River may be making Everest taller
KATHMANDU – Mount Everest is 15-50m taller than it would otherwise be because a river is eroding rock and soil at its base, helping...
Earth to briefly gain second ‘moon’, scientists say
FLORIDA – Get ready for a cosmic surprise this autumn – Earth is about to get a second moon, according to scientists.
A small asteroid...
Floods and landslides kill at least 100 in Nepal
KATHMANDU – Major floods and landslides in Nepal have killed at least 100 people across the Himalayan nation, officials have reported.
Dozens more were still...
Still no justice for 43 missing Mexico students
MEXICO City – Ten years ago 43 student-teachers travelling from the Ayotzinapa teacher training college, which has a strong history of activism, to an...
Leader of terror group Hezbollah killed in Israeli airstrike
BEIRUT – Terrorist group Hezbollah has confirmed the death of its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, after Israeli strikes on Beirut.
Nasrallah, who had not been seen...
Thai king signs same-sex marriage bill into law
BANGKOK – Thailand’s king has signed a marriage equality bill into law, making the country the first in South East Asia to recognize same-sex...
World’s longest-serving death row inmate acquitted
TOKYO – An 88-year-old man who is the world’s longest-serving death row inmate has been acquitted by a Japanese court, after it found that...
Israeli military air strikes on Lebanon causing ‘carnage’
BEIRUT – Lebanon’s health minister has said what is happening in his country is “carnage”, as hospitals struggle to cope with the number of...
Trump says he will not run again if he loses election
WASHINGTON – Former President Donald Trump has said he does not expect to run for election again in 2028 if he is defeated in...
South America drought brings blackouts
QUITO – Planned power cuts in Ecuador have begun a day early as severe drought disrupts its hydroelectric plants.
The country is suffering its worst...