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![Poaching, horn trade declining but rhinos still threatened](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/9e/05/77/Poaching--horn-trade-declining-but--621696_small.jpg)
Poaching, horn trade declining but rhinos still th...
Poaching and the illegal trade in horns have fallen in recent years but remain grave threats for the rhino's survival, the Interna...
![Baldwin expects no charges over fatal movie set accident](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/b5/f7/32/Baldwin-expects-no-charges-over-fat-693603_small.jpg)
Baldwin expects no charges over fatal movie set ac...
US actor Alec Baldwin said he does not believe anyone will be criminally charged over the fatal shooting on the set of Western fil...
![Police recover Lewandowski's watch, stolen while signing autographs](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/94/43/84/Police-recover-Lewandowski-s-watch--993630_small.jpg)
Police recover Lewandowski's watch, stolen while s...
Police said they had recovered Robert Lewandowski's watch, stolen as the star striker signed autographs before a Barcelona trainin...
![S.Africa's Zulus to crown new king as succession row rages](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/f2/c9/48/S-Africa-s-Zulus-to-crown-new-king--420921_small.jpg)
S.Africa's Zulus to crown new king as succession r...
South Africa's largest ethnic group, the Zulus, will on Saturday crown a new king following a year of feuding over who should asce...
![Ukrainian Jews find refuge in Hungary resort](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/26/01/c5/Ukrainian-Jews-find-refuge-in-Hunga-614343_small.jpg)
Ukrainian Jews find refuge in Hungary resort
With kosher food, debates on the Torah and a women's section on the beach for swimming, Ukrainian Rina Jalilova is finally feeling...
![Hanae Mori: grande dame of Japanese fashion](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/fa/b1/10/Hanae-Mori--grande-dame-of-Japanese-116919_small.jpg)
Hanae Mori: grande dame of Japanese fashion
Japanese designer Hanae Mori, who cracked the Parisian haute couture world and was dubbed "Madame Butterfly" for her signature mot...
![Online campaign raises $20,000 for Freya walrus statue in Norway](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/dd/ca/67/Online-campaign-raises--20-000-for--446866_small.jpg)
Online campaign raises $20,000 for Freya walrus st...
An online campaign has raised over $20,000 to build a statue in Norway for Freya, a beloved walrus that was euthanised by official...
![A primate suspect: US monkey dials 911](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/1b/99/06/A-primate-suspect--US-monkey-dials--260727_small.jpg)
A primate suspect: US monkey dials 911
California cops rushed to a zoo after a 911 call -- only to find it had been placed by a mischievous monkey.
![Boy loses part of leg to shark bite off Florida coast](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/4a/c4/dc/Boy-loses-part-of-leg-to-shark-bite-686181_small.jpg)
Boy loses part of leg to shark bite off Florida co...
A 10-year-old boy had part of his leg amputated after being bitten by a shark while snorkeling on vacation in the Florida Keys, hi...
![Academy apologizes to indigenous star for historic Oscars abuse](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/65/6e/c7/Academy-apologizes-to-indigenous-st-966019_small.jpg)
Academy apologizes to indigenous star for histori...
Nearly 50 years after she was booed off the Oscars stage for declining Marlon Brando's award on his behalf in protest at the film...
![Walrus that attracted crowds in Oslo fjord euthanised: officials](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/fe/e7/6f/Walrus-that-attracted-crowds-in-Osl-046061_small.jpg)
Walrus that attracted crowds in Oslo fjord euthani...
A walrus nicknamed Freya that attracted crowds while basking in the sun of the Oslo fjord was euthanised, Norway officials said on...
![Police probe 'online threat' to JK Rowling over Rushdie tweet](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/70/b8/74/Police-probe--online-threat--to-JK--404674_small.jpg)
Police probe 'online threat' to JK Rowling over Ru...
Scottish police said on Sunday they were investigating an apparent "online threat" made to Harry Potter author JK Rowling in respo...
Rushdie attack suspect pleads not guilty to attemp...
The man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie at a literary event pleaded not guilty to attempted murder charges Saturday, as the sev...
![Attack on Rushdie sparks surge in interest in author's works](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/fe/cc/7c/Attack-on-Rushdie-sparks-surge-in-i-631130_small.jpg)
Attack on Rushdie sparks surge in interest in auth...
The stunning knife attack on author Salman Rushdie has fanned interest in his works -- above all, "The Satanic Verses," which left...
![Activists accuse Iran of responsibility for Rushdie attack](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/a2/01/37/Activists-accuse-Iran-of-responsibi-611000_small.jpg)
Activists accuse Iran of responsibility for Rushdi...
Iran's rulers bear responsibility for the attack against the British writer Salman Rushdie as the Islamic republic never repudiate...
!['Dead fish everywhere' in Germany, Poland, after feared chemical waste dump](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/50/17/78/-Dead-fish-everywhere--in-Germany---671630_small.jpg)
'Dead fish everywhere' in Germany, Poland, after f...
Thousands of fish have washed up dead on the Oder river running through Germany and Poland, sparking warnings of an environmental...
