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S. Korea crisis deepens with election frontrunner retrial, resignations
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Trump administration releases report critical of youth gender care
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IKEA opens new London city centre store
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Police deploy in force for May Day in Istanbul, arrest hundreds
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Syria Druze leader condemns 'genocidal campaign' against community
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Prince Harry to hear outcome of UK security appeal on Friday
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Microsoft raises Xbox prices globally, following Sony
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US stocks rise on Meta, Microsoft ahead of key labor data
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Toulouse injuries mount as Ramos doubtful for Champions Cup semi
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Guardiola glad of Rodri return but uncertain if he'll play in FA Cup final
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Ruud sails past Medvedev into Madrid Open semis
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'Not a commodity': UN staff rally over deep cuts
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Flintoff proud as Afghan refugee protege plays for Lancashire second team
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Peruvian cardinal accused of abuse challenges late pope's sanction
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Trans women barred from women's football by English, Scottish FAs
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Oil prices drop, stocks diverge amid economic growth fears
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Israel brings fire near Jerusalem 'under control', reopens roads
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Lopetegui appointed coach of Qatar
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UK counter-terrorism unit probes rappers Kneecap but music stars back band
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Yamal heroics preserve Barca Champions League final dream
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2026 T20 World Cup 'biggest women's cricket event in England' - ECB
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Bangladesh begins three days of mass political rallies
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Children learn emergency drills as Kashmir tensions rise
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Millions of children to suffer from Trump aid cuts
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Veteran Wallaby Beale set for long-awaited injury return
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Syria's Druze take up arms to defend their town against Islamists
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Tesla sales plunge further in France, down 59% in April
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US calls on India and Pakistan to 'de-escalate'
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Israel reopens key roads as firefighters battle blaze
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Europe far-right surge masks divisions
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James will mull NBA future after Lakers playoff exit
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Ukraine's chief rabbi sings plea to Trump to side with Kyiv
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Australian mushroom meal victim 'hunched' in pain, court hears
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Lakers dumped out of playoffs by Wolves, Rockets rout Warriors
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Booming tourism and climate change threaten Albania's coast
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US reaching out to China for tariff talks: Beijing state media
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Tariffs prompt Bank of Japan to lower growth forecasts
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Kiss faces little time to set Wallabies on path to home World Cup glory
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Serbian students, unions join forces for anti-corruption protest
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Slow and easily beaten -- Messi's Miami project risks global embarrassment
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Fan in hospital after falling to field at Pirates game
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Nuclear power sparks Australian election battle
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Tokyo stocks rise as BoJ holds rates steady
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Bank of Japan holds rates, lowers growth forecasts
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'Sleeping giants' Bordeaux-Begles awaken before Champions Cup semis
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Napoli eye Scudetto as Inter hope for post-Barca bounce-back
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Germany's 'absolutely insane' second tier rivalling Europe's best
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PSG minds on Arsenal return as French clubs scrap for Champions League places
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UK WWII veteran remembers joy of war's end, 80 years on
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Myanmar junta lets post-quake truce expire
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Yemen stampede during charity distribution kills 85
More than 80 people were killed and hundreds injured in a crush at a charity distribution event in war-torn Yemen on Thursday, Huthi officials said after one of the deadliest stampedes in a decade.
US Supreme Court extends hold on abortion pill restrictions
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily preserved access to a widely-used abortion pill, delaying its decision on lower court rulings placing restrictions on the drug.
Iran sanctions: US high court rejects Turkish bank's immunity claim
The US Supreme Court rejected Wednesday the claim of sovereign immunity by a Turkish bank accused of violating Iran sanctions, in a case that has added tensions to ties between Washington and Ankara.
Millions of Indonesians travel in annual Eid exodus
On motorcycles, cars, buses, planes or by boat, millions of Indonesians are travelling to their hometowns in the annual Eid holiday exodus that is expected to peak by Thursday.
US Supreme Court to weigh in on abortion pill ban
The US Supreme Court will step into the divisive and emotional battle over the abortion drug mifepristone Wednesday, when it is expected to rule on tough new court-ordered restrictions on the widely used pill.
Russian rights museum shutters but refuses to be silenced
A museum emblematic of Russia's post-Soviet human rights movement has shut its doors in Moscow amid a clampdown on freedoms since the onset of the Kremlin's offensive in Ukraine.
Iranian filmmaker recounts torture to 'unsettle' abusers
One man mimes his bones being broken, a woman recounts her surrender to religious brainwashing, and a third man replicates his confinement in a tiny prison cell.
Beijing hospital fire death toll rises to 29, director detained
The death toll in a fire that ripped through a hospital in China's capital Beijing has risen to 29, a city official said Wednesday.
Water rationed in Catalonia as drought bites deeper
For months, residents of L'Espluga de Francoli have been saving water in bottles and foregoing showers to cope with long hours of daily water rationing as northeastern Spain suffers one of its worst droughts in decades.
Focus on reproductive rights rather than population numbers, UN urges
Rather than fixating on the impact of the world's soaring population, the world should look at women's reproductive rights to shore up "demographic resilience," the UN said Wednesday.
Baldwin film 'Rust' to resume filming this week
Filming will resume this week on Alec Baldwin's "Rust," producers said Tuesday, some 18 months after it was halted by the fatal on-set shooting of the movie's cinematographer.
Black US teen shot after going to wrong door invited to W.House, suspect surrenders
A Black US teenager who was shot twice after ringing the wrong doorbell has an invitation to the White House once he's recovered, President Joe Biden promised Tuesday, as the suspected shooter, an elderly white man, surrendered to authorities.
