Plane Crashes In Nepal With 18 Dead, Pilot Sole Survivor
Nepal has a woeful track record on aviation safety and the Himalayan republic has seen a spate of deadly light plane and helicopter crashes over the decades.
China's FM Wang Discusses Peace Plans With Ukraine Counterpart Kuleba
China presents itself as a neutral party in the war and says it is not sending lethal assistance to either side, unlike the United States and other Western nations.
Beijing Deal For Post-war Gaza Leaves Analysts Skeptical
The agreement, signed by more than a dozen Palestinian factions on Tuesday, aims to find common ground for future Palestinian political institutions, which are currently divided between the Fatah-dominated Palestinian Authority in the occupied West Bank and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Search Goes On After Ethiopia Landslides Kill 229
Humanitarian agencies were also scrambling to rush emergency relief aid to the stricken community after the deadliest such incident recorded in Ethiopia, a country highly vulnerable to climate-related disasters.
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Theme Park's Novel Bid To Fix South Korea Youth Unemployment
Part of a Mexican-owned global chain, KidZania typically offers young children the chance to play at dozens of different jobs, from firefighter to dentist, in giant indoor centers, including one in Seoul that receives hundreds of thousands of visitors a year.
Bosses Resign At Japan Supplement Firm Probing Deaths
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical is at the center of a health scare linked to its over-the-counter tablets containing red yeast rice, which is fermented with a mould culture.
Bangladesh Arrest Total Approaches 1,200: AFP Tally
At least 173 people have died, including several police officers, according to a separate AFP count of victims reported by police and hospitals.
Hamas Announces 'National Unity' Deal With Palestinian Rivals
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who hosted senior Hamas official Musa Abu Marzuk, Fatah envoy Mahmud al-Aloul and emissaries from 12 other Palestinian groups, said they had agreed to set up an "interim national reconciliation government" to govern post-war Gaza.
Likely Democratic Candidate Kamala Harris Hits The Campaign Trail
After winning support from Democratic party heavyweights, Kamala Harris will test her potential candidacy with voters Tuesday at a campaign rally in Wisconsin, a critical "swing state" for her likely face-off with Donald Trump.
Biden Exits 2024 Election, Endorses Harris
Biden, 81, said he was acting in the "best interest of my party and the country" by bowing to weeks of pressure after a disastrous June debate against Donald Trump stoked worries about his age and mental fitness.
Russia Says Captured Two Villages In East Ukraine
Ukraine's President Volodomyr Zelensky welcomed the arrival of a Patriot air-defense system from Germany, as both sides announced more deaths from missile strikes.
World Leaders Pay Tribute To Biden As He Ends Reelection Bid
World leaders lined up to pay tribute to Joe Biden after he announced Sunday he was dropping out of the US presidential race.
Ukraine Soldiers On Tour To Reach 'Our Voice In Europe'
Four soldiers from Ukraine's popular Third Assault Brigade kicked off their meet-and-greets in the Polish capital on Sunday, home to large numbers of Ukrainian refugees, more than two years into the conflict.
UN Urges Gilead To 'Make History' With Game-changing HIV Drug
Winnie Byanyima urged Gilead to "make history" by allowing generic manufacturing of Lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable antiretroviral medication used to treat HIV patients.
Netanyahu Heads For Washington As Israel Orders New Gaza Evacuations
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu departed for Washington on Monday to deliver a key speech, as the military ordered fresh evacuations in the southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis before sending in troops.
Trial Starts For Vietnam Tycoon In $146 Million Graft Case
Trinh Van Quyet, who owned the FLC empire of luxury resorts, golf courses, and the budget Bamboo Airways, had nearly $2 billion in stock market wealth before his arrest, according to state media estimates.
More Than 500 Arrested In Bangladesh Capital Over Deadly Unrest
What began as demonstrations against politicized admission quotas for sought-after government jobs has snowballed into some of the worst unrest of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's tenure.
Democrats Race To Name New 2024 Candidate After Biden's Exit
Democrats were in uncharted territory Monday as they raced against the clock to find a new standard-bearer after President Joe Biden's stunning late exit from the 2024 race for the White House.
'Hong Kong's Dr Fauci' Sounds Alarm On Next Pandemic
Another pandemic is inevitable and could exact damage far worse than Covid-19, according to the soft-spoken scientist sometimes thought of as Hong Kong's answer to top US health expert Anthony Fauci.
Spain PM's Wife Gomez Stays Silent Before Judge In Graft Probe
The investigation into Gomez over alleged corruption and influence peddling has infuriated Sanchez, who has characterized the allegations as an effort undermining him and his left-wing government.
Trump Embraces Faith, Family In Glitzy Convention Finale
Multiple speakers in Milwaukee have suggested it was divine intervention that had saved him from assassination at the hands of a gunman in Pennsylvania last week, and the crowd roared as Trump declared: "I had God on my side."
Bangladesh Capital Bans Rallies After Government Buildings Torched
This week's unrest has killed at least 39 people, including 32 on Thursday, with the toll expected to rise after reports of clashes in nearly half of the country's 64 districts.
Renewable Electricity To Outstrip Coal Next Year: IEA
The forecast comes as electricity demand is set to rise four percent this year and next, up from 2.5 percent in 2023.
One Dead In Rare Drone Strike On Israel Claimed By Yemen's Houthis
The Houthis fired at Tel Aviv a "new drone called 'Yafa', which is capable of bypassing the enemy's interception systems," the Iran-backed Yemeni movement's spokesman, Yahya Saree, said on social media.
'Large-scale' IT Outage Hits Companies Worldwide
Australia's National Cyber Security Coordinator said the "large-scale technical outage" was caused by an issue with a "third-party software platform", adding there was no information as yet to suggest hacker involvement.
Zelensky Urges 'Unity' Behind Ukraine At European Summit
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday called for Europe to stay united in support of Kyiv as he arrived for a summit in Britain with leaders from around the continent.
EU Chief Von Der Leyen Faces Crunch Parliament Vote
The German ex-defense minister has led the European Commission since 2019, the first woman in the role. She has weathered several crises like the Covid pandemic and the war in Ukraine -- and also faced many controversies.
UK Hosts Summit Eyeing Chance For European 'Reset'
New UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosts dozens of European leaders on Thursday as he gets to work repairing relationships strained by the Conservatives' tumultuous Brexit years.
Trump To Rally Unified Republicans In Rousing Convention Finale
The 78-year-old ex-president can expect a hero's welcome on the final day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, as he addresses a nation still reeling from the assassination bid by a lone gunman at a rally in Pennsylvania.
Trump's VP Pick J.D. Vance Stakes Position As Republican Future
Vance has been one of Trump's most effective attack dogs in Congress, promoting the dominant populist ideology -- opposing immigration, insistent on Christianity as a touchstone of public and private morality, and opposing support for Ukraine's fight against Russian invasion.
Bangladesh Students Reject PM Olive Branch After Deadly Protests
Hasina's government has ordered schools and universities to close indefinitely and stepped up efforts to contain weeks of rallies demanding equal access to public sector jobs.
Republican VP Pick Woos US Working Class In Convention Speech
In his first formal address since being tapped as Trump's running mate on Monday, Vance offered a powerful account of growing up poor, with no father at home and a mother hooked on drugs.
China Shopping Centre Fire Kills 16
A fire that tore through a shopping centre in southwestern China has killed 16 people, state media reported Thursday.
Vance Praises Gun-owning 'Mamaw' In Major Republican Speech
Donald Trump's running mate J.D. Vance delved into his personal history for his big speech at the Republican convention Wednesday -- and no family member earned a bigger cheer than his gun-totin' grandma.
