Foreign report: Crocodiles move in after Thailand"s record rains

Foreign report: Crocodiles move in after Thailand

Thailand

Receding floodwaters after record monsoons are revealing new Bangkok residents: crocodiles. The country is a center of trafficking in exotic animals, especially crocs.

Burundi

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The State Department has renewed its travel warning for Burundi, noting that the country"s participation in peacekeeping in Somalia has made it a target of Somali terrorist organization Shabab.

The World

People should prepare for "unprecedented extreme weather," a new U.N. report says. Look for warmer temps, more rain and more forceful tropical cyclones.

China

Flip on the TV in Beijing and you won"t see ads during TV dramas in order to "unify thinking," says the country"s broadcasting regulator. The ban goes into effect in January.

Israel

Tel Aviv"s newly expanded modern art museum, designed by U.S. architect Preston Scott Cohen, added 200,000 square feet. The $50-million project makes room for the display of Israeli art.

Canada

Canada has upheld a ban on polygamy. The government of British Columbia sought the ruling before taking action against a polygamist Mormon sect near th