A heat wave in Spain is boosting demand for air conditioning leading to higher power prices as gas plants fire up. Hot air...
A heat wave in Spain is boosting demand for air conditioning leading to higher power prices as gas plants fire up. Hot air...
Cairo: Arab League has condemned the Israeli Knesset's decision, designating the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near...
Dhaka: Torn portraits of Bangladesh's independence hero litter a ransacked state television station -- a pointed expression of public fury against his daughter,...
London: The United Nations’ cultural agency rejected recommendations Wednesday to place Stonehenge on the list of world heritage sites in danger over concerns...
Yilan: Taiwanclosed schools and evacuated thousands from their homes on Wednesday ahead of Typhoon Gaemi, which authorities said could be "the strongest" to...
New York: The sales rate of new family homes in the United States dipped in June, missing analyst estimates amid still elevated interest...
Abidjan: The US troop withdrawal fromNiger, as demanded by the West African country's military regime, will be completed in early August, a US...
Bangkok: Thailand's central bank and anti-laundering office will investigate claims that Thai commercial banks facilitated transactions linked to weapons purchases by Myanmar's junta,...
Paris: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted the French Alps as the hosting location of the XXVI Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games 2030....
Nouakchott: Mobile internet was re-established inMauritaniaearly Wednesday, an AFP journalist saw, after a 22-day blackout linked to protests following the announcement of President...
Paris: Countries have pledged to plant billions of trees to tackle climate change, but half the time letting forests regenerate naturally would be...
Karachi: School summer holidays will be extended by two weeks in southern Pakistan because of high temperatures, affecting more than 100,000 schools, an...
Addis Ababa: Rescuers aided by drones were continuing a desperate search on Wednesday for possible survivors of devastating landslides in an isolated area...
Paris: Earth withered through a second-straight day of record-breaking temperatures on July 22, the EU's climate monitor said Wednesday, as parts of the...
Kathmandu: A passenger plane crashed on takeoff in Kathmandu on Wednesday, with the pilot rescued from the flaming wreckage but all 18 others...
Manila: Relentless rain drenched the northern Philippines on Wednesday, triggering floods in Manila and landslides in mountainous regions as Typhoon Gaemi intensified the...
Kathmandu: A passenger plane carrying 19 people crashed during takeoff in Kathmandu on Wednesday with the pilot surviving but "many" others aboard dead,...
Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan shuttered offices, schools and tourist sites across the island Wednesday ahead of a powerful typhoon that already worsened seasonal rains...