US Rep. Palmer drops out of House speaker race - statement
WASHINGTON U.S. Representative Gary Palmer has dropped out of the race to become House speaker, the Republican lawmaker
2023-10-24 21:50
The Rock waxwork museum makes skin tone fix after criticism
Paris's Grevin Museum says it has "remedied the skin tone" of the life-sized wax figure overnight.
2023-10-24 21:15
Hong Kong may seek to kick-start ailing property market in policy address
By James Pomfret and Clare Jim HONG KONG Hong Kong is expected to announce lower stamp duties for
2023-10-24 20:52
A family's desperate search for missing Tanzanian student in Israel
The BBC names a Tanzanian student still missing in Israel weeks after Hamas attacked civilians.
2023-10-24 20:47
Freed hostage says she was held in 'spider's web' of Gaza tunnels
Speaking after being released by Hamas, Yocheved Lifschitz said she "went through hell" while in captivity.
2023-10-24 19:58
Brazil drought reveals ancient rock carvings of human faces
The carvings of human faces on the shore of the Amazon are thought to be at least 1,000 years old.
2023-10-24 18:47
US House Republicans try - again - to pick a leader
By David Morgan WASHINGTON Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday will try again to fill
2023-10-24 18:25
Delhi pollution: Officials on alert as air turns 'very poor'
Experts have warned that the air quality in the city will further deteriorate in the coming days.
2023-10-24 15:25
Washington state senator arrested in Hong Kong for carrying a gun through airport
An American politician has been arrested in Hong Kong for carrying a gun into the city, according to public broadcaster RTHK, citing a local court, in what he has called an "honest mistake."
2023-10-24 14:54
Nigeria to Tighten Rules to Curb Raw Mineral Exports
Nigeria plans to tighten rules to reduce the export of raw minerals and encourage the shipment of processed
2023-10-24 14:50
Inquiry into New Zealand's deadliest shooting opens with memorial to victims
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON A coroner’s inquiry into New Zealand's worst mass shooting opened on Tuesday with a
2023-10-24 14:21
Ukraine war: Avdiivka civilians cling on amid Russian assault
Just over 1,000 civilians remain in Avdiivka, focus of a bloody Russian assault in eastern Ukraine.
2023-10-24 13:21