Authorities in Indonesia say one person is dead and 23 are missing after a passenger boat sank on the way to an island in the archipelago. Officials say KM Nurul Salsa was carrying 70 passengers and …
Philippine police say they have arrested the alleged gunman and two other suspects in connection with the killing of a distinguished American marine biologist in his house in the central Philippines. …
There have been three recent contamination events inside the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station, South Africa’s nuclear regulator said. No radioactive material leaked into the environment and there is …
The expanding U.S. military campaign against Iran has put three small islands that sit at the confluence of the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz in the crosshairs once again. The islands of Abu …
A court convicts former CEO of Italy’s main highway operator in deadly bridge collapse, hands down 12-year sentence.
Polish prosecutors have charged a Ukrainian man with sabotage and diversionary activities on behalf of Russian intelligence. They allege he desecrated memorials honoring Polish victims of Ukrainian …
Ukraine's parliament approves Naftogaz CEO Serhii Koretskyi as new prime minister in major government reshuffle.
U.N. agencies say more than 500 people are feared dead after reports that two boats carrying members of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya minority have capsized in the Bay of Bengal. The International …
Iran's joint military command threatens to destroy "all the infrastructure in the region" as U.S. strikes intensify.
Taiwan computer chipmaker TSMC says it will spend another $100 billion on expanding manufacturing capacity in the US.
The northern Indian town of Banda has endured weeks of extreme heat, with daytime temperatures repeatedly reaching 115 Fahrenheit and nighttime lows staying above 93 F. Banda has repeatedly ranked …
UN agencies fear over 500 people died, including Rohingya refugees, after reports of boats capsizing in recent weeks.
An activist's hunger strike has become a rallying point for India’s new Cockroach Janta Party, a youth-led movement that emerged in response to exam paper leaks and student suicides. The campaign …
The U.S. military has reimposed its blockade of Iranian ports in response to Iran’s attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Another wave of U.S. strikes on Iran, and Iranian attacks on …
Jordan's military says it shot down 8 missiles launched by Iran targeting the kingdom.
Thai officials say that two more people injured in a huge fire at a Bangkok music bar have died, bringing the death toll to 32. More than 70 people were injured and 30 people remain hospitalized, …
South Korea’s central bank on Thursday raised its key interest rate for the first time in more than three years, aiming to tighten money supply to combat inflation, worsened by the war in the …
Israeli airstrikes have killed at least a dozen people in Gaza over the past two days, according to local health officials. This is part of a wider campaign of attacks despite a ceasefire with Hamas. …
France's National Assembly is set to give final approval to a bill allowing adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal medication. This marks the culmination of years of debate over …
A mass trial of hundreds of alleged MS-13 gang members has wrapped up in El Salvador with prosecutors delivering their closing arguments. The 485 suspected gang members face charges for a total of …