![Actor Anne Heche legally dead after crash](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/d2/4e/62/Actor-Anne-Heche-legally-dead-after-314000_small.jpg)
Actor Anne Heche legally dead after crash
Hollywood actor Anne Heche has been declared legally dead, one week after she crashed her car into a Los Angeles building, a spoke...
![Actor Anne Heche 'brain dead' after crash: US media](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/d2/4e/62/Actor-Anne-Heche--brain-dead--after-016663_small.jpg)
Actor Anne Heche 'brain dead' after crash: US medi...
Hollywood actor Anne Heche has been declared "brain dead" one week after she crashed her car into a Los Angeles building, US media...
Salman Rushdie in surgery after being stabbed onst...
British author Salman Rushdie, whose writings have made him the target of Iranian death threats, underwent emergency surgery Frida...
![Salman Rushdie: Magical realist forced to live on the run](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/1d/9f/e5/Salman-Rushdie--Magical-realist-for-326213_small.jpg)
Salman Rushdie: Magical realist forced to live on...
British Indian author Salman Rushdie is a master of magical realism who captured global attention as the target of a fatwa that fo...
![Salman Rushdie stabbed onstage, rushed to hospital](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/73/f0/11/Salman-Rushdie-stabbed-onstage--rus-630630_small.jpg)
Salman Rushdie stabbed onstage, rushed to hospital
British author Salman Rushdie, whose writings made him the target of Iranian death threats, was attacked and stabbed in the neck a...
![Rush from potential tenants for Cruyff's boyhood home](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/ac/81/3c/Rush-from-potential-tenants-for-Cru-180110_small.jpg)
Rush from potential tenants for Cruyff's boyhood h...
Football-mad Dutch tenants are vying for the chance to live in a humble, and affordable, two-bedroom home in Amsterdam where icon...
![Over 150 endangered vultures poisoned to death in southern Africa](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/f5/ba/c6/Over-150-endangered-vultures-poison-903138_small.jpg)
Over 150 endangered vultures poisoned to death in...
At least 150 critically-endangered vultures were poisoned to death in separate incidents in Botswana and South Africa, conservatio...
![Actor Anne Heche 'not expected to survive' after crash: US media](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/d2/4e/62/Actor-Anne-Heche--not-expected-to-s-262064_small.jpg)
Actor Anne Heche 'not expected to survive' after c...
US actor Anne Heche is "not expected to survive" after suffering a serious brain injury in a car crash in Los Angeles last week, U...
![Tens of thousands trek rugged trail to glimpse Iceland volcano](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/25/75/bb/Tens-of-thousands-trek-rugged-trail-923090_small.jpg)
Tens of thousands trek rugged trail to glimpse Ice...
Tens of thousands of people have braved a steep, rugged trail in Iceland to catch a rare glimpse of an active volcano after it eru...
!['This freaking tower!': tech saves potty-mouthed stars in vertigo thriller 'Fall'](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/c3/04/97/-This-freaking-tower----tech-saves--684104_small.jpg)
'This freaking tower!': tech saves potty-mouthed s...
When you're dangling from a tower 2,000 feet above the desert floor by your fingertips, it may be difficult not to drop a couple o...
![Ailing beluga put down as last-ditch French rescue bid fails](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/8e/fd/fd/Ailing-beluga-put-down-as-last-ditc-240116_small.jpg)
Ailing beluga put down as last-ditch French rescue...
An ailing beluga whale that strayed into France's Seine river was put down by vets Wednesday after a last-ditch rescue attempt fai...
![Ailing beluga put down in last-ditch French rescue bid](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/8e/fd/fd/Ailing-beluga-put-down-in-last-ditc-023161_small.jpg)
Ailing beluga put down in last-ditch French rescue...
An ailing beluga whale that strayed into France's Seine river was put down by vets Wednesday during a last-ditch rescue attempt to...
![Ailing Beluga whale dies in French rescue bid](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/8e/fd/fd/Ailing-Beluga-whale-dies-in-French--221683_small.jpg)
Ailing Beluga whale dies in French rescue bid
An ailing Beluga whale that strayed into France's River Seine has died during a last-ditch rescue attempt, experts having decided...
![Stranded beluga whale removed from France's Seine river](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/5b/16/73/Stranded-beluga-whale-removed-from--021566_small.jpg)
Stranded beluga whale removed from France's Seine...
A beluga whale stranded in the Seine river in northern France for more than a week was removed from the water early Wednesday in a...
![France launches rescue op for beluga astray in Seine](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/96/99/a4/France-launches-rescue-op-for-belug-166763_small.jpg)
France launches rescue op for beluga astray in Sei...
French marine experts launched an ambitious operation Tuesday to rescue an ailing beluga whale that swam up the Seine river, to re...
![France readies rescue of beluga astray in Seine](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/96/99/a4/France-readies-rescue-of-beluga-ast-266659_small.jpg)
France readies rescue of beluga astray in Seine
Marine experts will attempt Tuesday to rescue a beluga whale that swam up the Seine river and return it to the sea, officials said...