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Hong Kong court postpones closing arguments in Jimmy Lai trial
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Top Japanese fighter retires to support comatose boxer brother
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Boars, Butterflies or Bees? Public to name Papua New Guinea's NRL team
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Defending champions Sinner, Sabalenka reach Cincinnati quarters
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Bolivia presidential hopefuls make last push for votes
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Trump orders space regulations eased in win for Musk
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From Snoop Dogg to Tom Brady, stars flock to English second-tier clubs
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Inside Trump's 'Alligator Alcatraz': detainees allege abuse in a legal black hole
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Scientists find surprising sex reversal in Australian birds
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Taylor Swift sets October release for new album
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Oh carp: UK's Lammy on the hook after fishing with Vance without licence
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Sinner shrugs off rain to dispatch Mannarino in Cincinnati
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Tainted fentanyl blamed for 87 hospital deaths in Argentina
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Eyeing robotaxis, Tesla hiring New York test car operator
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NBA approves $6.1bn sale of Boston Celtics
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Cowboys owner Jones says experimental drug saved him after cancer diagnosis
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Striking Boeing defense workers turn to US Congress
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PSG beat Tottenham on penalties to win UEFA Super Cup
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Hong Kong court to hear closing arguments in mogul Jimmy Lai's trial
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US singer Billy Joel to sell off motorcycles due to health condition
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Barcelona's Ter Stegen validated as long-term injury by La Liga
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Storm makes landfall in China after raking Taiwan as typhoon
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Colombia buries assassinated presidential candidate
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Zverev finishes overnight job at Cincinnati Open
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Bukele critics face long exile from El Salvador homeland
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McIlroy 'shot down' suggestion of Ryder Cup playing captain role
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'Water lettuce' chokes tourism, fishing at El Salvador lake
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Peru's president signs military crimes amnesty bill into law
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At least 26 migrants dead in two shipwrecks off Italy
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Root says Warner jibe 'all part of the fun' heading into Ashes
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Plastic pollution treaty talks in disarray
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'Viable' chance for Ukraine ceasefire thanks to Trump: UK PM
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Vance visits US troops during UK trip
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Premier League has no say on delay over Man City charges, says chief exec
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Trump names Stallone, Strait among Kennedy Center honorees
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Israeli military says approved plan for new Gaza offensive
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Europeans urge Trump to push for Ukraine ceasefire in Putin summit
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Venus Williams receives wild card for US Open singles
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Massive fire burns on mountain near western Canada city
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Plastic pollution plague blights Asia
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Typhoon Podul pummels Taiwan, heads towards China
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Russia in major Ukraine advance as Europe braces for Trump-Putin meet
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Stock markets extend gains on growing US rate cut hopes
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Typhoon Podul pummels Taiwan, heads towards mainland
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In heatwave, Romans turn to vintage snow cones to stay cool
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Russia in major Ukraine advance ahead of Trump-Putin meet in Alaska
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Ankara, Damascus top diplomats warn Israel over Syria action
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Deadlocked plastics treaty talks 'at cliff's edge'
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New cancer plan urged as survival improvements in England slow
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Japanese star convicted of indecent assault in Hong Kong
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Death toll from Dominican nightclub disaster rises to 231: minister
The toll from a nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic last week has risen to 231, the country's interior minister said Monday, after five more people succumbed to their injuries in hospital.
French hospital staff, relatives sue ministers over work-related suicides
French healthcare workers and relatives of colleagues who killed themselves have filed a legal complaint against two ministers over "deadly working conditions" in public hospitals they say are causing suicides, their lawyer said Monday.
Helicopter company that ran deadly New York tour shuts down
The helicopter tour company behind a crash in New York that killed six people last week is shutting down, US authorities said Sunday.
South Korea's ex-president denies insurrection at criminal trial
South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol denied he had committed insurrection Monday, as the impeached leader appeared in court on the first day of his criminal trial over his martial law declaration.
South Korea's ex-president attends first day of criminal trial
The criminal trial of former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol opened Monday, with the impeached leader in court to defend himself against insurrection charges over his short-lived declaration of martial law.
Vargas Llosa, last of Latin America's literary golden generation
Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa was the last survivor of a golden generation of Latin American literary giants, his writing exploring universal themes often set outside his native Peru.
From deadly rave to recovery: Israeli study examines MDMA's effect on trauma
Artillery fire echoed from nearby Gaza as Shye Klein-Weinstein slowly walked around a memorial honouring the nearly 400 people killed at the Nova music festival in Reim, southern Israel, on October 7, 2023.
Ecuador votes in razor-tight presidential runoff
Ecuadorans are voting Sunday in a too-close-to-call presidential election that pits incumbent Daniel Noboa against a charismatic leftist challenger, after a campaign plagued by drug-related violence.
