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As oil activities encroach on sacred natural sites in Uganda, the Bagungu community feels besieged and fights to protect the 32 sites. (Aug. 23)

0823 Today in History

Here’s a look at our top stories for August 15th: Protestors gather near Gaza City, Israel border; Attorney in Georgia election indictment turns himself in; People trapped in cable car rescued; Bulgarian kite festival takes flight
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A massive wall of flames raced through forests towards a port city in northeastern Greece early Wednesday, prompting authorities to evacuate eight villages and a city hospital as firefighters battled dozens more wildfires across the country. (August 22…

Greek coast guard rescues migrants near Lesbos

Cambodian parliament has approved Hun Manet, the son of longtime autocratic leader Hun Sen, to be the country’s new prime minister. Hun Manet, who is Cambodia’s military chief, has been engaging in foreign diplomacy more and more in recent years. (Augu…

The publisher of the Kansas newspaper raided by police on August 11th said they plan to file a lawsuit over violations of the First Amendment. (Aug. 22)

A wildfire, described as the worst in Tenerife in decades, continues to burn out of control for almost a week, although, authorities said the worst seemed to have passed.

The sound of hammers and chisels striking stone rings out on most Sundays in the cemetery in the ancient town of Xochiaca, a village swallowed up decades ago by the urban sprawl of Mexico City. It is the sound of the stone carvers of Chimalhuacán — as …

Ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has landed in Bangkok after years of self-imposed exile. (Aug 22)