In Los Angeles, Columbus Day is out; Indigenous Peoples Day is in
Los Angeles, whose earliest settlers belonged to the Gabrielino-Tongva peoples, is home to the largest indigenous population of any U.S. city
Rapid, unprecedented change needed to halt global warming - U.N.
Keeping Earth's temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius would have 'clear benefits to people and natural ecosystems', says flagship scientific report
Some children return to school in Indonesia quake city hoping to see friends
The 7.5 magnitude quake on Sept. 28 brought down many buildings in the small city on Sulawesi island, while tsunami waves smashed into its beachfront
Massive societal changes needed to meet lower global warming target world needs - U.N.
Keeping the Earth's temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius would have "clear benefits to people and natural ecosystems", says scientific report
India’s Rohingya refugees struggle with hatred, fear as first group is expelled
The UNHCR voiced deep concern about the safety and security of those expelled
Haiti quake kills at least 14, aftershock jolts nervous residents
Port-de-Paix, Gros-Morne, the town of Chansolme and the northern island of Tortuga were among the areas worst hit
Romanian constitutional ban on same sex marriage fails on low vote turnout
The referendum aimed to change the constitution to define marriage as strictly between a man and a woman from the current gender-neutral "spouses"
Turnout low in Romanian vote on constitutional ban on same sex marriage
Romania decriminalised homosexuality in 2001, decades after neighbouring countries
Anger, dismay as Indonesia says search for quake victims to end
"Victims who have not been found are declared missing"
More than 100 migrants arrive in Malta on small boat
Maltese armed forces said the boat was spotted during a routine patrol