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120,000 properties still blacked out in storm-hit Australia
Australian utilities raced Tuesday to reconnect more than 120,000 homes and businesses still blacked out by gales and floods that bashed the east coast.
Russian oligarch's superyacht could be auctioned in US
A luxurious superyacht that belonged to Russian billionaire Suleiman Kerimov may be headed to the auction block after a US judge on Monday dismissed a competing claim to ownership of the $300 million vessel.
Colombia urges UN to remove coca leaf from harmful substances list
Colombia, whose President Gustavo Petro is a vocal critic of the US-led war on drugs, on Monday urged the UN to remove coca -- the main ingredient in cocaine -- from a list of harmful substances.
French parliament adopts bill to bring back village bars
French lawmakers Monday adopted a bill making it easier to open a bar in villages without one, with backers saying it would revive rural socialising, but critics warning of health risks.
LA prosecutor asks to withdraw Menendez brothers' bid for resentencing
The chief prosecutor in Los Angeles said Monday he was asking for the withdrawal of a resentencing motion for Erik and Lyle Menendez because the brothers continue to lie about the 1989 murder of their wealthy parents.
Huge fire, more than 30 injured after North Sea ships crash
A cargo ship ran into a US-military charted tanker carrying jet fuel in the North Sea on Monday, sparking a massive fire off the English coast and injuring more than 30 people, the tanker's operator and authorities said.
Los Angeles wildfires cost Lloyd's of London $2.3 bn
Insurance market Lloyd's of London on Monday said it had taken a financial hit totalling about $2.3 billion from the Los Angeles wildfires earlier this year.
Far-right Romanian candidate appeals presidential vote ban
Romanian far-right politician Calin Georgescu on Monday appealed a decision barring him from standing in a presidential vote re-run, which has sparked violent clashes and plunged the EU and NATO member bordering war-torn Ukraine into deeper uncertainty.
Residents evacuated as Guatemalan volcano spews lava, rocks
Guatemalan authorities evacuated around a thousand people on Monday after Central America's most active volcano erupted, spewing lava, ash and rocks.
Huge fire, 32 injured after North Sea ships crash
A cargo ship struck a tanker carrying jet fuel on Monday in the North Sea, sparking a massive fire off England and leaving 32 people injured, the tanker's operator and authorities said.
Former Ubisoft bosses on trial in France accused of sexual harassment
Three former top executives from French video game giant Ubisoft, the maker of "Assassin's Creed" and "Far Cry", went on trial on Monday accused of psychologically and sexually harassing employees for nearly a decade.
'Too soon' to discuss pope's return home, says Vatican source
Pope Francis, in hospital with pneumonia, is showing slight signs of improvement but it is too early to discuss his return home, a Vatican source said Monday.
Myanmar Catholics pray for ailing Pope Francis
In a cathedral's hush in Myanmar's biggest metropolis, Catholics bow their heads in prayer for Pope Francis -- returning the good wishes the ailing faith leader often sends the war-riven nation.
Floods hit eastern Australia, 190,000 properties blacked out
Torrential rain from the remnants of Cyclone Alfred flooded swathes of Australia's east coast on Monday, as workers battled to restore power to more than 190,000 homes and businesses.
Floods hit eastern Australia, 200,000 properties blacked out
Torrential rain from the remnants of Cyclone Alfred flooded swathes of Australia's east coast on Monday, as workers battled to restore power to more than 200,000 homes and businesses.
Syria security forces disperse rival protests in Damascus
Syrian security forces on Sunday fired in the air to disperse rival protests after pro-government demonstrators clashed with a gathering mourning dead civilians, following the reported mass killings of Alawites.
Wild weather blacks out 300,000 properties in Australia
Gusts and torrential rain have blacked out more than 300,000 properties and swamped parts of Australia's east coast, officials said Sunday, with one driver confirmed dead and a dozen troops injured in the wild weather.
Man with Palestinian flag arrested after scaling London's Big Ben
A man who scaled London's Big Ben, and spent the day perched on the historic clock tower with a Palestinian flag, was arrested shortly after he came down after midnight Sunday, police said.
Argentina port city 'destroyed' by massive rainstorm, 13 dead
Argentina's port city of Bahia Blanca has been "destroyed" after being pummeled by a year's worth of rain in a matter of hours, killing 13 and driving hundreds from their homes, authorities said Saturday.
Protesters rally on International Women's Day, fearing far right
Protesters took to the streets across the world Saturday to mark International Women's Day, demanding equal pay, political representation and an end to gender-based violence while voicing fears of rising repression.
Pope responding well to pneumonia treatment, Vatican says
Pope Francis is responding well to treatment for pneumonia after three weeks in hospital, the Vatican said Saturday, adding that the 88-year-old was showing "a gradual, slight improvement".
Sleeping man is struck by train in Peru but survives
An apparently drunken man somehow survived after being struck Saturday by a cargo train while sleeping along train tracks in Peru, local authorities said.
WhatsApp group admin shot dead for allegedly removing member
A Pakistani man has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting the administrator of a community WhatsApp group who removed him from the chat, police said Saturday.
Families of MH370 victims in China seek end to decade of 'torment'
Relatives of Chinese passengers lost on Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 gathered in Beijing on Saturday seeking answers from authorities 11 years after the plane disappeared in one of aviation's greatest enduring mysteries.
Ten dead, hundreds evacuated in Argentina floods
At least ten people were killed and more than a thousand evacuated in the Argentine port city of Bahia Blanca on Friday as torrential rains flooded homes and hospitals, destroyed roads and forced officials to cut power.
US carries out first firing squad execution since 2010
A South Carolina man convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend's parents was put to death by firing squad on Friday in the first such execution in the United States in 15 years, prison officials said.
Son of Mexican drug lord sentenced to life in US prison
A top leader of Mexico's violent Jalisco New Generation cartel was sentenced to life in US prison Friday for his bloody role in creating one of the world's most powerful drug syndicates.
'Desperate' son of Hong Kong's jailed Jimmy Lai asks to meet UK PM
The son of jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai has called for an urgent meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, saying he was "desperate" as his father's defence drew to a close in a high-profile trial.
Colombian FARC dissidents take 29 soldiers, police captive
Dissident members of Colombia's FARC rebel group have taken 29 soldiers and police officers captive during clashes with the military in a key cocaine-growing region in the southwest, the defense ministry said Friday.
Tears, ruined plans as WWII bomb halts Paris-London trains
From missed funerals to scrambled birthday plans, the travellers caught in the cancellation Friday of Paris-London trains were left bewildered and, in some cases, in tears.
Pope marks three weeks in hospital with breathless audio message
Pope Francis's condition remained stable but complex on Friday as he battles pneumonia in hospital, the Vatican said, a day after releasing an audio message in which the 88-year-old sounded weak and breathless.
Thousands stranded as WWII bomb paralyses Paris train station
The unearthing of a 500-kilogram World War II bomb near tracks outside Paris on Friday halted traffic and stranded thousands of passengers in one of the biggest rail disruptions in the French capital in years.