Jamaica country profile
Provides an overview of Jamaica, including key dates and facts about this Caribbean country.
2023-08-30 14:17
Gabon military officers claim to have seized power after election
A group of senior Gabonese military officers appeared on national television in the early hours of Wednesday and said they had taken power, after the state election body announced President Ali Bongo had won a third term.
2023-08-30 13:47
Kidderminster war veteran remembered after death, aged 100
Lt Edmund Szymczak, who was shot three times in World War Two, went on to help Polish people in the UK.
2023-08-30 13:29
China map: India lodges 'strong protest' over territory claims
India says a new map released by China "lays claim" to its territory.
2023-08-30 13:21
Hurricane Idalia threatens to hit Florida as a catastrophic Category 4 storm Wednesday morning, and conditions are already deteriorating
Hurricane Idalia could crash into Florida's west coast as "an extremely dangerous Category 4" hurricane Wednesday morning, forecasters said -- a potentially catastrophic collision for a state that's already seeing coastal flooding and deteriorating conditions ahead of landfall.
2023-08-30 13:20
Canada warns LGBT travellers of US risks
The Canadian government warns that some US states have enacted laws that may affect LBGT people.
2023-08-30 13:16
Army officers say they are taking power in Gabon
Army officers go on TV to say they are annulling the results of the recent presidential election.
2023-08-30 12:48
Voice referendum: What is Australia's Voice to Parliament proposal?
The planned vote could approve a new "voice" to parliament - the first constitutional change in 46 years.
2023-08-30 12:48
Only one third of young South Koreans feel positively about marriage, survey finds
It's no secret young South Koreans are increasingly shunning marriage and parenthood -- the country's steeply falling birth rate is clear evidence of that.
2023-08-30 11:59
US commerce chief to meet Chinese women executives in Shanghai
WASHINGTON U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo will wrap up a four-day visit to China on Wednesday with remarks
2023-08-30 10:55
Ukraine blasts Pope Francis' address to Russian youth as 'imperialist propaganda'
Ukrainian officials have criticized Pope Francis' recent address to Russian youth, calling his remarks "imperialist propaganda."
2023-08-30 10:53
Voice referendum: Australia to hold historic Indigenous vote in October
Voters will consider whether to recognise Indigenous people in the country's constitution.
2023-08-30 10:20