Death toll jumps to more than 300 in recent China flooding

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 09:45:18 GMT

Chinese authorities have announced a large jump in the death toll from recent floods.

Germany protesters slam 'unbearable level of arrogance' as lockdown fears loom

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 00:40:48 GMT

Thousands turned out in Berlin on Sunday to protest the German government’s anti-coronavirus measures despite a ban on the gatherings, leading to clashes with police and the detention of some 600 protesters.

Wuhan lab report raises further questions about possible COVID-19 lab leak

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 22:10:09 GMT

Months ahead of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Wuhan National Biosafety Lab requested bids for major renovations to air safety and waste treatment systems in research facilities that had been operational for less than 2 years, according to a new congressional report on the pandemic’s origins, obtained by Fox News.

US, UK and Israel blame Iran for attack on Israeli-managed tanker

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 18:20:37 GMT

The United States has joined the United Kingdom and Israel in accusing Iran of carrying out a deadly drone strike that killed two aboard a tanker off Oman.

Boris Johnson's wife pregnant with second child months after miscarriage

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 07:44:47 GMT

Carrie Johnson, the wife of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, announced she is pregnant with the couple’s second child just months after she suffered a miscarriage, according to reports.

French police clash with anti-virus pass protesters in Paris

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 00:10:03 GMT

Thousands of people protested France's special virus pass with marches through Paris and other French cities on Saturday. Most demonstrations were peaceful, but sporadic clashes with riot police marked protests in the French capital.

US Marine quick reaction force deployed twice in last 30 days to defend embassies

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 17:19:01 GMT

The U.S. Marine Security Augmentation Unit has deployed twice in the past 30 days to support and protect embassies in Africa and the Caribbean. 

Osama bin Laden was found because his family hung their clothes out to dry

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 16:51:57 GMT

One of 54 children, Osama was born in 1957 to 15-year-old Allia Ghanem, one of at least 20 women whom Mohammed, nearly 40 years her senior, had married and divorced during his lifetime.

Two American travelers to Canada fined $16,000 each for fake vaccination documents

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 11:58:16 GMT

Canadian officials have charged two American travelers and fined them 20,000 Canadian dollars each - around $16,000 USD - for providing fake COVID-19 vaccination documents. 

UN compound in Afghanistan attacked, at least one guard killed

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 00:49:04 GMT

At least one security guard was killed in Afghanistan Friday after the Taliban attacked the central United Nations compound in the western province of Herat.

Hong Kong protester sentenced to 9 years in prison for violating China-imposed national security law

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 19:42:41 GMT

A pro-democracy protester was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison in the closely watched first prosecution under Hong Kong’s national security law as the ruling Communist Party tightens control over the territory.

Woman's burnt corpse mistaken for mannequin, tossed by Canadian authorities

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 15:59:10 GMT

Cops at the scene of a suspicious brush fire in Quebec last week mistook a woman’s burnt body for a mannequin and placed it in a police station dumpster.

Brazil cold snap gives rare chance for snowmen and snowballs

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 15:25:20 GMT

A fierce cold snap prompted snowfall in southern Brazil, with snow accumulating on streets of cities where the wintry phenomenon is rarely seen.

Evacuation flight brings 200 Afghans to US

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 11:17:01 GMT

The first flight evacuating Afghans who worked alongside Americans in Afghanistan brought more than 200 people, including scores of children and babies in arms, to resettlement in the United States on Friday, and President Biden welcomed them home.

UK to build national Holocaust memorial beside Parliament

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 20:47:49 GMT

The British government on Thursday approved plans to build a national Holocaust memorial beside Parliament, rejecting claims by campaigners that the location was unsuitable.

China expects Taliban to play 'important' role in Afghan peace

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 20:01:50 GMT

China has started talks with the Taliban as tensions mount about the future of Afghanistan following the U.S. military’s withdrawal from the country. 

Australian man accused of punching police horse at COVID protest refuses virus test

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 16:58:42 GMT

A man accused of punching a police horse at an anti-lockdown protest in Australia will remain in jail after refusing a COVID-19 test. 

Earthquake recorded off Alaska, tsunami advisories lifted

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 06:50:42 GMT

Tsunami advisories were lifted early Thursday morning after an 8.2 magnitude earthquake recorded late Wednesday off of Alaska’s Aleutian Island chain prompted evacuations in the city of Kodiak.

Russian police raid home of investigative journalist

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 21:09:51 GMT

Police in Russia raided the home of the chief editor of an investigative news site that was recently designated as a "foreign agent," the latest move by authorities to raise the pressure on independent media before the country's September parliamentary election.

Hero granny catches baby who dangled, fell 15 feet from window

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 18:53:23 GMT

The Russian woman was walking home from a supermarket when, out of the corner of her eye, she saw a toddler clinging to a second-floor window.