LONDON, United Kingdom - British-Irish actor Michael Gambon, best known for playing Albus Dumbledore in six of the eight "Harry Potter" films, has died in hospital aged 82, his family announced Thursday. Michael Gambon Gambon won four television BAFTAs and an Olivier award during a...
MADRID, Spain - A 14-year-old, described by fellow pupils as hot-headed, on Thursday stabbed three teachers and two students in a school in southern Spain before being overpowered, police said. The boy, who has not been named, allegedly stabbed the five victims repeatedly shortly after classes...
NEW DELHI, India - India on Thursday mourned the death of scientist Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, the architect of the 1960s "green revolution" that brought an end to the chronic food shortages then plaguing the country. Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan The plant geneticist died at the age...
BERLIN, Germany - Germany on Thursday signed a deal to acquire the Israeli-made Arrow 3 hypersonic missile system that will become a key part of Europe's defense against air attack. The signing of the deal was a "historic day" for both countries, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said at...
LONDON, United Kingdom - Oil prices on Thursday reached their highest levels in nearly a year, with Brent North Sea crude advancing towards $100 on tight supplies, an increase that has weighed on stock markets. Brent hit $97.69 a barrel on spot markets, the highest price since November...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russia said Thursday that it plans to raise defense spending by almost 70 percent next year, funnelling massive resources into its Ukraine offensive to fight what it calls a "hybrid war" unleashed by the West. With Moscow's "special military operation" now dragging through its...
WASHINGTON, United States - US soldier Travis King has been freed by North Korea and is "happy" to be heading home on Wednesday, nearly three months after he ran across the border from the South, US officials said. The 23-year-old's release comes after intense behind-the-scenes diplomacy and...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo on Thursday, Sept. 28, called for the “responsible use of our oceans” and the implementation of sustainable practices to fight avoid maritime pollution and environmental degradation. A pod of dolphins in the seas off Cateel town in Davao Oriental. (Photo...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin urged the government to respond "more promptly" to rising fuel prices Wednesday, as the cost of wholesale petrol continued to grow despite an export ban. Russia's government announced last week it was temporarily limiting exports of petrol and...
WASHINGTON, United States - The United States said Wednesday it would start letting Israelis visit without visas, after what it said were successful efforts by its ally to address concerns it discriminates against Arab Americans, an assessment contested by some lawmakers. In an achievement long...
ANGON, Myanmar - A bomb blast in northern Myanmar killed two people and wounded more than a dozen on Wednesday, a military source and a member of a local rescue organisation told AFP. "According to the initial report, two men were killed and 10 others injured by a blast" that happened around 6 pm...
DUBLIN, Ireland - A cargo ship stormed by Irish naval forces off the southern coast of Ireland was carrying a multimillion-dollar drug haul, police told reporters in Dublin Wednesday. Police and customs officials found more than 2.2 tonnes of cocaine valued at around 157 million euros ($165...