Myanmar quake victims mark new year camped in ruins
Thousands marked the start of Myanmar's water festival on Sunday in the ruins of last month's earthquake, with the country's most raucous holiday muted by the tragedy of the tremor.
Myanmar marks new year festival mourning quake losses
Thousands marked the start of Myanmar's water festival on Sunday in the ruins of last month's earthquake, with the country's most raucous holiday muted by the tragedy of the tremor.
Death toll in Dominican nightclub roof collapse hits 226
The death toll in a nightclub roof collapse in the Dominican Republic rose to 226 on Saturday, as authorities said they had returned all victims' bodies to their loved ones.
Ex-ministers charged as probe into deadly club fire broadens
North Macedonia authorities said Saturday they had widened an investigation into a nightclub fire that killed 61 people, to include former ministers and officials.
UN warns US aid cuts threaten millions of Afghans with famine
Fresh US cuts to food assistance risk worsening already widespread hunger in Afghanistan, according to the World Food Programme, which warned it can support just half the people in need -- and only with half rations.
Paris theatre soul-searching after allegations of sexual abuse
A feted left-wing French theatre company based in a park outside Paris is soul-searching after accusations it has left underage volunteers vulnerable to sexual abuse.
Menendez brothers' resentencing can go ahead: LA judge rules
Erik and Lyle Menendez can continue with their effort to get out of jail early, a Los Angeles judge ruled Friday, decades after they slaughtered their parents.
Menendez brothers appear in LA court for resentencing hearing
Erik and Lyle Menendez appeared before a Los Angeles court Friday in the latest chapter of their bid to get out of jail, decades after slaughtering their own parents.
UN seeks $275 million in aid for Myanmar quake survivors
The United Nations launched an appeal on Friday for $275 million in donations urgently needed to aid more than one million people affected by the recent magnitude 7.7 earthquake that devastated Myanmar.
Frustrated families await news days after 221 killed in Dominican club disaster
Frustration grew Friday in the Dominican Republic as families of 221 people killed in a nightclub roof collapse three days earlier still had no confirmation on the fate of their loved ones.
Frustrated families await news days after Dominican club disaster
Frustration grew Friday in the Dominican Republic as families of some of the 200-plus people killed in a nightclub roof collapse three days earlier still had no confirmation on the fate of their loved ones.
Six arrested for murder of notorious Inter Milan ultra
Six people were arrested Friday over the murder of a notorious Inter Milan fan who was shot dead over two years ago as part of a power struggle among hardcore "ultra" supporters, officials said.
Trial of Tunisian opposition figures resumes, 6 on hunger strike
The trial of dozens of Tunisian opposition figures resumed on Tuesday under tight security, with six detained defendants on hunger strike after they were barred from attending court in person.
Brazilian woman accuses ex-France international Payet of domestic violence
A Brazilian woman claiming to have had a romantic relationship with French footballer Dimitri Payet has lodged a complaint against him in Rio de Janeiro for "physical and psychological violence", according to a report viewed by AFP.
India questions Mumbai-attacks accused after extradition
Indian investigative agencies on Friday questioned a man they extradited from the United States and charged with being a "mastermind" of the deadly 2008 Mumbai siege.
Siemens executive, family among six killed in New York helicopter crash
Six people including a senior Siemens executive and his family were killed when a sightseeing helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in New York.
Siemens executive, family among the six killed in New York helicopter crash
Six people including a senior Siemens executive and his family were killed when a sightseeing helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in New York.
Four men publicly executed in one day in Afghanistan
Four men were publicly executed in Afghanistan on Friday, the Supreme Court said, the highest number of executions to be carried out in one day since the Taliban's return to power.
Bangladesh families seek sons feared fighting for Russia
Young Bangladeshi men desperate for work allege they have been tricked into fighting for Russia against Ukraine, with the reported death of a 22-year-old sparking a surge of worried calls.
Menendez brothers case set for LA court hearing on resentencing
The case of Erik and Lyle Menendez will go before a Los Angeles court Friday in the latest chapter of their bid to get out of jail, decades after slaughtering their own parents.
Flowers in their hair: Shan boys ordained into Buddhist monkhood
Dressed in flowers, finery and makeup, scores of boys were paraded around a temple in Thailand before having their heads shaved -- a symbolic start to a centuries-old Shan monkhood ordination.
Grieving Dominicans start burying 220 victims of nightclub disaster
Grief-stricken Dominicans on Thursday began holding funerals for loved ones who were among at least 220 people killed in a nightclub rooftop collapse, even as dozens remained unaccounted for.
Tourist family, pilot killed in 'tragic' NY helicopter crash
Six people including three children were killed after a sightseeing helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in New York on Thursday, sparking a major water rescue operation, authorities said.
Grieving Dominicans start burying 200+ victims of nightclub disaster
Grief-stricken Dominicans on Thursday began holding funerals for loved ones who were among more than 200 people killed in a nightclub rooftop collapse, even as dozens remained unaccounted for.