More than 2,000 firefighters in Portugal battled yesterday to contain major wildfires in the central region of the country, where one blaze killed 62 people, while authorities
No modern navigation instrumentation guided a Polynesian voyaging canoe as it followed the horizon during a three-year journey around the globe. About a dozen crewmembers for each leg of
Raging forest fires in central Portugal killed at least 61 people, many of them trapped in their cars as flames swept over a road, in what the prime
President Donald Trump’s announcement of a tougher line toward Cuba has delighted hardliners on the island, who say it reveals the long-held U.S. aim of imposing American will
French voters are still casting ballots early today in the final round of parliamentary elections that could clinch President Emmanuel Macron’s hold on power, as his
A German snack bar owner is preparing for the worst — or is it wurst — in a spat with authorities over the sale of sausages at a
Fast food chain McDonald’s has won a partial victory in its epic libel trial against two environmental campaigners. The pair, Helen Steel and Dave Morris, had
SOUTH EAST ASIA Jihadis who fought by the hundreds for the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria now have a different battle closer to home in the southern
The special counsel appointed to investigate Russian influence in the 2016 presidential campaign is now examining whether President Donald Trump tried to obstruct justice, it has
At least 31 people were killed in the night- long siege of a popular Mogadishu restaurant by al-Shabab Islamic extremists that was ended yesterday by security forces.
The famous neon sign of a cowgirl in downtown Las Vegas has been taken down as part of the construction of a planned casino-resort.
Former Communist prime minister Imre Nagy, the man who symbolises the 1956 Hungarian uprising, has been given a formal public funeral 31 years after he was executed.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. will come out of retirement to meet UFC star Conor McGregor in an Aug. 26 boxing match that will feature two
SOUTH CHINA SEA Vietnam urged China yesterday to take responsible and constructive actions in the disputed South China Sea following a Pentagon report that highlighted Beijing’s military buildup in
An adviser to the European Union’s top court has an official opinion about something that vexes sports fans and card players alike: is a game like bridge a
Migrants are sending home billions of dollars more than they did a decade ago — and the rate of growth in remittances is almost double the increase
A deadly overnight fire raced through a 24-story apartment tower in London yesterday, killing at least 12 people and injuring 74 others. One desperate woman threw
Democratic lawmakers are suing President Donald Trump over foreign money flowing into his global business empire. Almost 200 senators and representatives are plaintiffs in a lawsuit alleging
Danish police say Copenhagen’s famed Little Mermaid statue was found doused with paint early yesterday, for the second time in two weeks. Police said the bronze was
A march through central London has left one person dead and many more injured as rival demonstrators clashed with police and each other. One man
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