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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...
Assault on Danish PM likely not 'politically motiv...
Danish authorities said Saturday that an attack on Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, which left her "shaken" and with a whiplash i...
Danish police say assault on PM likely not 'politi...
Danish police said Saturday that an attack on Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, which left her "shaken" and with a whipl...
Russia orders Frenchman held in 'foreign agent' ca...
A Moscow court on Friday ordered a French citizen accused of gathering Russian military information to be held in pre-trial detent...
Pakistan power crisis deepened by mountain tourism
In the mountainous valleys of Pakistan, 18-hour daily power cuts have meant local teacher Aniqa Bano uses her fridge as a cupboard...
3 Americans charged with NBA sports betting fraud
US authorities have charged three individuals with conspiring with an NBA player to rig basketball games, New York prosecutors sai...
YouTuber arrested for helicopter and Lamborghini f...
A YouTuber who allegedly directed a helicopter to shoot fireworks at a speeding Lamborghini for a "crazy stupid" video has been ar...