Historic drought, hot seas slow Panama Canal shipping
By Lisa Baertlein and Marianna Parraga LOS ANGELES/HOUSTON Before the Ever Max ship carrying lava lamps, sofas, Halloween
2023-08-21 18:23
Ukraine may use new Black Sea route for grain shipments - producers
KYIV Ukraine is considering using its newly-tested wartime Black Sea export corridor for grain shipments after other cargo
2023-08-21 15:26
Cape Verde boat disaster: 'My brother died for a dream we all have'
A man whose brother was among around 60 Senegalese feared drowned says he would take the same risk.
2023-08-18 00:58
Fourteen days across the Atlantic, perched on a ship’s rudder
Four Nigerian stowaways set out for Europe on a tanker rudder. Two weeks later they were in Brazil.
2023-08-12 10:45
Biden heads to Republican Utah to promote his bipartisan bonafides
President Joe Biden is turning to a reliably Republican state -- and its GOP governor -- to highlight one of his key bipartisan accomplishments he's trying to sell to voters heading into 2024.
2023-08-10 17:21
Kuwait bans 'Barbie' and 'Talk to Me' films - state news agency
Kuwait has banned "Barbie" and "Talk to Me" films to protect "public ethics and social traditions", the state
2023-08-10 07:49
41 dead in new Mediterranean migrant shipwreck tragedy
Forty-one people reportedly died in a migrant shipwreck near the Italian island of Lampedusa, survivors say, the latest tragedy amid a spike in efforts in people making the dangerous sea crossing from North Africa to Europe.
2023-08-09 19:46
Forty-one migrants die in shipwreck off Italy
Forty-one migrants died in a shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa, survivors tell local media.
2023-08-09 16:55
Did India let down the maharajahs?
On the eve of Indian independence in 1947, India's 562 princes ruled over a third of its population.
2023-08-06 08:51
Russian warship seen listing in Black Sea after Ukrainian sea drone attack on base
Ukraine said it had carried out a sea drone attack on a Russian naval base, as footage showed a damaged Russian warship listing heavily in the Black Sea early Friday.
2023-08-04 16:19
Ukrainians forced to become Russian citizens, U.S.-backed research finds
By Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM Ukrainians living in Russian-occupied territory are being forced to assume Russian citizenship or face
2023-08-03 03:57
Sweden's Quran burnings put freedom of expression law to test
The security service says Sweden's image has been harmed abroad and security at home has worsened.
2023-07-27 22:27