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North Korea blows up road, rail links with ‘hostile state’ South Korea

Thu, 10/17/2024 - 02:38
Pyongyang says move is a response to the 'grave political and military provocations of the hostile forces'.

Former One Direction member Liam Payne found dead in Buenos Aires

Thu, 10/17/2024 - 00:33
Police say 31-year-old singer, who gained fame in pop supergroup, fell to death from a hotel in Argentina's capital.

Texas man faces execution after clemency plea fails

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 22:48
Robert Roberson was convicted of killing daughter and is now set to be first execution in a shaken baby syndrome case.

Columbia University suspends outspoken pro-Israel professor for harassment

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 21:57
Shai Davidai was temporarily suspended after he 'repeatedly harassed and intimidated' university staff.

How does restitution of cultural artefacts affect Western museums’ futures?

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 21:56
Nations worldwide are reclaiming treasures looted by colonial rulers.

UNIFIL says Israeli tank fired at peacekeepers watchtower in Lebanon

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 21:35
UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon say 'direct and apparently deliberate' Israeli attack caused damage.

Who’s the jailed gang leader at the centre of the Canada-India row?

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 21:35
Canada has accused Indian diplomats of colluding with an international criminal gang led by a jailed gangster.

Israeli jets pummel southern Lebanon and Beirut suburbs

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 21:26
Mayor among 16 killed in an Israeli air strike on municipal building in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon.

UK considering sanctions on Israeli ministers Smotrich and Ben-Gvir

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 20:53
UK prime minister weighs sanctions on Israeli ministers over incendiary comments made about Palestinians.

What’s so spectacular about the new tomb discovery in Jordan’s Petra?

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 20:43
The ancient city has drawn visitors for centuries and was made famous in a 1989 Indiana Jones film.

Russian whale watcher found alive after more than two months lost at sea

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 20:39
A fishing boat found a Russian whale watcher who had been drifting at sea for more than two months.

India made ‘horrific mistake’ violating Canadian sovereignty, says Trudeau

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 20:26
The new statement deepens row between India and Canada over New Delhi's alleged targeting of Sikh dissidents.

Teams, time: Australia vs South Africa – Women’s T20 World Cup semifinal

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 20:10
Australia will sweat on fitness of captain Healy while South Africa will look to avenge their defeat in 2023 final.

Palestinians ‘starving’ in northern Gaza as Israel presses assault

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 19:36
Northern Gaza hospitals say food and medicine running out amid siege, as Israel continues bombardment across territory.

Videos of Ukrainians being detained by conscription patrols go viral

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 19:21
Videos of Ukrainian men resisting detention at a rock concert in Kyiv have gone viral.

Rights groups demand end to asylum seeker detentions in Guantanamo

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 19:17
US cannot keep hiding its 'mistreatment of asylum seekers by exiling them,' says letter signed by 125 organisations.

Qatar urges ceasefires in Israel’s wars in Gaza, Lebanon at EU-GCC summit

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 18:35
Qatar's Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani also calls for lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Mexico’s former public security chief to be sentenced in US drug case

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 18:25
Genaro Garcia Luna was convicted of taking millions of dollars in bribes to protect the violent Sinaloa drug cartel.

Israeli soldiers celebrate destruction of Lebanese village

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 17:32
Israeli soldiers recorded themselves celebrating the destruction of the Lebanese village of Mhaibib.

Where is Cameroon’s Paul Biya — and why is his health a banned topic?

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 16:53
The 91-year-old president has been missing in action for over a month, fuelling rumours about his health.

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