Iran pilgrims among 18 dead as two minibuses collide in Iraq *SAMARRA, Iraq (AFP) - A collision between two minibuses killed 18 people, mostly Iranian pilgrims, north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, medical officials said on Saturday.* The "horrible accident" occ...
Mohamed al-Fayed whose son died with Princess Diana dead at 94 *LONDON (Reuters) - Mohamed al-Fayed, the self-made Egyptian billionaire who bought the Harrods department store and promoted the discredited conspiracy theory that the British royal family was behind...
Canada wildfires inflict brutal toll on tourism, other areas of economy *KELOWNA, Canada (AFP) - Joanna Schlosser found refuge from advancing wildfires at a winery where she works, but is now dealing with a tourism downturn and other wide-ranging fallout on the business -...
Typhoon Saola weakens to a severe storm as it tracks along southern China *HONG KONG, China (AFP) - Typhoon Saola swept across southern China on Saturday after tearing down trees and smashing windows in Hong Kong, although the megacity avoided a feared direct hit from one o...
Flights cancelled, businesses shut in Hong Kong, Guangdong as Typhoon Saola nears *HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Asian financial hub of Hong Kong and China's neighbouring southern province of Guangdong cancelled hundreds of flights on Friday as fears of powerful Typhoon Saola forced so...
Bomb threats in Kyiv as Ukraine children go back to school *KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) - Kyiv police reported bomb threats to the Ukrainian capital's schools on Friday as children returned to classrooms for a second academic year since Russia's all-out invasion.* Ky...
Israeli forces martyr Palestinian in West Bank *AL AQABA, Palestine (AFP) - Israeli forces on Friday martyred a Palestinian in the West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, as a surge of deadly violence in the occupied territory shows no si...
Proud Boys leader jailed for 17 years over US Capitol attack *WASHINGTON (AFP) - Two senior members of the Proud Boys militia were handed hefty prison sentences Thursday for their role in the 2021 assault on the US Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump.* Joe Bi...
Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election racketeering case *WASHINGTON (AFP) - Former US president Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he led a criminal conspiracy to overturn his 2020 election loss in the southern state of Georgia.* The ...
Iraq jails Iranian, 4 Iraqis for life for killing US citizen *BAGHDAD (AFP) - An Iraqi court Thursday sentenced an Iranian and four Iraqis to life in prison for the murder of US civilian Stephen Troell in Baghdad last November, judicial sources said.* Baghdad's...
Storm Idalia lashes Georgia, Carolinas after slamming Florida *PERRY, United States (AFP) - Florida began assessing the damage Wednesday from Idalia's flooding after the powerful storm inundated coastal communities and knocked out power to thousands, as the syst...
Building fire in South Africa kills more than 70 *JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) - A fire that engulfed a five-storey building killed more than 70 people including children in central Johannesburg on Thursday, the South African city's emergency se...
