British Museum: Chinese TikTok hit amplifies calls for return of artefacts
The popular Chinese TikTok series amplifies nationalist calls for the return of the country's treasures.
2023-09-06 16:23
Brazilian state reels after its worst cyclone disaster
At least 21 people die in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, with more flooding expected.
2023-09-06 08:19
Burning Man attendees make a mass exodus after a dramatic weekend that left thousands stuck in Nevada desert
Thousands of Burning Man attendees finally made their mass exodus after intense rain over the weekend flooded camp sites and filled them with thick, ankle-deep mud, stranding more than 70,000 free-spirited revelers as they waited for the Nevada desert city to dry out.
2023-09-05 12:24
North Korea's Kim Jong Un expects to engage with Putin in Russia to actively advance arms negotiations, US says
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expects to engage with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Russia to continue actively advancing arms negotiations between the two countries, according to the US government.
2023-09-05 04:53
Roads out of Burning Man may reopen Monday for the tens of thousands of people still trapped there after rain deluged the area with mud
Roads out of the Burning Man festival may reopen Monday for the tens of thousands of people trapped for a third day in the Nevada desert after heavy rains covered the grounds with ankle-deep mud too thick to drive on and forced organizers to impose shelter-in-place orders.
2023-09-04 14:17
Jammu: Long wait for justice after India cough syrup deaths
In 2020, 12 children in India's Jammu region died, allegedly after drinking a contaminated cough syrup.
2023-09-04 07:26
Ukraine War: Counter-offensive troops punch through Russia line, generals claim
Kyiv says its troops are gaining momentum in what continues to be a lengthy and bloody counter-offensive.
2023-09-04 00:51
Sudan conflict: Air strike on Khartoum kills at least 20
Hundreds have died and millions have been forced from their homes since fighting began in April.
2023-09-04 00:27
Burning Man attendees are still stranded in ankle-deep mud after heavy rains force road closures in the Nevada desert
Tens of thousands of people still can't leave the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert after heavy rains inundated their campsites with ankle-deep mud Saturday -- and more showers are on the way.
2023-09-03 14:26
Tens of thousands at Burning Man told to conserve water and food after heavy rains leave attendees unable to leave Nevada desert
Tens of thousands of people attending the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert are being told to conserve food, water and fuel as they shelter in place in the Black Rock Desert after a heavy rainstorm pummeled the area, festival organizers said.
2023-09-03 03:52
Elon Musk, Donald Trump Jr and the Irish hate speech row
Ireland's first Hate Speech Bill is causing serious debate at home and abroad.
2023-09-02 13:49
Small town near Seattle declares state of emergency over false alarms from dam warning system
A state of emergency was declared in a small city in Washington state this week after a warning system for a dam protecting the city from being flooded by a reservoir falsely went off a fourth time since 2020, city officials said.
2023-09-02 09:26