A Russian strike on west Ukraine's Lviv, hundreds of kilometers from the front, killed seven people on September 4, authorities said as Moscow claimed advances…
The World Health Organization said on September 3 more children had been reached than expected at the start of an emergency polio vaccination campaign in…
At least 12 migrants died off the northern French coast on September 3 trying to cross the Channel to England in the deadliest such disaster…
Poland on September 3 announced new military deals worth several hundred million dollars, the latest in the NATO member's drive to beef up its defence.…
Greta Thunberg and a group of activists were arrested on September 4 after occupying a University of Copenhagen building to call for an academic boycott…
Lebanon's former central bank governor Riad Salameh was arrested September 3 after being questioned over alleged embezzlement, a judicial official told AFP. The public prosecutor…
Former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn denied the charges against him as his "dieselgate" trial began, his lawyer said September 3, nine years after the scandal…
Iran's foreign ministry said it had summoned the Australian ambassador on September 3 to "strongly condemn" a social media message posted by the embassy supporting…
Botswana will hold general elections on October 30, the president of the stable and diamond-rich southern African country announced September 3. President Mokgweetsi Masisi, who…
A former official who worked as an aide to the governor of New York state was arrested and charged with working as an agent of…
An Indian state, shaken by weeks of protests demanding justice after the rape and murder of a doctor, passed a law on September 3 that…
India is setting up high-tech warning systems at nearly 200 Himalayan glacial lakes at risk of bursting their banks, a deadly threat exacerbated by climate…
The death toll from floods in Bangladesh rose to 71 on September 3 with millions of people still stranded in devastated areas and increasing concern…
Pakistan's finance minister vowed on September 3 to persevere with plans for new taxes on the retail sector despite strike threats, as a step towards…
Thailand's new prime minister named her cabinet on September 4, dumping an influential military-linked party out of government for the first time since 2019. King…
At least 20 people are missing, feared dead, following a boat mishap on the Mekong river in the "Golden Triangle" area between Laos, Myanmar and…
Myanmar's military government is allowing selected civilians to carry weapons, expanding its public mobilization beyond the draft as the fighting in its civil war edges…
Singapore collected S$80.3 billion (US$61.4 billion) in tax revenue for the 2023/2024 financial year, a 17% increase from the previous year. This increase reflects the…
Chinese leader Xi Jinping will host over two dozen African leaders at a lavish dinner in Beijing on September 4, kicking off the city's biggest…
Messaging app Telegram removed some illegal pornographic material following a request by South Korean regulators, the Yonhap news agency reported on September 3, as the…
The new de-facto US ambassador to Taiwan said September 4 that the democratic island is "not the only target" of China's "intimidation and coercion", with…
A landmark court verdict that found South Korea's climate goals were "unconstitutional" would not affect major businesses and it would be easy to revise targets…
New Zealand will steeply increase an entry tax for foreign tourists in a move some fear could deter visitors. The cost of the International Visitor…
Coal generated less than 50% of Australia's electricity in the last week of August, dropping to a record low as renewable production surged, data showed…
Australia’s success in virtually eliminating mpox within six months of an outbreak in 2022 is now being overshadowed by a sudden and alarming resurgence, highlighting…
