Palestinian in Gaza dedicates himself to restoring burnt or torn copies of the Quran

China animal shelter owner takes great risks to evacuate dogs and cats from flooding

KUBUQI DESERT, China (AP) – For half a century, millions of workers have repeated a task across the deserts in northern China: inserting forearm-length sticks into shifting sand, first in a row, then in an intersecting line, gradually forming a grid. Then saplings are planted at the center of each small square.

LONDON (AP) – British brothers Jordan and Cian Adams made sure to bring back little mementos from their day sitting among the VIPs at Wimbledon.

NEW YORK (AP) – The space between stars just got a little sweeter. Astronomers have detected a type of sugar in space that’s also found in raspberries and self-tanners. The sugar, called erythrulose, lurks in what’s called the interstellar medium: thin clouds of gas and dust littered between stars.

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) – Students abducted in May by Islamic militants in Nigeria’s southwestern Oyo state have been rescued, the government said Friday.

BANGKOK (AP) – Two gold rings aged around 2,000 years old were discovered during an excavation at a new archaeological site in western Thailand, officials said.

Mexico City zoo celebrates giant panda Xin Xin’s 36th birthday