Starving Sea Lion Found Seated in California Restaurant
SAN DIEGO — A starving sea lion has been rescued after finding its way into the booth of a fancy San Diego restaurant.
Petition Calls for Japan's Oldest Elephant to Return to Thailand
TOKYO — A gift from the Thai government in 1949, Hanako, or "flower child," has lived in a zoo since she was two and her current 69 years is about the lifespan of captive Asian elephants.
Kim Jong Un Calls Meeting on Abuses in N. Korea Ruling Party
TOKYO — North Korea's state media say leader Kim Jong Un presided over a meeting of top ruling party officials this week aimed at rooting out corruption and abuses of power ahead of a major congress to be held in May.
Judge Refuses to Throw Out Sexual-Assault Case Against Cosby
NORRISTOWN, Pa — A judge refused to throw out the sexual-assault case against Bill Cosby on Wednesday, sweeping aside a former district attorney's claim that he granted the comedian immunity from prosecution a decade ago.
Zika Virus Forces Tata Motors to Change Car's Name
NEW DELHI — The Zika virus has hit India's Tata Motors, which has decided to rebrand a new hatchback vehicle that it was planning to call Zica.
Chinese Journalist Emerges After Disappearing in Thailand
BEIJING ― The wife of a Chinese journalist who disappeared from Thailand while seeking asylum said she's spoken to her husband and that he says he voluntarily returned to China for investigation, but that she believes he was forced to come back.
Zika Virus Sexually Transmitted in Texas
DALLAS — Health officials in Texas on Tuesday reported the first case of the Zika virus being transmitted within the United States amid the current outbreak in Latin America — a person who was infected through sex.
Explosion Forces Airliner to Ground in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia — An explosion and fire blew a gaping hole in a commercial airliner, forcing it to make an emergency landing at Mogadishu's international airport late Tuesday, officials and witnesses said.
Cruz Defeats Trump in Iowa; Clinton, Sanders in Tight Race
DES MOINES, Iowa — Ted Cruz, a fiery, conservative Texas senator loathed by his own party's leaders, swept to victory in Iowa's Republican caucuses Monday, overcoming billionaire Donald Trump and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. Among Democrats, Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders were deadlocked in a tight race.
WHO Declares Global Emergency Over Zika Virus
GENEVA — The World Health Organization declared a global emergency over the explosive spread of the Zika virus, which has been linked to birth defects in the Americas, calling it an "extraordinary event" that poses a public health threat to other parts of the world.
