Patients wait at the pharmacy window at the Gezira Hospital in Wad Madani on September 2, 2023. The conflict which erupted on April 15 has prevented victims and families from reaching hospitals, 80 percent of which the World Health Organization says are out of service. (Photo by AFP) WAD MADANI,...
TAITUNG, Taiwan -- Nearly 3,000 people were evacuated from high-risk areas in eastern Taiwan ahead of Typhoon Haikui as authorities prepared Sunday for the first tropical storm to directly hit the island in four years. Haikui -- which had already brought heavy rains by Sunday morning -- is packing...
WASHINGTON, United States -- A Utah woman who once provided parenting advice to more than two million YouTube followers remained in custody Saturday, charged with child abuse after her "emaciated" son escaped to look for food, officials said. Both Ruby Franke and her business partner and...
A bust of Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, businessman, and philanthropist Alfred Nobel (1833-1896) is seen during preparations ahead of the Nobel Prize award ceremony for literature, science and economy at the Concert Hall in Stockholm, Sweden on December 10, 2022. (Photo by Jonathan...
US President Joe Biden speaks in front of a home destroyed by fallen trees and debris during a tour of communities impacted by Hurricane Idalia, in Live Oak, Florida, on September 2, 2023. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) LIVE OAK, United States -- The 2024 election overshadowed President Joe...
Late Queen Elizabeth II (AFP photo) LONDON, United Kingdom -- The UK government announced on Sunday early stage plans to erect a permanent memorial to the late Queen Elizabeth II, alongside a national legacy programme in her honour, in 2026. The "fitting tribute" to Britain's longest-reigning...
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia - Pope Francis praised the "wisdom" of the Mongolian people Saturday, in harmony with nature and embracing spirituality, while warning the young democracy of risks such as corruption and environmental ruin. The 86-year-old Francis, on the first papal visit to the Asian...
SAMARRA, Iraq - A collision between two minibuses killed 18 people, mostly Iranian pilgrims, north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, medical officials said on Saturday. The "horrible accident" occurred between Dujail and Samarra, state news agency INA said, citing Khaled Burhan, director of health...
LONDON, United Kingdom - Interior minister Suella Braverman said Saturday she has ordered Britain's law enforcement watchdog to review "political activism and impartiality" within the police, in a move likely to be seen as highly politicized. Braverman, who has infuriated opponents since...
LIBREVILLE, Gabon - Gabon's army said on Saturday that it would reopen the country's borders, closed in the wake of the military coup that ousted ex-president Ali Bongo. (Photo from AFP) A spokesman for Gabon's military rulers said on state TV that they had "decided with immediate effect to...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin will host his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday, the Kremlin said, amid hopes the two can restore a deal ensuring safe passage for grain shipments. Russia pulled out from the UN-backed grain agreement that Turkey helped broker...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Search dogs looked for bodies on Friday in a Johannesburg building that went up in flames killing dozens and forcing South Africa to confront an illegal housing "crisis". (Photo from AFP) At least 74 people including 12 children died as fire ripped through the...
