37 migrants rescued from stranded Cape Verde boat return home
Senegalese authorities on Monday brought home 37 migrants who were rescued off the coast of Cape Verde last week after their boat was stranded without fuel in the Atlantic Ocean for weeks.
2023-08-22 18:59
Spain's victorious Women's World Cup stars receive royal welcome on return to Madrid
Spain's Women's World Cup heroes received a royal welcome on their return to Madrid, with Queen Letizia once again in attendance for the celebrations, as she was in Sydney for the final.
2023-08-22 18:53
Thai parliament picks Srettha Thavisin as next prime minister ending 3 months of political deadlock
Thailand's parliament on Tuesday voted for real estate tycoon Srettha Thavisin to be the country's next prime minister, ending a political deadlock more than three months after elections delivered a landslide to progressive parties over pro-military groups.
2023-08-22 18:47
China fines US due diligence firm Mintz Group $1.5 million for 'unapproved' investigations
China has fined Mintz Group, an American corporate due diligence firm, about $1.5 million for allegedly conducting unapproved statistical work in the country, as it continues with a nationwide crackdown on consulting firms in the name of national security.
2023-08-22 16:29
Japan to start releasing Fukushima wastewater as soon as Thursday
Japan will begin releasing treated radioactive water from Fukushima into the ocean as early as Thursday, officials announced on Tuesday, following months of heightened public anxiety and pushback from many neighboring countries.
2023-08-22 16:16
Children trapped 1,200 feet in air when chairlift cable snaps in Pakistan's northwest
An urgent rescue effort is underway in Pakistan for eight children and two adults trapped in a chairlift dangling 1,200 feet over a mountainous region in the country's northwest.
2023-08-22 15:25
Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra returns to a politically divided Thailand after 15 years of self-exile
Thaksin Shinawatra, the ousted fugitive former prime minister of Thailand, returned to the country Tuesday for the first time after more than 15 years in self-exile, reintroducing a towering and divisive figure at a time when the kingdom's often fraught political scene is in a fresh state of flux.
2023-08-22 13:26
Fireworks on and off the pitch as FIFA prepares for women's football to 'explode'
A final roar of triumph shook Sydney's Stadium Australia as fans wearing red and gold punched the air, danced in flags and cried "España!" at the end of a Women's World Cup that FIFA claims is its most successful yet.
2023-08-22 11:26
A key Russia-friendly bloc may decide to expand. Who stands to benefit?
Members of the BRICS economic group of major emerging economies are meeting this week in South Africa for a summit that could determine the future of the bloc -- and how hard it pushes back against a world order it sees as unfairly dominated by the West.
2023-08-22 09:56
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin claims to be making Africa 'freer' in unverified video
Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin seems to have appeared in his first video address since leading an abortive mutiny against the Russian military in June where he claimed to be in Africa and spoke about "making Russia even greater on all continents, and Africa even freer."
2023-08-22 08:56
American Sha'Carri Richardson wins women's 100 meters at world track and field championships
US sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson won a scintillating women's 100 meters in a championship record 10.65 seconds at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Monday.
2023-08-22 07:57
Sporting Gijón coach apologizes for comparing scoring goals to talking to 'girls in the disco'
The head coach of Spanish second division soccer team Sporting Gijón has apologized for remarks he made which likened talking to women in discos to scoring goals.
2023-08-21 22:52