Devout Hindus take a holy bath during the religious festival of Kumbh Mela, also known as Mahakumbh. Millions of people join ...

The ruling by a French court regarding the fate of an adopted wild boar has underscored a growing tension between government regulations and individual freedoms. In a notable decision, the ...

A French woman who has kept a wild boar as a pet since finding and domesticating the animal can keep it for now, a court has ordered, overruling local authorities who insisted the animal had to be ...

Elodie Cappe took in a female wild boar. Due to unfavourable laws, she faced imprisonment for keeping a non-domesticated ...

A French woman who has kept a wild boar as a pet since finding and domesticating the animal can keep it for now, a court has ordered, overruling local authorities who insisted the animal had to be ...

Keeping the boar, though, meant Ms Cappé risked a three-year jail sentence and a €150,000 (£127,000) fine. Her appeal to a ...

A wild boar adopted by a French horse breeder can remain with her owner, a court ruled on Thursday, after threats by ...

Brigitte Bardot added her voice to storm of protest sparked after authorities threatened to separate Rillette from owner ...

A wild boar adopted by a French horse breeder can remain with her owner, a court ruled on Thursday, after threats by ...

Animal rights campaigners in France are fighting to save a wild boar adopted as a piglet by a horse breeder but now ...

Li Quan, former chairman of New China Life Insurance , has been indicted on charges of embezzlement and taking bribes, Chinese state media Xinhua reported on Wednesday.