Fishing banned as Philippine oil spill spreads
Thousands of fishermen in the Philippines have been ordered to stay ashore as authorities struggled Friday to contain an oil spill from a sunken...
Greek station master admitted error after train tragedy
The station master on duty during Greece's worst train tragedy which killed at least 46 people has "confessed" his responsibility over the accident, the...
Head-on train crash kills dozens in Greece (video)
At least 36 people were killed and another 66 injured after two trains collided head-on near the Greek city of Larissa, authorities said, as...
Iran still seeking to kill Trump, general says
An Iranian general warned his country is still seeking to kill former US president Donald Trump and his secretary of state Mike Pompeo in...
Biden nominates ex-Mastercard CEO to lead World Bank
US President Joe Biden said Thursday that Washington is nominating former Mastercard chief executive Ajay Banga to lead the World Bank, after its current...
European Commission bans TikTok on official devices
The European Commission has banned TikTok on official devices used by staff amid concerns over data protection, a spokesperson told AFP on Thursday.
The ban...
Pupil stabs teacher to death at French school
A teacher at a school in southwest France was killed on Wednesday in a stabbing attack by a teenage pupil in the middle of...
Nine Palestinians killed in Israel raid
Israeli troops killed nine Palestinians Wednesday in a raid on the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, while some 80 more suffered gunshot wounds,...
Madagascar braces for Cyclone Freddy
Tropical Cyclone Freddy was poised to strike eastern Madagascar on Tuesday, slightly weakening after brushing Mauritius with powerful winds and heavy rain, monitors said.
Located...
Moscow demands US withdraw NATO ‘soldiers and equipment’ from Ukraine
Russia's foreign ministry on Tuesday summoned US ambassador Lynne Tracy to hand her a note demanding that the US withdraw "soldiers and equipment" from...
