The kingdom has been stunned by the tragedy in northeastern Na Klang province, one of the worst mass killings in its history, with flags at half-mast and King Maha Vajiralongkorn visiting the families of the victims. At Wat Rat Samakee temple in Na...

"My family and I left Russia for good in 2014, after the Russian annexation of Crimea. And this summer, we officially completed the process of renouncing our Russian citizenship," the Moscow-born Milner tweeted. Milner, founder of the internet inve...

Around a third of France's service stations were still low on, or out of, petrol as strike action at energy giant TotalEnergies and other oil majors entered its third week and wage negotiations were stalling. Government ministers and President Emma...

The week had already seen action taken by the BoE and UK government aimed at bringing calm to bond markets in particular as state borrowing soars. The moves are a response to soaring UK bond yields and after the pound tumbled to a record low agains...

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the levy would be the first of its kind in the world. Gases naturally emitted by New Zealand's 6.2 million cows are among the country's biggest environmental problems. The scheme would see farmers pay for gas emi...

Ernaux, whose works have been translated and studied in the United States for the past 30 years, had been honored last week by the Nobel committee "for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective r...

An agreement between the neighbouring countries, which remain technically at war, could mark a major step towards unlocking offshore gas production for both countries. The talks have been brokered by US envoy Amos Hochstein who has sought to settl...

Allen blasted six sixes in a tally of 62 off 42 balls as the Black Caps chased down 130-7 with ease at Hagley Oval as New Zealand claimed their second win of the series. The hosts' victory leaves both Pakistan and New Zealand on two wins and a defe...

Rodney Reed, 54, an African-American man, was convicted by an all-white jury in 1998 of the rape and murder of Stacey Stites, a 19-year-old white woman. Traces of his sperm were found on the victim's body, but Reed insists he is innocent of the 199...

The announcement on Friday marked the latest volley in a long-running standoff between the two superpowers that has seen them face off over a range of issues including technology, trade, Hong Kong, Taiwan and human rights. The US Department of Comm...

The Nord -- a $500 million luxury vessel linked to Russian billionaire Alexei Mordashov -- arrived in the Chinese territory's waters last week. Mordashov is among the oligarchs close to Russian President Vladimir Putin who have been targeted by Wes...

A day after UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for immediate deployment of a special international armed force in Haiti to help the crisis-hit Caribbean state, the demonstration in the capital was marred by violence, with police using tear...

The South Asian giant churns out on average around 1,600 films each year, more than any other country, traditionally headlined by glitzy Bollywood, with fans worshipping movie stars like gods and crowds thronging premieres. But now cinemas have fal...

The meeting comes a day after Russian missiles rocked the Ukrainian capital for the first time in months, with President Volodymyr Zelensky warning Moscow that his country "cannot be intimidated". Russian forces rained more than 80 missiles on citi...

Here are 10 others: 1949: Italy's Grande Torino A plane carrying famed Italian football club Grande Torino crashed on its way back from Portugal on May 4, 1949, killing all 31 passengers and crew. A reported one million people poured into the street...