Life on Mars: Japan astronaut dreams after lake discoveryJapanese astronaut Norishige Kanai came back to earth last month but is still dreaming of space, especially after the discovery of an underground lake brought mankind one step closer to unravelling th...
Blame game blows up over deadly Greek wildfiresGrief and shock over Greece’s deadliest wildfires were clouded Friday by a bitter debate over who was to blame, as the opposition rejected the government’s suggestion that the blazes were started deli...
Malians to elect president amid spiralling violenceIn the five years since Malians last chose a president, they’ve suffered violence from Islamist militants, Tuareg separatists, drug traffickers, ethnic vigilantes and Malian security forces. Yet when...
Spain’s Sanchez faces first big crisis as allies reject budget planSpain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez faced his first crisis on Friday when political allies pulled support for his government’s budget in a move that cast new doubt over the country’s political stabil...
UN award-winning photographer awaits verdict in Egypt terrorism trialThe parents of an Egyptian photojournalist, whose case has been highlighted by UNESCO, hope their son will be cleared when his trial ends on Saturday, but fear he could be convicted on terrorism charg...
South African court adjourns Zuma corruption case to November 30South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma appeared at the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Friday on corruption charges relating to a $2.5 billion arms deal in the late 1990s, but a judge adjourned the...
Forest fires, barbecue bans: heatwave scorches EuropeFirefighters battled forest blazes and authorities banned barbecues,warning citizens of near-record temperatures as a heatwave scorched much of Europe on Friday. Here is a roundup: Greece: blame game...
Iraq street satirists peddle culture changeOn a strip of pavement in the southern Iraqi city of Kut, a gaggle of amateur comedians pulls in the crowds every Friday -- drawing chuckles, smiles and knowing nods. With a rich repertoire of skits,...
Trump thanks Kim as North Korea transfers remains of Korean War soldiersNorth Korea transferred 55 small, flag-draped cases carrying the suspected remains of US soldiers killed in the Korean War on Friday, officials said, a first step in implementing an agreement reached...
At 60, NASA shoots for revival of moon glory daysSixty years ago, spurred by competition with the Soviet Union, the United States created NASA, launching a journey that would take Americans to the moon within a decade. Since then, the US space agenc...
Map of 250 indigenous massacres reveals Australia’s violent pastAn online map which has so far documented 250 massacres of indigenous peoples after Australia was colonised by the British is set to be expanded, researchers said Friday, as they seek to uncover the c...
Untouched ocean habitats rapidly shrinking: studyShipping, pollution and overfishing have reduced areas of "wilderness" to just 13 percent of the world's oceans, a study showed Friday, warning untouched marine habitats could completely vanish within...
Cambodian PM’s supporters rally ahead of weekend electionTens of thousands of supporters of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen rallied in Phnom Penh on the last day of electoral campaigning on Friday ahead of a general election at the weekend that will likely...
Decades after sarin attack, cults lure Japan followersJapan's execution of a doomsday cult leader and his disciples over a 1995 sarin gas attack may draw a line under the horrific saga, but hundreds of people are still signing up to Aum Shinrikyo's succe...
‘Not enough time to get out’: Laos village caught in burst dam delugeThe first warning came at 4.00 p.m., one hour later the water started to flow through the village, and by late evening it was a torrent. Inpon Sivatan was at home on Monday afternoon when the village...
Australia PM seeking ‘Super Saturday’ by-election boonAustralia's conservative government is hoping to increase its wafer-thin majority in parliament in "Super Saturday" by-elections that are being billed as a key test of leadership ahead of looming nati...
Volunteers rush to help Greece fire victimsSchools in the Greek port town of Rafina are unusually busy for summer -- overflowing with donations and volunteers, showing the vast wellspring of local solidarity for victims of deadly fires. "You s...
Cohen says Trump knew about Trump Tower meeting with RussiansUS President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen said that Trump knew in advance about a June 2016 meeting in Trump Tower at which Russians offered to provide damaging information abou...
Hungary’s Orban digs in against European Commission on migration policyHungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday that a new European Commission is needed with a new approach to migration policy, adding that the days of the current EU executive are “numbered” w...