Amnesty International has acknowledged that a Uyghur student who it had said was missing in Hong Kong after being interrogated did not travel to the city, easing concerns over his safety but raising questions over how the allegations...
South Korea’s military says North Korea has launched a purported space-launch vehicle after announcing a plan to put its first military spy satellite into orbitSEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea launched a rocket Wednesday, South...
A wildfire on Canada’s Atlantic coast has damaged about 200 houses and other structures and prompted the evacuation of 16,000 peopleHALIFAX, Nova Scotia -- A wildfire on Canada’s Atlantic coast has damaged about 200 houses and...
Guyana's health ministry says the death toll in a girl’s dormitory fire has risen to 20 after a 14-year-old girl died of her injuries at a hospital in GeorgetownGEORGETOWN, Guyana -- The death toll in a girl’s dormitory fire...
A drone attack on Moscow has exposed breaches in Russia’s air defenses and underlined the Russian capital’s vulnerability amid expectations of a massive Ukrainian counteroffensiveA drone attack that targeted Moscow on Tuesday exposed...
Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi, who covered the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody, both face charges accusing them of working with the U.S.LONDON -- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Court on Tuesday opened the trial of...
The illegal miners are believed to have entered the underground mine shaft in search of gold deposits.LONDON -- Several artisanal miners are feared trapped in an underground gold mine shaft in the Ashanti region of Ghana.Several illegal...
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the military organization has sent 700 more troops to Kosovo to help quell violent protests and has put another battalion on standby in case the riots spreadPRISTINA, Kosovo -- NATO Secretary-General...
Norwegian authorities say that a beluga whale first spotted in Arctic Norway in 2019 with an apparent Russian-made harness and alleged to have come from a Russian military facility has been spotted off Sweden's west coastCOPENHAGEN,...
Dozens of reckless racers have chased a 7-pound (3 kilogram) wheel of Double Gloucester cheese down the near-vertical Cooper’s Hill near Gloucester in southwestern EnglandLONDON -- The big cheese of extreme U.K. Sports events is...
A rare drone attack jolted Moscow before dawn, causing only light damage but forcing evacuations as residential buildings were struck in the Russian capital for the first time in the war against UkraineKYIV, Ukraine -- A rare drone...
China has expressed its support for Serbia following renewed violence between ethnic Serbs and NATO troops in KosovoBEIJING -- China on Tuesday expressed its support for Serbia’s efforts to “safeguard its sovereignty and territorial...
Typhoon Mawar lashed Taiwan’s eastern coast with wind, rain and large waves Tuesday but largely skirted the island after giving a glancing blow to the northern PhilippinesYILAN, Taiwan -- Typhoon Mawar lashed Taiwan's eastern...
Carpenters building a new timber frame for the fire-ravaged roof of Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral are using the same tools and techniques as their medieval predecessorsSAINT-LAURENT-DE-LA-PLAINE, France -- If time Travel was possible,...
At least 10 people died and 55 were injured when a bus carrying Hindu pilgrims skid into a mountain gorge in Indian-controlled KashmirSRINAGAR, India -- A bus carrying Hindu pilgrims to a shrine in Indian-controlled Kashmir skid off...
There is activity at the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology, but it’s not what scientists at this cutting-edge nuclear laboratory trained forKHARKIV, Ukraine -- There is activity at the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology,...
Several drones struck Moscow early on Tuesday, damaging buildings in the Russian capital, according to state media. Several drones struck Moscow early on Tuesday, damaging buildings in the Russian capital, according to state media.The...
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported a drone attack on the Russian capital on Tuesday morningMOSCOW -- Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported a drone attack on the Russian capital on Tuesday morning. Sobyanin said in a Telegram post...
China has launched a spacecraft carrying a new three-person crew for its orbiting space stationBEIJING -- China launched a new three-person crew for its orbiting space station on Tuesday, with an eye to putting astronauts on the moon...
The shtick that’s gone viral features a soccer player, a Spice Girl, James Bond, you name it, appearing to be nakedTOKYO -- The shtick that’s gone viral features a soccer player, a Spice Girl, James Bond, you name it, appearing...
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says his son is resigning as his policy secretary to take responsibility for using the prime minister’s official residence for a private party at which the merrymaking was exposed in magazine...
