More than 1,000 arrested as part of global human trafficking crackdown
LONDON – More than 1,000 people have been arrested as part of a global crackdown on human trafficking spanning 59 countries.
Coordinated by Interpol, Operation...
New dinosaur species as long as cricket pitch discovered in Thailand
BANGKOK – Palaeontologists in Thailand say they have discovered a new species of dinosaur from fossils found in Kalasin Province in the country's north-east.
The...
8 killed after landslide hits girls’ school in Bangladesh
DHAKA – Seven students and a teacher have been killed in Bangladesh after a landslide hit a girls' school inside a refugee camp.
The Islamic...
Wildfire in southern France forces evacuation of 10K people
PARIS – A wildfire has forced the evacuation of thousands of people in southern France as the country grapples with the impacts of an...
US and Iran trade strikes after tankers hit in Strait of Hormuz
TEHRAN – Renewed fighting has broken out in the Gulf region, in the worst exchange of fire between the United States and Iran since...
Australia probes mystery space balls that washed up on beach
CANBERRA – Authorities in Australia are investigating the origins of mysterious large silver spheres that washed up on a beach in northern Queensland this...
Thousands welcome home Cape Verde footballers after stunning World Cup run
PRAIA – Cape Verde's football team have been welcomed home by tens of thousands of elated supporters following a historic run at the World...
Ebola treatments trial begins in DR Congo
KINSHASA – A trial of potential treatments for the species of virus behind the current deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo...
France records 2,025 excess deaths at peak of heatwave
PARIS – France has said it recorded an increase of more than 2,000 deaths during the last week of a record-breaking European heatwave in...
Iran begins public mourning for Ayatollah killed in February
TEHRAN – Iran has begun several days of public mourning and funeral processions for its former Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, more than four...