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Starfish are making a comeback on the West Coast, four years after a mysterious syndrome killed millions of them.From 2013 to 2014, Sea Star Wasting Syndrome hit sea stars from British Columbia to Mexico. The starfish would develop lesions and then

Authorities say a Southern California couple used a drone to deliver illegal drugs to their customers.Benjamin Baldassarre and Ashley Carroll, of Riverside, were charged Tuesday with possessing controlled substances for sale and child endangerment

As many as 15 people have been executed in Egypt on Tuesday over attacks on security and police forces in the Sinai Peninsula, local media reported, citing sources.The execution was carried out in two Egyptian prisons, according to the Veto media

A home belonging to Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President, Joseph Kabila has been attacked, killing a policeman, according to DRC authorities and the UN-sponsored radio.The main home on Kabila’s farm, located near the village of

Three people have died in separate avalanche accidents in the Swiss Alps, police said onMonday.A man who was skiing close to the 2,844-metre high Hofathorn, in the southern canton of Wallis, died after being carried away by an avalanche on Monday

The latest ceasefire in South Sudan has been broken only hours after coming into effect after the country’s army clashed with rebels in an oil-producing region, the Sudan Tribune reports.Both sides accused the other of starting Sunday’s

A 25-year-old woman was dramatically rescued at sea on Monday, four days after she was swept away from her home in the southern Philippines by floods caused by a deadly typhoon, officialssaid.Diana Salim was plucked out of the sea by a passing cargo

Pope Francis used his traditional Christmas Day message to issue a global call for peace on Monday, starting with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Francis appeared at noon (1100 GMT) on the central balcony of St Peter’s Basilica to deliver the

It was a subdued Christmas Eve in the historic birthplace of Jesus on Sunday, with spirits dampened by recent violence sparked by President Donald Trump’s recognition of nearby Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.Crowds were thinner than