At least 15 people have been killed and 20 more injured after a carriage on the Gloria funicular derailed and crashed....
Victims of the disgraced financier give emotional accounts of abuse in a news conference on the steps of the US Capitol....
Kenyans in a border region expressed fear on Wednesday over an influx of Somali regional fighters, pushed over the border following clashes with the central government....
A train on Lisbon's famous Gloria funicular cable railway derailed and crashed....
Strikes reportedly kill 31 people in the city, home to a million people and where a famine was declared last month....
The 11th stage of the Vuelta a Espana cycling race in Spain was shortened on Wednesday as dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated at the finish line in Bilbao, organisers said....
The search of property in Argentina linked to the daughters of a fugitive Nazi may have unearthed more stolen artworks, say investigators....
The Chinese and Russian leaders have been in power for 13 and 25 years respectively, with neither expressing any intention of stepping down....
Jasveen Sangha, 42, pleads guilty to five charges relating to the actor's death in Los Angeles....
A senior Israeli military official said on Wednesday that authorities estimated that an imminent offensive in the Gaza Strip would displace one million Palestinians, planning a new “humanitarian area”...
The Russian leader has rejected calls for a ceasefire as his troops advance....
Russia launched a sweeping overnight air attack on Ukraine, injuring at least four railway workers and prompting Poland to scramble defence aircraft, Ukrainian and Polish authorities said....
President Xi shows off his power and influence in an open challenge to US supremacy and the world order....
The film will have its world premiere later in the day at the famous Sala Grande....
A US federal appeals court ruled against US President Donald Trump’s use of a wartime law to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members and blocked its use in some southern states....
Speaking during the spectacle in Beijing, China's President Xi Jinping said the world faced a choice between peace and war....
The former Brazilian president denies conspiring to overturn his 2022 election loss to his left-wing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva....
The UN Interim Force in Lebanon said that Israeli drones dropped four grenades near peacekeepers in “one of the most serious attacks” on its personnel since a November ceasefire....
Beijing has unveiled a range of military hardware in a show of might to Western powers....
A US House of Representatives committee released a first batch of documents from the investigation into notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a case that has become a political lightning rod for the...
Hundreds of women brandishing broomsticks marched to parliament during fierce nationwide rallies....
The House Oversight Committee also heard closed-door testimony on Tuesday from victims of Epstein and Maxwell....
Xi held China's largest-ever military parade, flanked by the leaders of Russia and North Korea....
Thousands of North Korean soldiers are thought to have died while fighting for Russia in the war....
The course will be mandatory each year for students through the end of high school....
Since last Friday, there were around 104,000 mentions of the hashtag "Trump dead" on the Elon Musk-owned platform X, generating a cumulative 35.3 million views....
The mayor of Chicago has signed an executive order seeking to protect residents against a possible decision by US President Donald Trump’s administration to deploy federal troops to the city....
More than 354,000 people have been affected by the worst floods since 1988, as rescue efforts continue....
The display of might comes as Beijing positions itself as a global counterweight to the United States....
The judge said the murder fell in the category of "rarest of the rare" and was "a crime against humanity"....
A number of viral moments thrust the civil case into the spotlight....
The Trump administration has signalled a willingness to use military force against drug cartels....
But Republicans and Democrats alike say the files, including jail CCTV, contain little new information....
The Terra Nova carried Captain Scott and his men on their doomed expedition to the South Pole....
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russia’s Vladimir Putin flanked Xi Jinping at a massive parade in Beijing, capping a week of diplomatic grandstanding by the Chinese president and his allies agains...
The Pentagon says a narcotics trafficking gang was operating the vessel....
China eliminated absolute poverty and lifted nearly 800 million people out of poverty in 40 years since the reform and opening up in the late 1970s....
It comes as China's Xi prepares to host the North Korean and Russian leaders at a "Victory Day" parade in Beijing....
In response to a reporter's question, the president said he was ‘very active’ over the Labor Day weekend....
The Republican leader also said he was not concerned about warm ties between Russia and China....
Firebrand former Democratic Republic of Congo justice minister Constant Mutamba was sentenced on Tuesday to three years of forced labour for embezzling public funds, including reparations for war vict...
Ground forces are already pushing into the city, where hospitals say more than 50 people were killed by Israeli strikes on Tuesday....
Tuesday's quake occurred at a relatively shallow depth of 10 km...
Israel intensified its military build-up on Tuesday as reservists began responding to call-up orders ahead of a planned offensive to capture Gaza City, nearly two years into a devastating war....
The UN on Tuesday said the earthquake in eastern Afghanistan that has killed more than 1 400 people could impact “hundreds of thousands”, and warned of an “exponential” rise in casualties....
A federal judge rules the government broke a law limiting domestic use of the military....
A “devastating” landslide has wiped out an entire village in the Marra Mountains in Sudan’s west, according to the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army. Only one person is said to have survived the catastro...
At least 20 people were missing after violent protests sparked in Indonesia by lavish perks for lawmakers that have come to include anger against police, a rights group said....
South Australian police say the haul was so large it took three truck loads to remove....
The traffic snarl, which stretched on for miles, trapped thousands of commuters for hours....
