France rescues more migrants trying to sail to the UK
French authorities rescued more than 100 migrants Wednesday seeking to sail to England in four separate boats that officials said got into trouble in the Channel. Last week the British…
Foreign ministers agree on aviation, consultations and culture
The foreign ministers of Morocco and Israel signed three accords on Wednesday during the first visit by a top official from the Jewish state since ties were normalized in 2020.…
Eight feared dead after chopper crash in east Russia
A helicopter carrying tourists on a volcano sightseeing trip in Russia's far east crashed into a lake on Thursday, leaving eight people feared dead and two others in serious condition,…
Swabbed in Sydney
A health worker collects swab samples at a COVID-19 drive through testing site in the Smithfield suburb of Sydney on Thursday. Australia is battling to get on top of the…
WWF sounds alarm over oil slick, more serious than initially revealed
Russian scientists sounded the alarm on Wednesday over a huge oil slick in the Black Sea, with the World Wildlife Fund saying at least 100 tons of oil have leaked…
NZ hopes to relax border in 2022
New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern said Thursday that strict border controls would remain in 2021 but she hoped to cautiously reopen to the rest of the world in 2022 while maintaining…
UNHCR slams renewed US expulsion flights of migrants to Mexico
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) expressed concern on Wednesday over the resumption of the US practice of flying non-Mexican asylum seekers and migrants to southern Mexico after expelling them…
Only slight chance of asteroid Bennu hitting Earth: NASA
An asteroid known as Bennu will pass within half the distance of the Earth to the moon in the year 2135 but the probability of an impact with our planet…
Singapore lifts GDP forecast as exports get vaccine boost
Singapore on Wednesday upgraded its growth forecast for 2021 as the trade-reliant economy's key export markets picked up strength thanks to rapid coronavirus vaccine rollouts. The prosperous city-state, one of…
Afghan leader to rally forces
Taliban fighters overrun ninth provincial capital Afghan President Ashraf Ghani flew to the besieged northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Wednesday to rally his beleaguered forces, with Taliban fighters having now…