ENVIRONMENT

It’s a relationship that has a history of coziness, but as the regimes of Iran and Venezuela become increasingly isolated and sanctioned by the U.S and much of the international community – the two governments, with the help of Tehran’s proxy Hezbollah, are believed to be tightening the bond.

An invasion of jellyfish stung more than 3,500 people in the waters of popular beach areas in Australia over the weekend, officials said.

Injury has forced an Australian activist to stop her effort to complete 100 marathons in 100 days as a way to highlight the importance of conserving water.

An Afghan official says at least 30 villagers searching for gold in a riverbed perished in a flash flood in northeastern Badakhshan province.

Authorities are warning of high risk of avalanches on the northern side of the Alps, after a female skier died in Bavaria.

Several African countries with some of the largest elephant populations are calling for looser controls on legal ivory trade, while another group of countries on the continent say tighter controls are the best way to curb the illegal killing of elephants for their tusks.

Ferry services and airports have reopened in southern Thailand after a storm moved west into the Andaman Sea, leaving disruption and one confirmed death in its wake.

Albanian authorities say an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 has struck off the country's southwestern coast, causing material damage but no injuries.

Rain, winds and surging seawater are striking southern Thailand as a strengthening tropical storm nears nervous coastal villages and popular tourist resorts.

The top U.S. trade official contends Peru's government is not living up to its commitment to combat illegal logging in a case that could have broader implications as Washington debates ratifying a new North American free trade deal.