World

Bus carrying migrants in Mexico crashes, killing 17

A bus carrying migrants from Venezuela, Colombia and Central America crashed in central Mexico, killing 17 people, officials in Puebla state said on Monday.

February 21, 2023 12:34 pm
 

World

Explosion rocks Ohio factory, scattering molten metal; 14 injured

An explosion tore through an Ohio metals plant on Monday, scattering molten metal and debris.

February 21, 2023 11:27 am
 

World

Wildfires in Chile raise 'great concern', says minister

New and reactivated wildfires in south-central Chile are causing great concern in populated areas, the country’s Interior Ministry Carolina Toha said on Saturday, as some have destroyed buildings and left at least three people severely injured.

February 21, 2023 10:26 am
 

World

Italy faces new drought alert as Venice canals run dry

Weeks of dry winter weather have raised concerns that Italy could face another drought after last summer’s emergency, with the Alps having received less than half of their normal snowfall, according to scientists and environmental groups.

February 21, 2023 8:21 am
 

World

Panic as Turkey, Syria rocked again by 6.3M earthquake

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck southern Turkey near the Syrian border late on Monday, setting off panic and further damaging buildings two weeks after the country’s worst earthquake in modern history left tens of thousands dead.

February 21, 2023 7:20 am
 

World

Fresh quake hits Turkey-Syria border area two weeks after disaster

Another earthquake struck the border region of Turkey and Syria on Monday, just two weeks after the area was devastated by a larger quake which killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes.

February 21, 2023 6:24 am
 

Pacific Islands

Australian university professor taken hostage in highlands of Papua New Guinea

An Australian university professor has been taken hostage in the highlands of Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea’s prime minister has confirmed.

February 20, 2023 3:48 pm
 

World

North Korea fires ballistic missiles, warns of turning Pacific into 'firing range'

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles off its east coast, South Korea’s military said on Monday, as the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un warned of turning the Pacific into a “firing range,” heightening tensions in the region.

February 20, 2023 12:21 pm
 

World

Ukraine presses U.S. Congress members for F-16 jets

Ukrainian officials have urged U.S. Congress members to press President Joe Biden’s administration to send F-16 jetfighters to Kyiv, saying the aircraft would boost Ukraine’s ability to hit Russian missile units with U.S.-made rockets, lawmakers said.

February 20, 2023 11:21 am
 

World

France's Macron, Ukraine's Zelenskiy discuss wartime plans

French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy discussed strategies on Sunday, including what the Ukrainian leader described as joint decisions ahead of this week’s anniversary of Russia’s invasion of his country.

February 20, 2023 10:10 am
 

World

UK police find body near where woman went missing in late January

Police in the north of England said they had found a body near where a woman went missing last month.

February 20, 2023 9:20 am
 

World

New Zealand's cyclone death toll at 11, thousands still missing

The death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand climbed to 11 on Sunday as thousands of people remained missing a week after the storm struck the country’s North Island.

February 20, 2023 8:27 am

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