Uganda rhinos: 40 years after the last one was poached the huge mammals are back in the wildReutersThe northern white rhino was last seen in the wild in Uganda in 1983 For the first time in more than four decades, rhinos have returned to Uganda's Kidepo Valley National Park, where poachers once wiped them out for their horns and meat.During that period of turmoil, hunters slaughtered every...

Uber appoints new CFO as its AV plans accelerate In Brief Posted: 6:15 AM PST · February 4, 2026 Image Credits:Marek Antoni Iwanczuk/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Uber is promoting Balaji Krishnamurthy, its VP of strategic finance and investor relations, to be its CFO, replacing its current finance chief Prashanth...

Persian Gulf nations weigh their options as Iran launches retaliatory strikes Persian Gulf nations weigh their options as Iran launches retaliatory strikes Audio will be available later today. As Iran launches retaliatory strikes on U.S. military assets in the Middle East, how do Gulf nations respond? Leila Fadel speaks with...

Mafia boss Santapaola behind notorious murders in Italy dies behind bars in MilanAlamyMafia boss Nitto Santapaola spent more than 30 years behind barsOne of Italy's most notorious and ruthless Mafia bosses, Benedetto Santapaola, believed to have masterminded the murder of one of Italy's most famous anti-mafia prosecutors in 1992, has died in prison aged 87."Nitto" Santapaola was caught after...

Cuba: Millions plunged into darkness as fuel crisis deepensGetty ImagesMillions of people were left without power in Cuba on Wednesday - the latest in a string of blackouts to hit the island as it struggles with fuel shortages worsened by pressure from the US.Two-thirds of the island was plunged into darkness following what officials described as an "unexpected" shutdown at one of the country's...