Italian political standoff keeps rescued migrants stranded at sea
By Guglielmo Mangiapane A charity rescue ship carrying 134 migrants, mostly Africans, waited off the coast of Italy on Friday as a battle between former
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Zimbabwe on edge as opposition challenges protest ban
Zimbabwe’s main opposition MDC has gone to court to lift a police ban on its demonstrations, an official said on Friday, as armed police and
Korea fires projectiles, rejects S.Korea’s ‘senseless’ dialogue pledge
By Josh Smith and Jack Kim North Korea launched at least two projectiles into the sea on Friday, South Korea’s military said, shortly after Pyongyang
Suspect in Philadelphia police standoff taken into custody
Police said they took into custody early on Thursday the suspect in a seven-hour shooting standoff in a north Philadelphia home that left six officers wounded after
Sala and pilot likely exposed to carbon monoxide before fatal crash
Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala’s blood showed high levels of carbon monoxide, air accident investigators said on Wednesday, and it was likely the pilot of the
Turkish drones start operating in northern Syria
Turkish drones have started operating in northern Syria where Washington and Ankara have agreed to create a safe zone, Turkey’s Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.
‘Collaborators’ are undermining Britain’s Brexit bet, PM says
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday some British lawmakers hoping to block Brexit were engaged in “terrible” collaboration with the European Union by undermining
Fire rages on Greece’s Evia, threat to people averted
Aircraft sprayed water early on Wednesday in a bid to douse the flames of a huge wildfire on the Greek island of Evia that had
China’s HK office condemns “near-terrorist acts” at Hong Kong airport
China’s Hong Kong affairs office condemned what it called “near-terrorist acts” at Hong Kong’s airport and reiterated support for local authorities to severely punish those
Family of Irish teen found dead in Malaysia won’t seek criminal probe – lawyer
By Liz Lee The family of an Irish girl whose naked body was found near a Malaysian jungle stream will not demand a criminal investigation
Class dismissed: Surge in arrests of foreign teachers in China
Arrests and deportations of foreign teachers in China have soared this year, lawyers, schools and teachers say, amid a broad crackdown defined by new police
Kremlin shrugs off Moscow protests, backs tough police response
By Andrew Osborn and Tom Balmforth The Kremlin on Tuesday shrugged off five weeks of street protests in support of free elections in Moscow, saying
Cyprus ‘ready to help’ as fire rages out of control in Greek island of Evia (Update)
Cyprus authorities expressed their readiness to assist in the firefighting mission on the Greek island of Evia where a massive fire is raging out of
Democrat Buttigieg unveils $80bn plan to bring internet to all rural Americans
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg unveiled an ambitious plan on Tuesday to transform the economy of rural America, including spending $80 billion to provide high-speed
Malaysian police find body of Irish girl missing from jungle resort (Update 2)
By Rozanna Latiff and Jiraporn Kuhakan Malaysian police on Tuesday found the unclothed body of an Irish teenager who went missing from a jungle resort
London climate change protesters daub Brazilian embassy blood red
Climate change protesters threw red paint onto the Brazilian embassy in London on Tuesday to demonstrate against damage to the Amazon rainforest and what they
Hong Kong airport says aiming to restore normal service but more protests planned
Hong Kong’s Airport Authority said on Tuesday it was working with its partners to restore normal operations as soon as possible but noted that more
Australian police investigate report man armed with knife in downtown Sydney
Australian police are investigating unconfirmed reports of an armed man in downtown Sydney, a police spokeswoman said on Tuesday, and witnesses reported seeing an injured
U.S. attorney general cites ‘irregularities’ at jail where Epstein died (Updated)
U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Monday criticized “serious irregularities” at the federal prison where Jeffrey Epstein died in an apparent suicide, adding that the
Scientists hail promise of first effective Ebola treatments in Congo trial
By Kate Kelland, Scientists are a step closer to finding the first effective treatments for the deadly Ebola haemorrhagic fever after two potential drugs