Chaos in Hong Kong as pro-democracy protests ‘blossom everywhere’
Pro-democracy protesters stepped up Wednesday a "blossom everywhere" campaign of road blocks and vandalism across Hong Kong that has crippled the international financial hub...
Bushfire threat still high as Australia clean up begins
Australians on Wednesday began sifting through the ashes of hundreds of bushfires that have ravaged the country, relieved that their worst fears were unrealised...
Iceland students see chilling reality of melting glacier
Icelandic seventh-grader Lilja Einarsdottir is on an unusual field trip with her class: they're measuring the Solheimajokull glacier to see how much it has...
Turkey begins deporting foreign jihadists
Turkey said Monday it had begun sending back foreign jihadists to their countries of origin, with an American already expelled and more than 20...
Police shoot protester, man set alight in day of Hong Kong...
A Hong Kong police officer shot a masked protester in an incident shown live on Facebook Monday while a man was set alight, during...
Cheering crowds greet Japan’s new emperor in rare parade
Tens of thousands of flag-waving spectators cheered Japan's new Emperor Naruhito on Sunday during a rare open-top car imperial parade that was rescheduled after...
Bolivia’s Morales resigns after losing backing of security forces
Bolivian President Evo Morales resigned Sunday, caving in following three weeks of sometimes-violent protests over his disputed re-election after the army and police withdrew...
Two dead, at least 100 homes lost in Australia bushfires
At least two people have died and 100 homes have been destroyed as an unprecedented number of bushfires tore through eastern Australia Saturday.
New South...
Mexico probes narco group ‘La Linea’ in Mormon murders
Mexico alleged Wednesday that a drug cartel called "La Linea" massacred nine Mormon women and children in a case of mistaken identity, but devastated...
Three charged in US with spying on Twitter users for Saudi...
Two former Twitter employees and a third man were charged in San Francisco Federal Court Wednesday with spying on Twitter users critical of the...
