JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A shallow 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit near the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said, with no damage or casualties immediately reported. The tremor hit at 9:43 pm local time (1443 GMT) at a depth of 9.9 kilometres, according to...
An undated handout photo released by Britain's Metropolitan Police in London on September 6, 2023, shows Daniel Khalife who has escaped from HMP Wandsworth prison. UK police on Saturday, September 9, arrested a terror suspect who escaped from a London prison earlier this week, sparking a nationwide...
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman (L), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) and US President Joe Biden (2R) attend a session at the G20 Summit in New Delhi on September 9, 2023. (Photo by EVELYN HOCKSTEIN / POOL / AFP) NEW DELHI, India -- A broad alliance of...
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba attends a joint press conference with his Japanese counterpart in Kyiv on September 9, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi arrived in Ukraine's capital for an unannounced visit where he will meet with top Ukrainian...
Moroccan Royal Armed Forces evacuate a body from a house destroyed in an earthquake in the mountain village of Tafeghaghte, southwest of the city of Marrakesh, on September 9, 2023. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP) TAFEGHAGHTE, Morocco -- Moroccans on Sunday mourned the victims of a devastating...
An employee installs a t-shirt with an image of photo of US President Joe Biden (R) next to another one showing a portrait Vietnamese late President Ho Chi Minh (L) in a souvenir shop in Hanoi on September 6, 2023, ahead of US President's visit to Hanoi on September 10. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP)...
WASHINGTON, United States - SpaceX's Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, must remain grounded while Elon Musk's company completes dozens of corrective actions to prevent a repeat of the spectacular explosion that marred its first orbital test flight, regulators said Friday. The 63...
WASHINGTON, United States - The manufacturer of a widely used abortion pill asked the US Supreme Court on Friday to toss out a lower court ruling that would restrict access to the drug. A US federal appeals court imposed restrictions last month on mifepristone but the ruling was put on hold...
NEW DELHI, India - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to forge consensus Saturday on a host of contentious issues from Ukraine to climate change, as G20 leaders hold their annual summit in New Delhi. Divided over Russia's war in Ukraine and gridlocked on finding agreement to slash...
BRASILIA, Brazil - Brazilian rescue workers were on Friday searching for almost 50 people still missing after a devastating cyclone unleashed torrential rain and flooding in the south of the country. ( Photo from AFP) Five days after the cyclone, which left 41 dead, the country is taking...
CASABLANCA, Morocco - A strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake rattled Morocco late Friday, according to the US Geological Survey, causing people to flee their homes in a panic. The quake hit 44 miles (71 kilometres) southwest of Marrakesh at a depth of 18.5 kilometers at 11:11 pm (2211 GMT). It sent...
TBILISI, Georgia - Two people died in western Georgia where heavy rains triggered floods and landslides, officials said on Friday, as rescuers continued to evacuate dozens of trapped villagers. "Rescuers found the bodies of two dead, one of them a minor," the Caucasus nation's interior ministry...