Nicaragua slams 'insolent' EU statement, bars envoy
Nicaragua on Tuesday barred the EU's designated ambassador following criticism of its "systemic repression" of dissent in the five years since anti-government protests were put down with a heavy hand.
Italy says ChatGPT can be back if it makes 'useful' changes
The head of Italy's privacy watchdog was hopeful Tuesday that OpenAI would adjust its AI chatbot so it could be back online in the country at the end of April.
US reporter denied bail at first public Russian court hearing
US reporter Evan Gershkovich appeared at a Moscow court on Tuesday, in the first partly open hearing since his arrest for alleged espionage, in a case that has drawn international condemnation.
The story of the Waco siege -- from the lawyer who got inside
Blood had already been spilled during the armed standoff between US agents and the Branch Davidian cult in Waco, Texas, when lawyer Dick DeGuerin got a phone call.
US arrests two over Chinese 'police station' in New York
US authorities arrested two men Monday for allegedly setting up a Chinese "police station" in New York and charged dozens of Chinese security officials over a campaign to monitor and harass US-based dissidents.
Tunisia opposition party Ennahdha says its chief arrested
Rached Ghannouchi, one of the main opponents of Tunisian President Kais Saied, has been arrested, his Ennahdha party said on Monday, the latest in a string of opposition figures held.
Brazil defender Dani Alves back in court over rape allegation
Brazil defender Dani Alves was back in court Monday to testify before the judge investigating a rape allegation made by a woman in Barcelona for which he has been remanded in custody.
Alabama police plead for tips in deadly birthday party shooting
US law enforcement officials are pleading for residents to come forward with information on a weekend shooting that devastated a small Alabama town, leaving four people dead and 28 injured at a teen's birthday party.
Fit for a king... and queen: UK royals serve up 'Coronation Quiche' recipe
Move over Coronation Chicken, there's a new culinary concoction with UK royal approval for the crowning of King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla -- "Coronation Quiche".
Grisly S.Africa jailbreak puts celebrity doctor in spotlight
As one of South Africa's most famous doctors, Nandipha Magudumana is used to being the talk of the town -- but these days, it's on suspicion that she helped her lover, a convicted murderer, escape from jail by burning someone else's body.
Barcelona have not cheated, insists chief Laporta
Barcelona president Joan Laporta insisted Monday his club never tried to cheat amid investigations into payments made to a former refereeing chief.
Norway charges former biathlon chief with corruption
Former biathlon boss Anders Besseberg was charged with "aggravated corruption" in Norway on Monday for allegedly covering up Russian doping cases in exchange for favours including prostitutes and hunting parties.
Barcelona have 'never done anything to obtain advantage': Laporta
Barcelona "have not committed any crime" or tried to "obtain some type of sporting advantage," the club's president Joan Laporta said Monday amid investigations into payments made to a former refereeing chief.
Kremlin critic Kara-Murza jailed for 25 years
Russia on Monday sentenced Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years in jail on charges including treason over criticism of the Ukraine offensive.
Catholics line up for free tattoos in Austria
"In God's hands" read several of the tattoos inked during a free-of-charge session over the weekend -- organised by none other than Austria's leading group representing Catholic nuns and monks.
'Burning all around': Warsaw ghetto survivors recall uprising
Death, terror, hunger... Eighty years after the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, a couple of civilian survivors speak out about what the Nazi Germans put their community through.
Nile-side Egypt town heralds spring with pungent delicacy
The overwhelming smell may be misleading, but the Egyptian town of Nabaruh, its streets lined with shops selling salty, fermented fish called feseekh, is far from the seaside.
Four dead, 28 injured in Alabama teen birthday party shooting
At least four people were killed and more than 20 others injured, mostly teens, in a Saturday night shooting at a birthday party in Alabama, officials said, in the latest spasm of American gun mass violence.
Four dead, 15 injured in Alabama teen birthday party shooting
At least four people were killed and more than 15 others injured, mostly teens, in a Saturday night shooting at a birthday party in Alabama, officials said, in the latest spasm of American gun mass violence.
Indian ex-politician, brother shot dead live on TV
Gunmen seemingly posing as journalists shot dead a former Indian member of parliament and his brother live on TV as they were being taken in handcuffs to hospital by police, authorities said.
Iran court jails 10 troops over 2020 Ukraine jet downing
Iran has sentenced 10 members of the armed forces to prison after finding them guilty of involvement in the downing of a Ukrainian airliner, the judiciary's Mizan Online website reported Sunday.
Four dead in Alabama teen birthday party shooting
At least four people were killed and several injured in a Saturday night shooting at a teen birthday party in Alabama, in the latest deadly spasm of American gun violence.
Death and doubt haunt Easter in war-scarred east Ukraine
Lyudmila Gaidai celebrated Easter last year with her children around her kitchen table, but Russian forces have shelled her town in east Ukraine so heavily, the church closed this year and everyone fled.
Israeli judicial protest movement again crowds Tel Aviv
Thousands of Israelis again took to the streets of Tel Aviv late Saturday to protest government judicial reforms they view as an attack on democracy.
At least 12 inmates killed in Ecuador prison clashes
At least 12 inmates were killed in fresh clashes that broke out in a prison in the Ecuadoran port of Guayaquil, the prosecutor's office said Saturday, the latest deadly violence to rock the city's penitentiaries.
Thousands in Jerusalem for Orthodox Easter 'Holy Fire' rite
Thousands of Christians thronged Jerusalem on Saturday for the traditional Holy Fire rite ahead of the Orthodox Easter, despite a security clampdown in the holy city.
Thousands attend Jerusalem 'Holy Fire' rite for Orthodox Easter
Thousands of Christians attended the thousand-year-old Holy Fire rite in Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre Saturday ahead of the Orthodox Easter despite a security clampdown in the holy city.