World
Bus crash in south India kills at least 45 people
Hyderabad, Sept 11 (AP/UNB) — A bus carrying pilgrims from a Hindu temple in the hills of south India has plunged off a road, killing at least 45 people, officials say. At least 27 other people were injured.
China move points to possible end of birth limits
Beijing, Sep 11 (AP/UNB) — China is eliminating a trio of agencies responsible for enforcing family planning policies in a further sign the government may be planning to scrap long-standing limits on the number of children its citizens can have.
Tribes: Trump illegally approved oil pipeline from Canada
Billings, Sep 11 (AP/UNB) — Native American tribes in Montana and South Dakota sued the Trump administration on Monday, claiming it approved an oil pipeline from Canada without considering potential damage to cultural sites from spills and construction.
UN chief: World must prevent runaway climate change by 2020
United Nations, Sep 11 (AP/UNB) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday that the world is facing "a direct existential threat" and must rapidly shift from dependence on fossil fuels by 2020 to prevent "runaway climate change."
Kofi Annan's body returns home to Ghana before funeral
Accra, Sep 11 (AP/UNB) — The body of former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has received a hero's welcome upon landing at Kotoka International Airport in Ghana's capital.
US accuses Venezuela's leader of operating 'a kleptocracy'
United Nations, Sep 11 (AP/UNB)— A U.S. official on Monday accused Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro of "rapacious corruption" and operating "a kleptocracy" on a rarely seen scale that includes not only embezzling from the state-owned oil company but stealing from a government program created to feed millions of hungry people.
California aims to drop fossil fuels for electricity by 2045
Sacramento, Sep 11 (AP/UNB) — California has set a goal of phasing out electricity produced by fossil fuels by 2045 under legislation signed Monday by Gov. Jerry Brown, who said the policy should serve as a model for other states and nations.
Thai police shut down journalists' discussion about Rohingya
Bangkok, Sep 11 (AP/UNB) — Police in Thailand shut down a forum organized by foreign journalists to discuss whether senior military officers in Myanmar should face justice for alleged human rights abuses committed by their forces against Rohingya Muslims and other ethnic minorities.
Koreas to hold military talks ahead of their leaders' summit
Seoul, Sep 11 (AP/UNB) — South Korea said Tuesday that it will hold military talks with North Korea this week to discuss ways to ease tensions along their border ahead of a summit between their leaders.
US threatens sanctions against ICC
Washington, Sep 11 (AP/UNB) — America's long-running reluctant relationship with the International Criminal Court came to a crashing halt on Monday as decades of U.S. suspicions about the tribunal and its global jurisdiction spilled into open hostility, amid threats of sanctions if it investigates U.S. troops in Afghanistan.