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Indonesia jails poachers over killing of 5 Sumatra...
Nearly a dozen poachers were jailed by an Indonesian court Thursday over the 2020 killing of five critically endangered Sumatran e...
![70 dead from Tropical Storm Ana in southern Africa](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/ae/a1/f6/70-dead-from-Tropical-Storm-Ana-in--281532_small.jpg)
70 dead from Tropical Storm Ana in southern Africa
The death toll from a storm that struck three southern African countries rose to 70 on Thursday as emergency teams battled to repa...
![Prince Andrew seeking jury trial in sex assault case in New York](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/3f/27/11/Prince-Andrew-seeking-jury-trial-in-221633_small.jpg)
Prince Andrew seeking jury trial in sex assault ca...
Britain's Prince Andrew is seeking a jury trial to clear his name in the sexual assault civil complaint he is fighting in New York...
![Workers in Peru race to reopen Machu Picchu after floods](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/94/a9/0d/Workers-in-Peru-race-to-reopen-Mach-264411_small.jpg)
Workers in Peru race to reopen Machu Picchu after...
Teams of workers raced Wednesday to clear mud and debris from the only transport access to the jewel of Peru's tourism sector, Mac...
![Liberal US Supreme Court justice Stephen Breyer to retire](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/1e/fa/39/Liberal-US-Supreme-Court-justice-St-212240_small.jpg)
Liberal US Supreme Court justice Stephen Breyer to...
Stephen Breyer, one of three liberal justices on the US Supreme Court, plans to retire, paving the way for President Joe Biden to...
![Stephen Breyer: pragmatic pillar of US Supreme Court](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/89/2b/dc/Stephen-Breyer--pragmatic-pillar-of-432622_small.jpg)
Stephen Breyer: pragmatic pillar of US Supreme Cou...
Stephen Breyer, the oldest justice on the US Supreme Court and the senior member of the bench's liberal-leaning wing, boasts a rec...
![US Coast Guard finds one body in search for dozens after boat capsizes](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/80/46/92/US-Coast-Guard-finds-one-body-in-se-424242_small.jpg)
US Coast Guard finds one body in search for dozens...
US Coast Guard crews searching for 39 people reported missing when a boat capsized off the coast of Florida have found one body so...
![Syria Kurds retake prison, ending six-day IS attack](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/b3/3d/91/Syria-Kurds-retake-prison--ending-s-340011_small.jpg)
Syria Kurds retake prison, ending six-day IS attac...
Kurdish forces on Wednesday retook full control of a prison in northeast Syria where Islamic State group jihadists had been holed...
![Kurds advance on jihadists in besieged Syria jail: monitor](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/b3/3d/91/Kurds-advance-on-jihadists-in-besie-534113_small.jpg)
Kurds advance on jihadists in besieged Syria jail:...
Kurdish forces slowly advanced Wednesday inside a Syria prison where jihadists have been holed up for six days, in violence that h...
![Covid-hit Australian warship delivers disaster aid to Tonga](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/0c/23/27/Covid-hit-Australian-warship-delive-377841_small.jpg)
Covid-hit Australian warship delivers disaster aid...
A coronavirus-hit Australian warship docked in Tonga on Wednesday, delivering desperately needed aid to the volcano-and-tsunami-st...
![Poland's pigeon fanciers eye moving up the pecking order](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/84/0f/21/Poland-s-pigeon-fanciers-eye-moving-960509_small.jpg)
Poland's pigeon fanciers eye moving up the pecking...
Opening one of his many cages, Michal Trojczak watches proudly as more than 70 dusty-blue pigeons take flight, soaring high above...
![China restricts activists' social media ahead of Olympics](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/af/e0/fc/China-restricts-activists--social-m-774741_small.jpg)
China restricts activists' social media ahead of O...
Human rights activists and some academics in China have had their WeChat messaging app accounts restricted in recent weeks, multip...
![New Mexico City airport nears take-off, with few flights](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/f3/92/77/New-Mexico-City-airport-nears-take--532228_small.jpg)
New Mexico City airport nears take-off, with few f...
Two months before it is due to open with just a handful of confirmed flights, workers are racing to finish a new international air...
