year-old boy - and buried them near a lake in Kukda village of Surendranagar district. Sources said that...
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