As bee population collapses, US apiarists fear research cuts
In a lot behind a disused West Virginia gas station at the foot of the Appalachian Mountains, Roy Funkhouser is surrounded by about a dozen beekeepers and countless buzzing bees.
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Lights out for Cuban students as blockade bites
It's the middle of the night in Havana, but Alejandro Benitez is just getting down to work.
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Campaigners warn Italy's gutted rape bill could help assailants
An attempt in Italy to introduce a consent-based rape law is floundering and experts warn rapists could stand to gain after the far right torpedoed an "only yes means yes" definition.
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Libyan ex-prison boss faces ICC war crimes hearing
A former boss of a notorious Libyan prison faces three days of hearings at the International Criminal Court from Tuesday, accused of war crimes including murder, rape and torture.
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Argentine scientists lay first traps in hantavirus hunt
Scientists attempting to determine whether or not hantavirus is present in Argentina's Ushuaia on Monday laid the very first traps to catch rodents potentially carrying the disease, AFP journalists observed.
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Star of Rome's 'sexy priest' calendar admits: 'I was never a priest'
His face smiles out from every kiosk in Rome on the cover of the ubiquitous "sexy priest" calendar sold to tourists but Giovanni Galizia was never a man of the cloth.
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AP Technologies Acquires Blueacre Technology, Adding Nitinol and Precision Laser Processing to Its Catheter Platform
Acquisition extends AP Technologies' vertically integrated catheter platform into nitinol and precision laser processing. Dundalk, Ireland joins the company's network of Centers of Excellence as its first European operation.
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Harry Styles fans to splash over £1 bn on London concerts: Barclays
Harry Styles' dozen concerts in London this summer will see fans spend more than £1.0 billion ($1.3 billion) combined on tickets and costs including accommodation and travel, Barclays forecast Tuesday.
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Bolivia protest sees violent clashes, looting in La Paz
Bolivian protests calling for center-right President Rodrigo Paz to resign intensified Monday as demonstrators swarmed government buildings and a protest leader faced terrorism charges over the unrest.
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Trump says held off on new Iran attack, upbeat for agreement
US President Donald Trump said he was planning a major new assault on Iran on Tuesday, but held off as he saw hope for securing a so far elusive agreement to end the war.
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