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LONDON, United Kingdom --  Veteran news anchor Huw Edwards was on Wednesday revealed by his wife as the BBC presenter accused of paying for explicit images but police said no criminal offence had been committed. BBC journalist Huw Edwards (AFP) The furor has been front-page news and leading...

KYIV, Ukraine --  Air strikes on Kyiv killed one person and wounded at least four others, authorities said on Thursday, with explosions heard across the Ukrainian capital in the third night of attacks. This photograph taken on July 12, 2023, shows a destroyed car on a road in the village...

GENEVA, Switzerland --  The World Health Organization warned Wednesday that the recent surge in bird flu outbreaks among mammals could help the virus spread more easily among humans. WHO Headquarters in Geneva (Wikipedia) Since late 2021, Europe has been gripped by its worst-ever outbreak of bird...

ASEAN FOREIGN MINISTERS – From left: Malaysian Foreign Minister Zambry Abdul Kadir, Philippines' Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo, Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Thailand's Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai, Vietnam’s Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son, Indonesian Foreign...

JALALABAD, Afghanistan -- Two children have been killed and another injured as a landmine left over from past wars went off in east Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Wednesday, a statement released by the provincial government said.    The innocent children, according to the statement,...

DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Bangladesh reported its highest spike of 1,054 new dengue cases and seven more deaths on Tuesday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).    The figure is the highest in a single day since January this year, bringing the tally to 14,897 and the...

MEXICO CITY, Mexico -- Three police officers were killed and 10 others wounded on Tuesday in an explosives attack in Mexico's western state of Jalisco, said local authorities.    According to local reports, the explosion occurred near a vehicle in which the officers were traveling....

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe strongly condemned the burning of the Muslim holy book Quran in Sweden, urging Western nations to uphold the value system of the Global South and refrain from inciting unrest in the guise of freedom of expression, said the President's...

TAIYUAN, China -- Four people were killed and six injured in a car overturn accident in Hunyuan County of Datong City, north China's Shanxi Province, on Wednesday morning, local authorities said. A minibus carrying 18 people overturned near Erling Village in Hunyuan County at around 8 a.m. Despite...

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- One of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia, Mount Merapi, erupted 16 times on Wednesday, releasing incandescent lava up to 1,800 m, according to the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG).    "The lava was released towards Bebeng River up...

NICOSIA, Cyprus— A sickly ginger kitten named Bebe is pulled out of a cat carrier at a veterinary clinic in the Cypriot capital, Nicosia. The six-month-old is suffering from a strain of feline coronavirus that is wreaking havoc on the prolific cat population of Cyprus. Cats are everywhere on...

VILNIUS, Lithuania—  Western powers will propose long-term security commitments for Ukraine on Wednesday after NATO dashed President Volodymyr Zelensky's hopes of a clear timeline for joining the alliance. Zelensky will hold symbolic talks with NATO's 31 leaders at their summit in the...