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'Public health crisis': Indonesians seek fire relief from state

Residents of Indonesian Borneo urged the government on Wednesday to do more to combat the wildfires consuming vast tracts of land and emitting a foul haze that has sickened thousands and curtailed daily life for months.

President berates countries that 'insult' Indonesia over wildfires

Indonesia's president railed Wednesday against "countries that like to insult" his nation over wildfires that have razed vast areas, spewing toxic haze into neighbouring countries.

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Floor by floor search for flood victims in Brazil's Porto Alegre

From top to bottom, rescuers scour buildings in Porto Alegre for inhabitants stuck in apartments or on rooftops as unprecedented flooding turned the streets of the Brazilian metropolis into rivers.

Netanyahu says nothing will stop Israel from defending itself

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday denounced a "volcano of anti-Semitism" and international criticism of Israel's war in Gaza, insisting that no pressure would stop it from defending itself.

'Lord of the Rings' actor Bernard Hill dies aged 79

British actor Bernard Hill, best known for his supporting roles in "Titanic" and "The Lord Of The Rings" trilogy, died on Sunday aged 79, his agent announced.

Floods in southern Brazil kill 55, force 70,000 from homes

Raging floods and mudslides have killed at least 55 people in southern Brazil and forced nearly 70,000 to flee their homes, the country's civil defense agency said on Saturday.

Rescuers brave Indonesia volcano eruptions to save pets

An Indonesian volunteer returns from a dangerous rescue mission to a remote island where a volcano recently unleashed huge eruptions, cradling an abandoned, emaciated dog covered in burn blisters.

Investigators say bodies in Mexico likely those of missing surfers

Three bodies recovered from a cliff-top shaft in Mexico's crime-hit Baja California state are very likely those of two Australian brothers and an American who disappeared on a surfing trip, local investigators said Saturday.

Floods in southern Brazil kill 57, force 70,000 from homes

Raging floods and mudslides have killed at least 57 people in southern Brazil and forced nearly 70,000 to flee their homes, the country's civil defense agency said on Saturday.

Floods in southern Brazil force 70,000 from homes

Nearly 70,000 people have been forced from their homes amid deadly flooding, mudslides and torrential storms in southern Brazil, with the major city of Porto Alegre particularly hard-hit, the country's civil defense agency said Saturday.

Student protests against Israel's offensive in Gaza spread

Student protests against the Israeli military assault on Gaza following the October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel has spread to several countries.

Mexico tourist train an environmental 'nightmare,' activists say

In a cave in Mexico's Riviera Maya, where nature has sculpted a subterranean landscape of stunning beauty, thick steel columns supporting a controversial new tourist railway intrude into a delicate ecosystem.

Death toll in southern Brazil flood rises to 58

The death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by torrential storms in southern Brazil has climbed to 58 people, with the major city of Porto Alegre particularly hard-hit, the country's civil defense agency said Saturday.

Death toll in southern Brazil flood rises to 56

The death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by torrential storms in southern Brazil has climbed to 56 people, with another 67 missing, the country's civil defense agency said Saturday.

France probes TotalEnergies over 2021 Mozambique attack

French prosecutors said Saturday they were investigating oil giant TotalEnergies for possible involuntary manslaughter in connection with a 2021 jihadist attack in Mozambique that killed hundreds.

Boeing's Starliner joins select club of crewed US spaceships

Throughout the annals of American space exploration, a select few spacecraft have had the distinction of carrying human beings beyond Earth.

Former aide tells Trump trial of 2016 campaign 'crisis'

A former close advisor to Donald Trump testified in court Friday about the "crisis" that engulfed his 2016 presidential campaign after a tape emerged of him bragging about groping women.

Canada arrests three over killing of Sikh activist: media

Canadian police arrested three members of an alleged hit squad they believe was ordered by the Indian government to kill Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Vancouver last year, local media reported Friday.

Trump trial ends second week of combustible testimony

A second week of sometimes heated witness testimony wraps up Friday in the New York trial of Donald Trump, accused of covering up hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels.

Kenya on alert as it braces for first-ever cyclone

Kenyan President William Ruto put the flood-ravaged country on high alert on Friday and postponed the reopening of schools indefinitely as the nation braced for its first-ever cyclone.

Police clear pro-Gaza sit-in at top Paris university

Police entered Paris' Sciences Po university on Friday to remove dozens of students staging a pro-Gaza sit-in in the entrance hall, AFP journalists saw, as protests fire political debate about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Japan town begins blocking Mt Fuji view from 'bad-mannered' tourists

Work has begun in a small Japanese town to erect a barrier blocking views of the country's most famous sight, Mount Fuji, after locals complained of bad behaviour by photo-hungry tourists.

Kenya floods death toll tops 200 as cyclone approaches

The death toll from flood-related incidents in Kenya has crossed 200 since March, the interior ministry said Friday, as a cyclone barrelled towards the Tanzanian coast.

Greenland women seek justice over forced contraception

Henriette Berthelsen was separated from her family at 11 and forced to wear a contraceptive coil, a trauma she buried until she and 142 other Greenlandic women sued the Danish state.

Tens of thousands protest against Georgia 'foreign influence' bill

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Georgia on Thursday in a fresh night of protests against a "foreign influence" bill likened to Russian laws silencing dissent.

Rains, mudslides kill 13 in southern Brazil's 'worst disaster'

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday visited the country's south where floods and mudslides caused by torrential rains have killed 13 people, with the toll likely to rise.

US judge grills both sides in landmark Google antitrust trial

A US judge on Thursday pushed against the central pleas of both US government and Google lawyers as he heard their closing arguments at a landmark antitrust trial in Washington.

Stormy Daniels ex-lawyer in the hot seat at Trump trial

The lawyer who negotiated a hush money payment from Donald Trump to a porn star was grilled on Thursday by the former US president's defense attorney, who suggested his activities bordered on "extortion."

Death toll from rain, flooding in southern Brazil rises to 13

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visited the country's south Thursday, where the death toll from floods caused by torrential rains has risen to 13.

US clears ExxonMobil deal, bars Pioneer ex-chief from board

US antitrust authorities cleared ExxonMobil's acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources under the condition that the shale producer's former CEO be barred from the company's board, regulators announced Thursday.

Prosecutors accuse Trump of more violations of gag order, seek fines

Prosecutors accused Donald Trump on Thursday of "willfully and knowingly" violating a gag order imposed by the New York judge overseeing his hush money case to protect trial participants.

European court upholds Italy's claim to Greek bronze in US museum

Italy is allowed to confiscate an ancient Greek bronze fished from the Adriatic in the 1960s and now in the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, Europe's top rights court ruled Thursday.

Nepal battles raging wildfires across the country

Firefighters and local residents battled a massive wildfire on the outskirts of Nepal's capital Thursday as the Himalayan republic endures a severe fire season authorities have blamed on a heatwave.

Death toll from south China road collapse rises to 48

The death toll from a highway collapse in southern China's Guangdong province has risen to 48, state media said Thursday, as rescue work continued.

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