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European police say 'major' cocaine smuggling ring...
European police forces have arrested around 40 people in a years-long operation to bust a major drug smuggling ring, leading to th...
Russia sends US reporter Gershkovich's case to tri...
Russian prosecutors sent US journalist Evan Gershkovich's case to court on Thursday, paving the way for him to be tried on espiona...
Storm destroys symbolic tree in Benin voodoo capit...
Benin voudon religious dignitary Oscar Kptenon is still in shock, ten days after the fall of a centuries-old giant tree on a histo...
Fire at Iraqi oil refinery injures 13: official
A massive fire at an oil refinery in Iraqi Kurdistan injured at least 13 people including firefighters battling to control the bla...
As pilgrims swelter, climate change looms over haj...
From misting systems to heat-reflective road coverings, Saudi officials are trying to aid hajj pilgrims in coping with heat, but s...
EU queries major porn platforms over child protect...
The European Union on Thursday told three pornographic websites to explain what steps they have taken to protect children online a...
Trial of Russian playwright and director moves beh...
A judge in Moscow ruled Thursday that the trial of a director and writer charged with "justifying terrorism" in an award-winning p...
Fire at Iraqi oil refinery injures 10: civil defen...
A massive fire at an oil refinery in Iraqi Kurdistan injured at least 10 people including firefighters battling to control the bla...
Japan's escargot entrepreneur achieves the 'imposs...
Far from Parisian bistros serving up Burgundy snails, one Japanese man has figured out how to farm the slimy species -- a feat tha...
Boeing faces deadline to rebut possible US prosecu...
Boeing faces a Thursday deadline to respond to a US Department of Justice determination that the planemaker can be prosecuted for...
Gaza war rages as US wants to 'close' truce deal
Top US diplomat Antony Blinken said Wednesday an elusive truce and hostage release deal to end the Gaza war was still possible, wr...
'Magical sight': Mass insect migration in European...
Scientist Will Hawkes said the first sign he was about to witness one of nature's great migrations was being enveloped by a "blizz...
Trio jailed for up to 28 years for Dutch journalis...
A Dutch court on Wednesday handed down lengthy jail sentences to three men for the murder of high-profile crime journalist Peter R...
Verdict due in Dutch crime reporter's killing
A Dutch court will on Wednesday hand down a long-awaited verdict over the 2021 assassination of high-profile crime journalist Pete...
Gaza war hangs over hajj as pilgrims flock to Mecc...
Hundreds of thousands of Muslims have flocked to the Saudi holy city of Mecca for the hajj pilgrimage unfolding this year in the s...
New York hot dog champ out of contest over plant-b...
Competitive eating legend Joey Chestnut is as much a part of July 4th celebrations in New York as the city 's massive annual firew...
Honduran mother seeks closure as gang burial site...
Maria was 13 when Honduran gangsters raped her and forcibly recruited her, ripping her from her home.
Google to test AI phone theft features in Brazil
Google said Tuesday it has chosen Brazil, a country where nearly two cellphones are pilfered every minute, to test a new Artificia...
'Sports should be inclusive': Activists slam Franc...
French Muslim basketball player Diaba Konate Tuesday said she had hoped to represent her country at the Paris Olympics but did not...
Biden's son convicted on all charges in gun case
A jury found Hunter Biden guilty on Tuesday of federal gun charges in a historic first criminal prosecution of the child of a sitt...
Oldest privately owned book sells for £3mn at UK s...
The world's oldest book in a private collection, and one of the earliest books in existence, sold at auction in London on Tuesday...
Malawi VP, nine others, killed in plane crash
Malawi's Vice President Saulos Chilima was killed in a plane crash, the nation's president said on Tuesday, after searchers locate...
Room with a view: the German teen living on trains
Lasse Stolley was looking for a change in scenery after a planned apprenticeship fell through. So nearly two years ago the teenage...
The 'duped' Sri Lankans fighting in Russia's Ukrai...
When Sri Lanka's economy crashed in 2022, people sought work abroad wherever they could find it -- including ex-soldiers who joine...
Singapore Airlines offers $10,000 to passengers hu...
Singapore Airlines said Tuesday it has offered $10,000 compensation to passengers who suffered minor injuries on a flight hit by v...
Jury begins deliberations in Hunter Biden gun case
Jury deliberations began on Monday in the trial of Hunter Biden on federal gun charges, a historic first criminal prosecution of t...
UK police probe sexual abuse claims at school of P...
UK police on Monday said that a probe had been launched into claims by Princess Diana's younger brother of sexual abuse at the boa...
Yemen rebels say aid workers held over 'US-Israeli...
Yemen's Huthi rebels on Monday said they had arrested a "spy network" operating under the cover of humanitarian organisations, aft...
Flooding and landslides kill three in Vietnam's no...
Flooding and landslides in northern Vietnam have killed three people, state media said Monday, after days of heavy rain that parti...
Moby: My job now is animal rights, not music
Moby is touring Europe for the first time in more than a decade and donating all the proceeds from his concerts to animal rights,...
Israel under mounting pressure as Gantz quits desp...
Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz on Sunday announced his resignation amid celebrations for the rescue of four hostages fro...
Volcano rumblings prompt air traffic alert in Guat...
One of the most active volcanoes in Central America spewed gas and ash on Sunday, prompting Guatemalan authorities to warn air tra...