Fukushima nuclear disaster: UN watchdog approves plan for water release
Japan's plan to drain radioactive water into the Pacific has been opposed by China and South Korea.
2023-07-04 16:50
Thai elephant flown home after alleged abuse in Sri Lanka
Bangkok demanded the return of the animal after claims it was tortured while kept at a Buddhist temple.
2023-07-03 12:53
Sweden Quran burning: Iran wont send ambassador to Stockholm over incident
Many Muslim countries have summoned Swedish ambassadors to express their condemnation for the act.
2023-07-02 21:28
Judge orders man arrested with firearms in Obama's DC neighborhood to remain in custody
A man arrested with multiple firearms and materials to make explosives in former President Barack Obama's Washington, DC, neighborhood will remain in custody ahead of his detention hearing next week, a federal magistrate judge said Friday.
2023-07-01 07:53
Crisis-hit Pakistan strikes $3bn funding deal with IMF
The South Asian nation is facing its worst economic crisis since independence from Britain in 1947.
2023-06-30 12:54
Man wanted on January 6-related charges arrested in Obama's DC neighborhood with guns and materials to make explosives
A man with numerous firearms and materials to make an explosive was arrested Thursday in former President Barack Obama's Washington, DC, neighborhood after claiming on an internet livestream that he had a detonator, law enforcement officials told CNN.
2023-06-30 07:45
Biden admits using sleep apnoea treatment device
The president uses a CPAP machine, the White House said after reporters spotted marks on his face.
2023-06-29 07:50
Unmarried mothers' repatriations: 'I should never have been in Ireland'
A woman sent from Britain to Ireland as a baby speaks about repatriations of unmarried Irish mothers.
2023-06-29 07:28
Kaliningrad profile
Provides an overview of Kaliningrad, including key facts about this Russian territory on the Baltic.
2023-06-28 20:52
Belarus country profile
Provides an overview of Belarus, including key events and facts about this east European country.
2023-06-28 20:45
'Their plan is to literally kill people': Senate Democrats reveal new details about intel warnings ahead of January 6 attack
The January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol was "essentially planned in plain sight on social media" and yet the FBI and Department of Homeland Security appeared to have "completely dropped the ball," a Senate committee concluded in the latest highly critical assessment of the security failures.
2023-06-27 17:20
Olivia Chow wins crowded race for mayor of Toronto
Canada's most populous city elected a new mayor after a race that focused on affordability and public safety.
2023-06-27 09:56