The Canada geese produce hundreds of pounds of droppings a day, mess up bacteria levels in the local lagoons and sometimes scare children. Now a Northern California city is poised to spend nearly $400,000 to get rid of them.
The legacy of Ethiopia's last emperor Haile Selassie remains contested in his increasingly polarised country half a century after his death
It was a priority for Zanele Muholi to get back to South Africa for last week's Black Women in Photography Conference, at the school in downtown Johannesburg where ...
Tunisian mother Mouna Jebali had long used a flat iron to straighten her thick hair, but with women everywhere challenging the stigma around natural looks, she has ...
Need a new gaming console? Just make one yourself with an old ventilator. Got an old payment terminal? Turn it into a camera.
Following protests by dog lovers, the court directed local authorities to sterilize, immunize and return the dogs who had been rounded up
Nestled among its sprawling boughs is a nest box designed for the yellow-crested cockatoo, of which only 1,200 to 2,000 remain in the world.
The annual "Mr and Ms Kibera" pageant in Nairobi, gleefully attended by hundreds, is about more than just the contestants' looks -- it provides a much-needed platform ...
Texas's most renowned makers of the southern US fashion staple source the ostrich leather they require exclusively from Oudtshoorn.
Despite promises of moderation and inclusion, four years later, the Taliban has established a repressive, exclusionary regime – one that has dismantled institutions ...
Louie, a 1-year-old black-handed spider monkey, wrapped his arms around Richard’s neck and chirped into his ear. Richard felt his heart rate slow. “It just brings ...
Wine production has jumped by a quarter since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It's part of a broader patriotic effort employed by Putin to push for economic ...
Food has been used in political protests for centuries. One of the first to be hit, during a visit to Africa, was Roman emperor Vespasian who was assailed by rioters ...
The Victorian-era fort was built as defensive outpost for the naval base of Milford Haven and is accessibly only by boat or helipad.
More girls and women around the world are playing rugby now than ever before. However, many systems, including coaching and medical support, have not kept pace with ...
Cathy and Patrick relish describing how they found each other: through a message left on a Swiss mountaintop. "It was just a beautiful way to meet. "
They used to swap TikTok recipes and photos of mouthwatering spreads: crispy falafel, baked chicken, grilled beef kebabs. Now her aunt in Gaza appeared on a WhatsApp ...
A zoo in Denmark has put out a call for people to donate unwanted pets and animals - including chickens, rabbits and guinea pigs - so they can be turned into feed ...
Bob Becker has long thrived on competition, even in snowball fights as a child. Now that he’s 80, his competitive edge has only gotten sharper. Even his doctors ...
It was not just a pointless demonstration of bravado - it also showed that careless words and vague military threats can move the world closer to a disastrous conflict. ...