The 39-year-old's appointment marks a new era for one of the most influential and glamorous fashion publications....
Police say there is no evidence of foul play, ahead of local elections in western Germany....
China eliminated absolute poverty and lifted nearly 800 million people out of poverty in 40 years since the reform and opening up in the late 1970s....
The spot gold price hit $3,508.50 per ounce early on Tuesday, continuing its upwards trend which has seen it rise by nearly a third this year....
Tears streamed down the faces of some of the hundreds of people gathered in a synagogue in Johannesburg as Or Levy described his release after 491 days as a hostage of Hamas....
Experts say uncertainty resulting from US policy is making investors seek safer investments such as gold....
Rescuers desperately searched on Tuesday for survivors in the rubble of homes flattened by an earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 900 people....
The former president is accused of plotting a coup to remain in power after he lost the 2022 election....
This is a big week for President Xi Jinping, who will host Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un in Beijing....
Rescuers desperately searched Tuesday for survivors in the rubble of homes flattened by an earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan, killing more than 800 people....
Rescuers are hampered by mountainous terrain and roads strewn with debris....
Belgium will recognise the State of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September, Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxime Prevot has announced....
Around 2,000 North Korean soldiers deployed to help Russia fight Ukraine are estimated to have been killed, Seoul's spy agency said Tuesday, according to a lawmaker....
A thousand villages in India's Punjab state are marooned by deadly floods, with thousands forced to seek shelter in relief camps, government authorities say....
The potential abuse of consumer AI tools is raising concerns, with budding cybercriminals apparently able to trick coding chatbots into giving them a leg-up in producing malicious programmes....
His comment came hours after Indian PM Modi met China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin....
The legendary Canadian actor was also known for his roles in The Green Mile and Maverick....
The Russian leader hailed relations between both countries saying they were on an "unprecedented level"....
In a show of solidarity with the aggressors in Europe’s worst war in 80 years, China’s Xi Jinping will convene with his Russian and North Korean counterparts for the first time as Donald Trump and oth...
Around 20 boats have left the port of Barcelona with Greta Thunberg and aid supplies on board....
Protests over corruption and inequality have spiralled into violence, arson and deaths....
Compelling evidence to suggest Lebanese Shia leader Musa al-Sadr was killed in Libya is uncovered by BBC....
America's highest civilian honour is awarded to those with "exceptionally meritorious contributions" to society....
Andrej Babis's party blamed the government for creating a climate of hate against the ex-PM....
Israel launched its assault on the Gaza Strip in October 2023,...
The food giant says Laurent Freixe had an "undisclosed" relationship with "a direct subordinate"....
More than 800 people have died after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake hits eastern Afghanistan...
The world's leading association of genocide scholars cited several actions by Israel, including attacks on the healthcare sector and the killing of children....
The new restriction comes after a group of Palestinian officials were refused visas for a key UN meeting in New York....
The train is said to have a restaurant onboard serving French wines and dishes like fresh lobster....
A gunman on the run in the bush in Australia after being accused of killing two officers was being aided by locals, police said, as the manhunt entered its seventh day....
The shooting incident comes as Guyanese voters head to the polls to elect a president and parliament....
There are fears the death toll will rise significantly as the area is remote and mountainous, making rescue operations difficult....
Ethiopia’s record of detaining journalists and attempts to control the media has caused concern as the country prepares for high-stakes election in 2026. Rights groups warn of a growing crackdown....
Piotr Szczerek was "convinced" tennis star Kamil Majchrzak was passing him the hat, he says while apologising for the viral incident....
Many videos racked up tens of millions of views -- and some further monetized that traction by promoting an adult chat app to "make new female friends."...
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said that a suspect had been arrested in the shooting of former speaker of parliament Andriy Parubiy, and had given an initial statement to investigators....
The European Commission said the plane's navigation was disrupted in Bulgaria on Sunday....
The man was found "lying in a pool of blood" at the Nevada desert festival on Saturday night, police said....
The food and children's agency workers are the latest UN staff detained by Houthi authorities....
Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin took turns Monday to swipe at the West during a gathering of Eurasian leaders for a showpiece summit aimed at putting Beijing front of regional relations....
Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to defend his Ukraine offensive to Moscow’s allies, blaming the West for triggering the three-and-a-half year war that has killed tens of thousands and devastat...
The Russian president also defended his decision to invade Ukraine, once again blaming the war on the West....
The earthquake of magnitude six struck two rugged eastern provinces in Afghanistan....
US President Donald Trump’s ultimate aim in sending troops to American cities is to seize control of elections in 2026, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said....
Dezi Freeman vanished into thick bushland after killing two police officers and hasn't been seen since....
Russian President Vladimir Putin sought on Monday to defend his Ukraine offensive to Moscow's allies, blaming the West for triggering the war....
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is set to visit China this week, a rare step beyond his country's borders, for prospective meetings with President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir...
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has struck eastern Afghanistan, with early reports indicating that at least 10 people were killed and 20 others injured, according to sources....
Israel must “immediately” improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza, the German government’s representative for human rights and humanitarian aid said, ahead of a trip to Israel and the Palestinian terr...