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First Polar Bear Born In The Tropics Dies At 27 In Singapore Zoo

The only tropical polar bear, a true-blue Singaporean dies (Reuters)

SINGAPORE:  Singapore on Wednesday mourned the death of the first polar bear born and bred in the tropical island city, put down by wildlife authorities after a five-year battle with health difficulties stemming from old age.

Inuka, a 27-year-old animal

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Paris, France:  Press freedom around the world is under threat from a triple whammy of US President Donald Trump, Russia and China's bid to crush all dissent, a watchdog said Wednesday.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warned that a "climate of hatred and animosity" towards journalists combined with growing attempts to

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Washington:  Pakistan is well on its way to amassing the world's third largest nuclear weapons stockpile and its decision to deploy low-yield (5 to 10 kiloton) battlefield weapons, represents a dangerous new strategy that could have a telling impact on South Asia's future stability, claims a military history and world
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Seoul, South Korea:  North and South Korea will hold their third summit Friday, stirring hopes of peace following years of tensions over the North's nuclear and missile tests.

The North's leader Kim Jong Un will meet the South's President Moon Jae-in on the southern side of the border truce village of Panmunjom, ahead of

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Washington, United States: President Donald Trump's effort to ban immigrants from several Muslim-majority countries heads to the Supreme Court Wednesday, which will decide if his argument asserting national security interests was tainted by religious bias.

The case, known as Trump v. Hawaii, will address the president's broad powers to set

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Washington, United States: President Donald Trump's effort to ban immigrants from several Muslim-majority countries heads to the Supreme Court Wednesday, which will decide if his argument asserting national security interests was tainted by religious bias.

The case, known as Trump v. Hawaii, will address the president's broad powers to set

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