Balance Europe Recovery in Ukraine: When horses do the whispering | View caption Hide caption The grief and pain that Ukrainian soldiers can suffer on the front line is sometimes beyond the reach of doctors and therapists. Horses, though, can help. “I am in a down moment,” he acknowledges, leaning on a crutch by the…
Young Mayzee Evans has been around horses since infancy and is fearless with them.Mum Brynlee Evans, 28, believes her daughter has a special connection with them and even calls her a “horse whisperer”. Mayzee not only rides the animals but also helps out at the family barn in Utah, USA, which is owned by her…
The Explainer Rules of war: What are they? Will they matter in Israel-Gaza conflict? | View caption Hide caption More than 1,000 miles to the north, it’s clear that some Russian units invading Ukraine made a practice of summarily executing and raping civilians, and that officials in Moscow – allegedly including President Vladimir Putin – masterminded the deportation…
Community Europe In Pictures: Why Yazidi herders still traverse Armenian mountains | View caption Hide caption The Yazidi people are no strangers to religious and ethnic persecution. In the mountain pastures of Armenia, Yazidi herders are free to live as generations before them have done. The shepherds begin each day with prayer, a tribute to…
First Look China-US diplomacy hits panda-monium. Why are the bears going home? The National Zoo’s three giant pandas are set to return to China in December. Amid diplomatic tensions between China and a number of Western governments, China appears to be gradually pulling back its pandas from Western zoos as their agreements expire. | View caption…
NEW DELHI — India’s capital is pulling out all the stops to put its best face forward as it hosts leaders from around the world this weekend. An army of government workers is rounding up stray dogs, scaring away hungry monkeys — and evicting some of New Delhi’s poorest residents by bulldozing their dwellings. The…
Safety Europe How a volcano prepared Tenerife to fight wildfires | View caption Hide caption Amid changing climate, much of the world is struggling with wildfires. But in Tenerife, locals have managed to contain blazes without fatalities or loss of homes, thanks to experience learned from previous natural disasters. “All this nature that was destroyed…
A man driving a full-size bull named Howdy Doody in the passenger seat of his car was pulled over by police in Nebraska on Wednesday after a stunned onlooker reported the odd sight, authorities said. Officers in Norfolk, about 120 miles northwest of Omaha, were dispatched at 10:05 a.m. CDT answering a call for a…
A spate of shark attacks off the Northeast coast has swimmers and surfers on edge. What’s behind the biting spree? Here’s everything you need to know: Are shark attacks increasing? The number of people bitten by sharks worldwide has held steady at about 70 or 80 a year over the past decade. But the U.S.…
Welcome to The Check-In, our weekend feature focusing on all things travel. Hotels are making it easier to bring the vacation experience home Sometimes, the souvenir you want most from a trip is the fluffy hotel robe you couldn’t take off or the intoxicating fragrance that wafted down the hallways. More and more properties are…