Teenage Buddhist lama celebrates last birthday in the U.S. before joining monastery in the Himalayas
The youthful Buddhist lama sat on a throne near an altar decorated with flowers, fruits and golden statues of the Buddha, ...
Rafael Nadal and Spain’s captain won’t say whether he’ll play at the Davis Cup
Neither Rafael Nadal nor Spanish captain David Ferrer would say Monday whether the 22-time Grand Slam champion will play at the Davis Cup Final 8, his last event before ...
Protesters in Georgia’s capital set up a tent camp on the main street and call for new elections
Demonstrators in the capital of Georgia have set up tents on one of the city’s main thoroughfares and vowed Monday to stay ...
Senegal’s ruling party poised for parliamentary majority in boost for reform agenda
Senegal ruling PASTEF party is poised to win a parliamentary majority as main opposition leaders conceded defeat Monday in ...
Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy as financial losses pile up and debt payments loom
Spirit Airlines said Monday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in travel and a failed attempt to sell ...
Health workers on trial in Turkey accused of private care scheme linked to 10 infant deaths
Doctors, nurses and an ambulance driver are among 47 people on trial accused of causing the deaths of 10 infants as part of an alleged scheme to defraud Turkey’s social security ...
US and Philippines sign a pact to secure shared military intelligence and weapons technology
The United States and the Philippines signed an agreement on Monday to secure the exchange of highly confidential military intelligence and technology in key weapons the ...
Climate talks in Azerbaijan head into their second week, coinciding with G20 in Rio
United Nations talks on getting money to curb and adapt to climate change resumed Monday with tempered hope that negotiators and ministers can work through disagreements ...
Pakistan’s top cleric says use of VPNs is against Islamic laws as the government seeks to ban them
Pakistan’s top body of clerics has declared the use of virtual private networks, or VPNs, against Islamic laws, officials said Monday, as the Ministry of Interior sought a ...
Sri Lanka’s Marxist-leaning president appoints his Cabinet after a resounding election win
Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president swore in a 21-member Cabinet on Monday after his party secured a two-thirds parliamentary majority in last week’s election. The ...
Young people, whose futures are at stake in UN climate talks, push through anger to fight for hope
Young people who attend the United Nations climate talks have a lot to be angry about. They’ve lost loved ones and months of school. They’ve lost homes and ...
Scholar Athlete of the Week – Dominic Goodwin
This week’s Scholar-Athlete of the Week sponsored by Perry and Young P.A. is Walton’s Dominic Goodwin. Goodwin dealt with the ...