Ecuador election: 'I'm wearing a bulletproof vest 24 hours a day'
Andrea González aims to be vice-president in Ecuador after her party's presidential candidate was shot dead.
2023-08-16 16:29
Conservatives already sounding alarms over prospect of a short-term spending bill
A handful of conservatives in the House are already raising concerns about the length of a short-term budget fix after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Monday night in a conference-wide call that Republicans would need to pass a measure extending current spending levels in order to have more time to negotiate spending bills and avert a government shutdown.
2023-08-16 03:28
Suspected Russian spies held in major UK security investigation
Three Bulgarian nationals suspected of spying in the UK for Russia face trial for "fake passports".
2023-08-15 17:45
Three US military services without Senate-confirmed chiefs for first time in history
Another US military service chief has relinquished command without a Senate-confirmed replacement in place, marking the first time in the Defense Department's history that three services are operating without a confirmed senior military officer in place.
2023-08-15 00:25
Maui fire: Search for victims intensifies after 80 deaths
Hundreds of people are still unaccounted days after wildfires broke out in Hawaii.
2023-08-13 07:22
Smoke rushed in, then they ran. How local Maui residents faced the fire that killed their neighbors and leveled their town
The day began windier than usual in Lahaina, a Hawaiian sunrise painting the sky enchanting colors, a powerful breeze carrying the salty scent of the North Pacific Ocean inland.
2023-08-12 09:16
Ecuador politician murder: Prison gangs in terror reign
A presidential candidate has been killed in the latest assassination in Ecuador as gang crime soars.
2023-08-10 21:29
Hawaii wildfires burn historic town of Lahaina 'to the ground'
Six people have died and thousands displaced as fires continue to rage on Maui and the Big Island.
2023-08-10 09:55
Harvard cannot recoup $15 million from insurer for race case costs, court rules
By Nate Raymond BOSTON Harvard University on Wednesday lost a bid for an insurer to cover up to
2023-08-10 07:24
Paedophile Christopher Behn admits 21 further sex abuse offences
Christopher Behn was part of a Europe-wide network of child abusers, the National Crime Agency says.
2023-08-08 23:54
Cambodia: PM's son Hun Manet appointed next ruler in royal formality
The Western-educated Hun Manet is appointed in a formality long signposted by his father Hun Sen.
2023-08-07 12:46
Families in Turkey's quake cities battle dust and rubble six months on
Six months on from the deadly earthquakes, thousands are still living in tents and makeshift camps.
2023-08-07 07:52