Japan’s Toyota promises to do better with vehicle testing after major scandal
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota promised Friday to strengthen oversight of its vehicle certification so the scandal that surfaced recently over improper tests will...
Veteran human rights advocate freed in swap says Russia is sliding back toward Stalinist...
BERLIN (AP) — A human rights activist since the 1980s, Oleg Orlov thought Russia had turned a corner when the Soviet Union collapsed...
Photo shows landslide in El Salvador in 2001, not India in 2024
Other outlets, such as the BBC News and The Guardian, have published similar pictures showing the El Salvador landslide (archived link here and...
Canada West-to-East Arrives at Baker Lake
The Canada West-to-East team has shape-shifted as it has progressed across the country. Over 106 days, Nicolas Roulx and Catherine Chagnon are the...
F-16s Delivered To Ukraine With Advanced Countermeasure Pods For Self-Protection
As we reported on Sunday, after many months of negotiations and training of pilots and ground crews, Ukraine has finally taken delivery of...
Old report falsely shared as Indonesia plan to ‘scrap cheap petrol’
Indonesia's state-owned oil company said on August 1 it had not received orders to stop selling a cheap brand of petrol, contrary to...
Trumpets, slaps and acrobatics: Africa’s top shots
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond:Go to BBCAfrica.com for more news from the African continent.Follow...
Penguin dies of infection at Southern California’s Aquarium of the Pacific
A 14-year-old penguin died from an apparent infection at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach on Tuesday, the aquarium confirmed.The Magellanic penguin,...
Mangia! St. Paul Italian Festival making its return this weekend
A popular heritage festival is returning to Little Italy and organizers are preparing for their big weekend ahead.The Saint Paul Italian Festival celebrates...
Brazil cenbank will do “whatever is necessary” to control inflation, director says
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank will do what "whatever is necessary" to control inflation, monetary policy director Gabriel Galipolo said on...
