YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar destroyed more than 446.05 million U.S. dollar worth of narcotic drugs seized from around the country to mark the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on Monday, police said. The seized illegal drugs and precursor chemicals were ceremonially burnt...
JERUSALEM- Violence in the occupied West Bank persisted Saturday with Israelis attacking Palestinian residents and a Palestinian shooter killed by Israeli forces at a checkpoint, officials on both sides said. The latest incidents add to a mounting toll which has cost four Israeli and 16 Palestinian...
KATHMANDU, Nepal- Scaling Everest is always dangerous, but expedition organisers have warned that a combination of extreme weather, corner-cutting on safety, and inexperienced and "impatient" foreign climbers has resulted in one of the peak's deadliest mountaineering seasons. As the last search and...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - A French fugitive wanted by Interpol over a double murder more than 30 years ago was arrested at Amsterdam airport Friday after arriving on a plane from Indonesia, police said. Thierry Ascione, 64, was found guilty of the 1991 killings of two French nationals who owned a...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - At least 31 people, suspected to be illegal miners, are believed to have died last month in an abandoned South African gold mine, the government said on Friday. The deaths occurred in the ventilation shaft at an abandoned site in the gold mining town of Welkom, 260...
MOSCOW, Russia - Russia said Friday it was barring entry to more European officials in response to the EU's decision to slap new sanctions on Moscow over the conflict in Ukraine. "In response to these unfriendly actions, the Russian side has significantly expanded the list of representatives of...
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine said Friday it had downed an entire barrage of 13 cruise missiles fired by Russian forces overnight, targeting an airfield in the west of the country. "Thirteen of the occupiers' cruise missiles were destroyed on June 23... This time, the attack was aimed at a military...
GENEVA, Switzerland - The United Nations voiced deep concern Friday that the crackdown on freedoms in Tunisia was now targeting journalists, as it urged the Tunisian authorities to change course. UN human rights chief Volker Turk said vague legislation was being used to criminalise independent...
PARIS, France - A French submarine operator and daredevil deep-sea explorer dubbed "Mr Titanic", who died onboard a submersible visiting the wreck of the mythic ship, was hailed on Friday as having helped advance mankind's understanding of the "unknown world". Paul-Henri Nargeolet, 77, was one of...
LONDON, United Kingdom - Hospital doctors in England on Friday announced the longest strike in the history of the state-funded National Health Service (NHS), in an ongoing row over pay. Junior doctors -- those below consultant level -- will walk out for five days from 7:00 am (0600 GMT) on July 13...
DUBLIN, Ireland- Ireland begins a public debate on international security policy on Thursday including its long-standing military neutrality, which sits increasingly at odds with European allies after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The consultation, which ends next Tuesday, follows the decision by...
BEIJING, China- At least 31 people were killed when an explosion caused by a gas leak ripped through a restaurant in the northwestern Chinese city of Yinchuan, state media said Thursday. The blast occurred on the eve of the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday, when many in China go out and...
