Turkish Police arrest protesters at new Istanbul airport site
Turkish police on Saturday arrested at least 20 people as they broke up a protest against work-related deaths and poor conditions at the construction...
‘Mariachi’ gunmen kill five in Mexico City tourist plaza
Gunmen dressed as mariachi musicians opened fire in Mexico City's famed Plaza Garibaldi, killing five people and wounding eight others including a foreigner, law...
NASA counts down to launch of laser study of ice sheets
NASA counted down Saturday to the launch of its $1 billion ICESat-2 mission, using advanced lasers to uncover the true depth of the melting...
Hurricane Florence: Warnings of ‘catastrophic’ flash flooding
Weather forecasters warn of the risk of life-threatening flash flooding in parts of North and South Carolina, and Virginia, from storm Florence.
It has been...
Australia PM to chill backstage with US rapper Fatman Scoop
Australia's new prime minister Scott Morrison late Friday welcomed an unlikely backstage invite from US rapper Fatman Scoop, after the conservative leader stirred a...
OAS chief says should not rule out Venezuela ‘military intervention’
The head of the Organization of American States on Friday said "military intervention" to "overthrow" Nicolas Maduro's Venezuelan government must not be ruled out...
WADA to reinstate Russia after doping suspension: statement
The World Anti-Doping Agency has been given the green light to lift its ban on Russia's drug-tainted testing authority after a recommendation from investigators,...
‘Nowhere to worship’ Crackdown bedevils China’s Catholics
A government sign outside a Catholic church in central China warns that children are not allowed to attend mass. "Illegal" churches are being bulldozed....
Florence turns deadly, unleashing torrential floods on Carolinas
A woman and her baby were killed when a tree fell on their house and several more storm-related deaths were reported Friday as Hurricane...
OAS chief says should not rule out Venezuela ‘military intervention’
The head of the Organization of American States on Friday said "military intervention" to "overthrow" Nicolas Maduro's government must not be ruled out, as...