![Second NY cop dies after gun battle in Harlem](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/30/74/4a/Second-NY-cop-dies-after-gun-battle-324604_small.jpg)
Second NY cop dies after gun battle in Harlem
A New York policeman wounded in an exchange of gunfire last week died Tuesday, raising the toll in the tragedy to two, officials s...
![Microsoft sees strong earnings on cloud computing](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/49/be/9f/Microsoft-sees-strong-earnings-on-c-118645_small.jpg)
Microsoft sees strong earnings on cloud computing
Microsoft beat market expectations Tuesday with strong quarterly performance in cloud computing and software, still benefitting fr...
![Dozens of people missing after boat capsizes off Florida: US Coast Guard](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/80/46/92/Dozens-of-people-missing-after-boat-187834_small.jpg)
Dozens of people missing after boat capsizes off F...
The US Coast Guard launched a search for 39 people reported missing when a boat capsized off the coast of Florida in a "suspected...
![African football boss blames closed gate for Cup of Nations tragedy](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/b7/6b/47/African-football-boss-blames-closed-415060_small.jpg)
African football boss blames closed gate for Cup o...
African football supremo Patrice Motsepe says an "inexplicable" decision to keep an entry gate closed was responsible for the dead...
![US judge upholds conviction of drug lord 'El Chapo' Guzman](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/4f/13/1f/US-judge-upholds-conviction-of-drug-171213_small.jpg)
US judge upholds conviction of drug lord 'El Chapo...
A US appeals court on Tuesday upheld the conviction of Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, rejecting his request for a ne...
![US sues to block Lockheed Martin-Aerojet deal](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/f4/d6/0d/US-sues-to-block-Lockheed-Martin-Ae-111233_small.jpg)
US sues to block Lockheed Martin-Aerojet deal
US authorities announced Tuesday they are suing to block Lockheed Martin's $4.4 billion takeover of Aerojet Rocketdyne, asserting...
![Iran jails French 'tourist' for eight years for spying](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/4a/d2/df/Iran-jails-French--tourist--for-eig-430131_small.jpg)
Iran jails French 'tourist' for eight years for sp...
An Iranian court has sentenced a French man to eight years in prison on spying charges, his family and Paris-based lawyer said Tue...
![Burkina Faso: from popular uprising to military coup](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/13/b3/78/Burkina-Faso--from-popular-uprising-224611_small.jpg)
Burkina Faso: from popular uprising to military co...
As Burkina Faso's junta consolidates its position after seizing power in a coup, we look at the recent history of the troubled Wes...
![Norway says putting 'tangible demands' to Taliban at aid talks](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/5e/bc/34/Norway-says-putting--tangible-deman-346031_small.jpg)
Norway says putting 'tangible demands' to Taliban...
Norway said it would press the Taliban with "tangible demands" during talks in Oslo on Tuesday, the last day of the hardline Islam...
![Norway says will put 'tangible demands' on Taliban](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/5e/bc/34/Norway-says-will-put--tangible-dema-113411_small.jpg)
Norway says will put 'tangible demands' on Taliban
Norway said it will put "tangible demands" on the Taliban during talks in Oslo on Tuesday, the last day of the hardline Islamists'...
![Major football stadium tragedies](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/81/2b/70/Major-football-stadium-tragedies-811655_small.jpg)
Major football stadium tragedies
The crush that killed eight people and left dozens injured prior to Monday's Africa Cup of Nations last 16 match between hosts Cam...
![Istanbul permits first flight after snow pummels Mediterranean](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/4c/1a/d3/Istanbul-permits-first-flight-after-411166_small.jpg)
Istanbul permits first flight after snow pummels M...
Europe's busiest airport in Istanbul welcomed its first flight in 24 hours on Tuesday and Greece declared a public holiday as the...
![Scandal-plagued Credit Suisse warns profits to take hit](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/d3/7e/36/Scandal-plagued-Credit-Suisse-warns-326120_small.jpg)
Scandal-plagued Credit Suisse warns profits to tak...
Credit Suisse warned Tuesday that litigation would hit fourth-quarter profits while its investment bank faces a loss, in the lates...
