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World not ready for climate change-fuelled wildfir...
The world is unprepared for the increasing ferocity of wildfires turbocharged by climate change, scientists say, as blazes from No...
Media probe finds Israeli tank fire likely hit AFP...
A collaborative investigation by AFP and international media outlets published Tuesday points to Israeli tank fire likely being th...
Kenya force leaves Nairobi to tackle gang violence...
A Kenyan force to lead a UN-backed multinational mission to tackle gang violence in Haiti departed Nairobi late Monday, interior m...
'Out of control fires' in Brazil wetlands spark st...
Regional authorities in Brazil on Monday declared a state of emergency as the Pantanal, the world's largest tropical wetlands, fac...
'Pirates of the Caribbean' actor killed in Hawaii...
A Hawaiian surfer who also acted on TV and in movies including Johnny Depp's "Pirates of the Caribbean" has died in a shark attack...
Dagestan attack toll hits 20 as Russia launches te...
The Kremlin on Monday dismissed fears Russia's historically restive North Caucasus region faces a wave of violence after a series...
18 Chinese among 22 dead in South Korea battery pl...
Twenty-two people were killed -- including 18 Chinese nationals -- in a massive fire at a South Korean lithium battery factory, th...
Paris's Moulin Rouge gets new sails in time for Ol...
Paris's Moulin Rouge cabaret club, whose landmark windmill sails fell down in April, received new blades on Monday just 10 days be...
Gunmen kill 19 in Russia's Dagestan region
Attacks on churches and synagogues in Russia's Dagestan region killed primarily police officers, officials said Monday, announcing...
Firefighters find '20 bodies' at S Korea battery f...
Around 20 bodies have been found at a South Korean lithium battery factory after a massive blaze on Monday, the Yonhap news agency...
Power cut causes flight chaos at UK's Manchester a...
Manchester Airport, the third-busiest in Britain, cancelled over 100 flights affecting thousands of passengers Sunday following a...
Lebanese party on despite threat of war
In the buzz of a trendy Beirut neighbourhood, the din of bars and laughter blend together, far from the border violence with Israe...
Body found after Swiss floods, two still missing
Swiss rescuers on Sunday found the body of one of three people missing since floods hit the southeastern canton of Grisons, police...
Flights cancelled at UK's Manchester airport after...
Flights at the UK's third-busiest airport were being delayed or cancelled Sunday after a major power cut, the airport operator sai...
Deaths from Indian toxic alcohol rise to more than...
The death toll from a batch of toxic illegal alcohol in India has risen to 53, media reported Sunday, as more victims in hospital...
Locals protest against Turkish island's 'monstrobu...
Ibrahim Aycan has been waging all-out war against the electric minibuses newly introduced on the car-free island of Buyukada, whic...
Could be wurst: Vienna sausage stands push for UN...
From top bankers and politicians to students and factory workers, Vienna's popular sausage stands heaving with bratwurst and meaty...
S.Africa to dish up more zebra to boost jobs and c...
Carcasses of impala, kudu and wildebeest hang from a slaughterhouse rail, ready to be turned into steaks, sausages and burger patt...
Two dead in Kenya youth protests
A 21-year-old man has died after being hit by a tear gas canister during protests in Kenya this week, a human rights official and...
Tourists banned from Italy's Capri over water shor...
The Italian island of Capri banned tourists from disembarking Saturday after problems with the water supply from the mainland thre...
Barcelona aims to become Airbnb-free zone by 2029
Barcelona, one of Europe's most visited cities, said Friday it aims to ban apartment rentals to tourists by 2029 to ease the housi...
US Supreme Court upholds ban on domestic abusers o...
The US Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal law prohibiting domestic abusers from possessing a firearm, the latest legal rulin...
Brazil's Pantanal wetlands see record fires even b...
Brazil's Pantanal, one of the world's largest tropical wetlands, is seeing record fires in June, even before the arrival of the dr...
Ferrari eyes electric future with solar-powered fa...
Italian luxury carmaker Ferrari on Friday inaugurated a new solar-powered factory at the group's historic Maranello site, where it...
Namibian court strikes down law criminalising same...
A top Namibian court on Friday struck down colonial-era laws criminalising same-sex relationships in a "historic" verdict against...
One killed in Kenya protests amid calls for nation...
A man died on the sidelines of mass demonstrations by Kenyan youth against proposed tax hikes, police said Friday, with protesters...
Death toll in south China flooding jumps to 38: st...
The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in southern China's Guangdong province this week rose sharply to 38 on Friday, state...
'Bodies on the ground': Pilgrims recount hajj heat...
After years of failing to secure a hajj visa, Yasser finally concluded he had no choice but to perform the holy pilgrimage illegal...
Spain's amnesty for separatists bogged down in leg...
Three weeks after it was approved by Spain's parliament, an amnesty law for Catalan separatists involved in a botched 2017 secessi...
Colombia sex tourism boom lures foreigners seeking...
At night, sex workers take up their positions in the Colombian city of Medellin, where a tourism boom has led to a rise in prostit...
Saudi hajj pilgrims' deaths highlight how extreme...
More than 1,000 people have died at this year's hajj pilgrimage in extreme heat in Saudi Arabia, an AFP tally showed on Thursday.
Anti-Semitism fears stalk Jewish voters' choice in...
Left-leaning Jewish associations and individual voters in France are struggling to make a choice ahead of snap parliamentary polls...