This green armored train has carried the Kim family for decades
On Sunday afternoon, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stepped onto an old-fashioned green train that has by now become an enduring symbol of the hermit nation's isolation and secrecy.
2023-09-13 15:50
Morgues overwhelmed in Libya as rescuers search for thousands missing after flood
Libya is racing to bury its dead as bodies pile up in the streets of Derna, the northern coastal city devastated by flooding after a torrential downpour smashed through two dams, washing homes into the sea.
2023-09-13 15:49
Fire kills many in nine-story building in Vietnam
Many people were feared dead and several injured in a fire at a nine-story apartment block in Vietnam's capital of Hanoi, the official news agency said on Wednesday, while authorities have yet to confirm the number of deaths.
2023-09-13 15:23
Vietnam fire: Residents trapped in deadly Hanoi apartment blaze
A fire in a high-rise block kills at eight people and injures dozens in Vietnam's capital.
2023-09-13 15:19
US forecaster sees 40% chance of cyclone over eastern tropical Atlantic
An area of low pressure located over the eastern tropical Atlantic has a 40% chance of becoming a
2023-09-13 14:26
Massive Hurricane Lee puts Bermuda under tropical storm warning, southeast US beaches at risk of rip currents
Hurricane Lee has prompted a tropical storm warning over Bermuda and is expected to weaken over the next couple of days, though the system could remain "large and dangerous" through the week, forecasters said.
2023-09-13 14:21
Factbox-Greenwashing cases against airlines in Europe, US
By Joanna Plucinska, Toby Sterling and Rajesh Kumar Singh LONDON Airlines around the world are facing scrutiny from
2023-09-13 14:19
Reward for fugitive homicide suspect who fled a DC hospital has increased to $30,000 as week-long manhunt continues
Investigators in Washington, DC, are offering $30,000 for information leading to the capture of homicide suspect Christopher Haynes, whose escape from police custody while being treated at a hospital has sparked a sprawling week-long manhunt.
2023-09-13 13:29
Samuel Newey: Counselling plan in name of volunteer killed in Ukraine
Samuel Newey's family say volunteers fighting overseas should be offered support when they return.
2023-09-13 13:18
China insurance boss sentenced in finance crackdown
Ex-China Life Insurance boss Wang Bin is the latest high-profile boss to be caught up in the crackdown.
2023-09-13 12:58
Ukraine war: Overnight air attacks reported on Sevastopol and Izmail
Air strikes are reported on Russian-occupied Sevastopol and Ukraine's Danube port of Izmail.
2023-09-13 12:51
Libya floods: Flooded city buries its dead in mass graves
At least 10,000 people are still missing after a catastrophic dam burst which took 2,300 lives.
2023-09-13 11:27