Twelve people were killed and 31 injured, 18 of them seriously, when a Polish bus filled with religious pilgrims slipped…
Hiroshima prays for peace, fears new arms race on atomic bombing anniversary
Bells tolled in Hiroshima on Saturday (August 6) as the city marked the 77th anniversary of the world’s first atomic…
Russia’s Putin meets Turkey’s Erdogan in Sochi
Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi on…
Three new ships with grain leave Ukraine under landmark deal
Three ships loaded with grain left Ukrainian ports on Friday (August 5) under a recently concluded safe passage deal, the…
Burning revellers flee from Thai night club fire, at least 13 killed
Revellers were seen scrambling for their lives to escape a fire that broke out at a night club in eastern…
Deadly lightning strike lights up White House, kills two
A large jolt of lightning momentarily lit up the the White House during a powerful thunderstorm in Washington on Thursday…
Ukraine under pressure in east as NATO chief says Russia must not win
Ukraine said on Thursday it had been forced to cede some territory in the east of the country in the…
How worried should we be about the monkeypox health emergency?
The United States declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency, a move that may increase health agency access to…
Iceland volcano stages fiery show
A volcano has erupted near Iceland’s capital Reykjavik after days of rising earthquake activity in the area, the Icelandic Meteorological…
Russia sentences U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in jail
A Russian court on Thursday (August 4) sentenced U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years prison on drugs charges,…