Air pollution from fires hits world’s poorest hardest: study
People in poorer countries are disproportionately suffering from air pollution spewed from the increasing scourge of fires in forests and fields around the world,...
Iran MPs vote to toughen penalties for women flouting dress code
Iranian lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday to toughen penalties for women who flout the Islamic dress code, with jail terms of up to...
1,000 London police taken off the streets after scandals
Around 1,000 police officers have been suspended or put on restricted duties as part of a drive to clean up London's scandal-hit Metropolitan police...
$6 bn sent to Qatar for US-Iran prisoner swap
Frozen funds totalling $6 billion have been transferred to Qatari banks under a US-Iran prisoner swap deal, with a plane on standby in Tehran...
14 killed in plane crash in Brazilian Amazon
Fourteen people were killed Saturday when a plane crashed in the Brazilian Amazon while trying to land in stormy weather in the tourist town...
Kim inspects key weapons with Russian defence chief
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met Saturday with the Russian defence minister in Vladivostok, where he inspected state-of-the-art weapons including a hypersonic missile...
India imposes curbs after two die of Nipah virus
India has curbed public gatherings and shut some schools in the southern state of Kerala after two people died of Nipah, a virus from...
Military, gold miners clash kills one in Venezuela reserve
Clashes between Venezuela's military and illegal gold miners killed at least one person Wednesday during an eviction in a nature reserve bordering Colombia, officials...
Dozens dead in Hanoi apartment fire
Dozens of people died in a fire at an apartment block in Vietnam's capital Hanoi, state media said Wednesday, with witnesses reporting screams from...
10,000 missing in Libya storm floods, death toll ‘huge’: Red Cross (video)
The death toll from freak floods in eastern Libya is expected to soar dramatically, with 10,000 people reported missing, the Red Cross warned on...