![Lab monkeys escape after US road crash, one on the loose](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/c1/a8/2d/Lab-monkeys-escape-after-US-road-cr-196736_small.jpg)
Lab monkeys escape after US road crash, one on the...
The crash in Pennsylvania of a truck transporting 100 monkeys to a laboratory allowed four of them to escape, triggering a search...
![Thousands mourn Buddhist monk who brought mindfulness to the West](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/2f/a1/5e/Thousands-mourn-Buddhist-monk-who-b-481986_small.jpg)
Thousands mourn Buddhist monk who brought mindfuln...
Thousands of mourners packed a temple in Vietnam's Buddhist heartland early Sunday to pay tribute to the late Vietnamese monk and...
![Natalie Portman, French firm bring home the faux bacon](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/0c/bb/5f/Natalie-Portman--French-firm-bring--206142_small.jpg)
Natalie Portman, French firm bring home the faux b...
Vegan bacon sizzles on a pan in the office of a French startup whose quest to produce the "holy grail" of the growing plant-based...
![New Zealand outbreak forces PM Ardern to scrap wedding plans](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/77/45/56/New-Zealand-outbreak-forces-PM-Arde-998691_small.jpg)
New Zealand outbreak forces PM Ardern to scrap wed...
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was Sunday forced to call off her own wedding as she tightened Covid-19 restrictions in...
![Coalition denies Yemen prison air strike that killed 70](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/d1/77/6b/Coalition-denies-Yemen-prison-air-s-662264_small.jpg)
Coalition denies Yemen prison air strike that kill...
The Saudi-led coalition on Saturday denied carrying out an air strike on a prison in Yemen's rebel-held north that aid groups said...
![New arrests, but even more unanswered questions over Haitian president's slaying](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/e1/50/a9/New-arrests--but-even-more-unanswer-414498_small.jpg)
New arrests, but even more unanswered questions ov...
More than six months after Haitian President Jovenel Moise was assassinated by a hit squad of mercenaries, there have been a flurr...
!['Proud' Tongans determined to rebuild battered homeland after eruption](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/50/99/d7/-Proud--Tongans-determined-to-rebui-262143_small.jpg)
'Proud' Tongans determined to rebuild battered hom...
Tongans said they were determined to rebuild their battered homeland in the wake of last week's devastating eruption and tsunami a...
![Pakistan proud of pig-to-human heart transplant pioneer](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/g0/40/88/Pakistan-proud-of-pig-to-human-hear-226142_small.jpg)
Pakistan proud of pig-to-human heart transplant pi...
Friends and former classmates of the Pakistan-born surgeon behind the world's first pig-to-human heart transplant say they earmark...
![Rains cause flood damage in Peru's Machu Picchu](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/d7/03/a6/Rains-cause-flood-damage-in-Peru-s--740392_small.jpg)
Rains cause flood damage in Peru's Machu Picchu
Strong rains in the town of Machu Picchu, next to the Inca citadel with the same name that is a major tourist draw, washed away ra...
![Anti-abortion activists look to Supreme Court at annual march](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/4b/52/32/Anti-abortion-activists-look-to-Sup-727492_small.jpg)
Anti-abortion activists look to Supreme Court at a...
Thousands of people attended an annual anti-abortion rally Friday with their hopes raised this year that the conservative-majority...
![Air strike on Yemen prison leaves more than 200 dead or wounded](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/10/35/90/Air-strike-on-Yemen-prison-leaves-a-343002_small.jpg)
Air strike on Yemen prison leaves more than 200 de...
More than 200 people were killed or wounded in an air strike on a prison and at least three children died in a separate bombardmen...
![Paris outdoor booksellers eager to turn page on Covid](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/83/51/ba/Paris-outdoor-booksellers-eager-to--614766_small.jpg)
Paris outdoor booksellers eager to turn page on Co...
The open-air booksellers of Paris, a fixture along the banks of the Seine for centuries, are seeing their numbers dwindle after tw...
![Afghan NGO women 'threatened with shooting' for not wearing burqa](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/c0/cd/4a/Afghan-NGO-women--threatened-with-s-555511_small.jpg)
Afghan NGO women 'threatened with shooting' for no...
The Taliban's religious police have threatened to shoot women NGO workers in a northwestern province of Afghanistan if they do not...