16 dead and 36 injured after bus carrying migrants and locals crashes in Mexico, officials say
At least 16 people have been killed and 36 more injured following a bus crash Tuesday on central Mexico's Cuacnopalan-Oaxaca highway, according to officials.
2023-08-23 08:15
Ukrainian strikes reportedly hit bases in Russia housing supersonic warplanes
Ukrainian forces appear to have stepped up their efforts to weaken Russian air superiority in the war by attacking bases that house supersonic warplanes deep inside Russian territory.
2023-08-23 00:53
Turkey media guide
An overview of the media in Turkey, including links to broadcasters and newspapers.
2023-08-22 23:52
18 bodies found as fires rage in Greece and Europe suffers another heat wave
The burned bodies of 18 people were found as wildfires ripped through Greece on Tuesday and countries across Europe sweltered under yet another extreme heat wave.
2023-08-22 21:47
Thai parliament picks Srettha Thavisin as next prime minister ending 3 months of political deadlock
Thailand's parliament on Tuesday voted for real estate tycoon Srettha Thavisin to be the country's next prime minister, ending a political deadlock more than three months after elections delivered a landslide to progressive parties over pro-military groups.
2023-08-22 18:56
37 migrants rescued from stranded Cape Verde boat return home
Senegalese authorities on Monday brought home 37 migrants who were rescued off the coast of Cape Verde last week after their boat was stranded without fuel in the Atlantic Ocean for weeks.
2023-08-22 18:55
Japan to start releasing Fukushima wastewater as soon as Thursday
Japan will begin releasing treated radioactive water from Fukushima into the ocean as early as Thursday, officials announced on Tuesday, following months of heightened public anxiety and pushback from many neighboring countries.
2023-08-22 16:19
Children trapped 1,200 feet in air when chairlift cable snaps in Pakistan's northwest
An urgent rescue effort is underway in Pakistan for eight children and two adults trapped in a chairlift dangling 1,200 feet over a mountainous region in the country's northwest.
2023-08-22 15:18
Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra returns to a politically divided Thailand after 15 years of self-exile
Thaksin Shinawatra, the ousted fugitive former prime minister of Thailand, returned to the country Tuesday for the first time after more than 15 years in self-exile, reintroducing a towering and divisive figure at a time when the kingdom's often fraught political scene is in a fresh state of flux.
2023-08-22 13:27
A key Russia-friendly bloc may decide to expand. Who stands to benefit?
Members of the BRICS economic group of major emerging economies are meeting this week in South Africa for a summit that could determine the future of the bloc -- and how hard it pushes back against a world order it sees as unfairly dominated by the West.
2023-08-22 09:53
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin claims to be making Africa 'freer' in unverified video
Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin seems to have appeared in his first video address since leading an abortive mutiny against the Russian military in June where he claimed to be in Africa and spoke about "making Russia even greater on all continents, and Africa even freer."
2023-08-22 08:51
Trump already taped Tucker Carlson interview that is expected to air on GOP debate night, sources say
Former President Donald Trump has already taped an interview with Tucker Carlson that is expected to be used as counterprogramming for the first GOP primary debate Wednesday, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
2023-08-22 04:25