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Gunmen attack high-profile Sri Lanka TV journalist
Armed men stormed the home of a high-profile Sri Lankan television journalist critical of the government Monday, police said, spar...
Taiwan LGBTQ activists hold Valentine's Day marria...
LGBTQ activists in Taiwan braved a Valentine's Day downpour Monday to protest against the island's same-sex marriage law, which cr...
The Brazil resort town disappearing into the sea
Vultures roam the sand in the Brazilian resort town of Atafona amid the ruins of the latest houses destroyed by the sea, whose rel...
Cambodia steps up surveillance with new internet g...
Cambodia is powering up its new National Internet Gateway, a move activists say will allow the government to further silence the c...
Canada police arrest protesters, mayor says border...
A Canadian mayor Sunday declared the standoff on a key US border bridge over after police moved in and arrested protesters, but th...
Relief, concern at Kyiv airport as West calls citi...
Moroccan entrepreneur Aimrane Bouziane sighs with relief after seeing the "boarding" sign for his flight light up at Kyiv's main a...
West Ham start Zouma despite cat controversy
Kurt Zouma was again selected by West Ham manager David Moyes for Sunday's trip to Leicester despite the furore over the Frenchman...
Iraq ex-foreign minister Zebari ruled out of presi...
Iraq's supreme court on Sunday ruled out a bid by veteran politician Hoshyar Zebari to run for president after a complaint filed a...
Musk pushes the boundaries in Tesla autonomous cam...
Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk often touts the arrival of completely autonomous vehicles as imminent, but exactly how close that...
Canadian police evacuate key border bridge as Otta...
Canadian police on Saturday began clearing a key bridge of truckers protesting Covid-19 restrictions, even as authorities in Ottaw...
Canada protesters dig in with military-style profi...
With support from ex-police and military intelligence officers, American funding, and stockpiles of food and fuel, "Freedom Convoy...
Eight killed in Rio police raid on slum
A police raid on a Rio de Janeiro slum erupted into an intense firefight Friday, leaving eight alleged drug traffickers dead, auth...
Son of a refugee, Belgium's migration minister is...
In Europe, the minister overseeing migration is one of the hardest jobs in politics. In Belgium, the job is held by Sammy Mahdi, t...
Google agrees competition, privacy pledge over onl...
Britain on Friday said it had accepted changes proposed by Google to address competition and customer privacy concerns linked to o...
Another journalist killed in Mexico, the fifth thi...
A journalist was shot dead Thursday in Mexico, the fifth such killing this year in a country notoriously dangerous for reporters.
Apple aims to thwart secret AirTag tracking with t...
Apple on Thursday announced updates to AirTag coin-sized tracking devices to prevent them from being used to secretly track people...
Can't find love? China's party cadres lend a hand
Zhang Shaoge wants to get married, but after struggling to meet the right woman through friends and work -- he has put his heart i...
London police chief resigns after scandals rock fo...
London's police chief announced her resignation Thursday after a string of scandals rocked the British capital's force, including...
New York DA prosecutes highest number of anti-Asia...
A New York prosecutor said Thursday that his team was prosecuting its highest number of anti-Asian hate crimes since a unit was es...
London police chief resigns as scandals rock force
London's police chief announced her resignation Thursday after a string of scandals rocked the British capital's force, including...
Missing Wordle score helps end US hostage ordeal
When Denyse Holt failed to text her daily Wordle score, her daughter knew something must be wrong. Hours later a police SWAT team...
S.Africa's Ramaphosa vows 'decisive steps' to stem...
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered a state of the nation address on Thursday promising "decisive" action to stem co...
US woman held hostage saved after failing to share...
A woman in the US city of Chicago was rescued from being held hostage for hours, after her failure to share her daily Wordle score...
'12 hurt' in Yemen rebel drone attack on Saudi air...
Twelve people were injured by falling debris Thursday as the Saudi military blew up a Yemeni rebel drone targeting an airport clos...
California suit accuses Tesla of racial segregatio...
California has sued Telsa alleging discrimination and harassment against Black workers at the electric carmaker's San Francisco ar...
France says won't stand for Canada-style 'Freedom...
French police warned Thursday they would prevent so-called "Freedom Convoys" from blockading Paris, as protesters against Covid ru...
French minister condemns headscarf ban for Muslim...
France's gender equality minister threw her support on Thursday behind Muslim women footballers who are seeking to overturn a ban...
Bangladesh cricketer tried in rare adultery case
Bangladeshi national cricketer Nasir Hossain has gone on trial charged with adultery after a man claimed the batsman illegally mar...
Hardline Hindu monk seeks re-election in key India...
India's most populous state went to the polls Thursday in a key popularity test for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationali...
Tonga virus cases surge in wake of eruption
The Omicron variant coronavirus entered Tonga for the first time in the wake of last month's volcanic eruption, officials confirme...
'Dutch' and 'Razzlekhan,': US couple behind record...
She's accused of laundering billions of dollars in stolen bitcoin with her husband, but her alleged crimes are likely to be oversh...
Madagascar cyclone toll rises to 92 amid calls for...
The death toll from Tropical Cyclone Batsirai has risen to 92 in Madagascar, authorities said Wednesday, as humanitarian organisat...
West Ham fine Zouma for abusing cat as pets are ta...
West Ham on Wednesday fined Kurt Zouma the "maximum amount possible" for mistreating his pet cat as the RSPCA charity said it had...
Madagascar cyclone toll rises to 80
The death toll from Tropical Cyclone Batsirai has risen to 80, Madagascar's authorities said Wednesday, releasing data from the re...
Dutch museum grapples with history of Indonesian i...
A bullet-torn shirt and photos of freedom fighters are among the exhibits documenting Indonesia's struggle for independence from t...
'I didn't kill anyone,' Paris terror attacker clai...
The only assailant still alive after the terror attacks that rocked Paris in November 2015 said Wednesday that "I didn't kill anyo...
Fresh hopes for landmark treaty to rescue ocean li...
World leaders are under pressure to conclude years of talks on an agreement to protect open oceans that help sustain life on Earth...
'My work is not done': jailed Duterte critic runs...
From behind bars, Philippine senator and human rights campaigner Leila de Lima is running for re-election in an against-the-odds c...
Hindu pride and Muslim fears overshadow key Indian...
Hindu worshippers from across India gather each morning to pray in Ayodhya, near where a historic mosque was torn down three decad...