Venice to vote on €5 a day fee for tourists
The charge - which will apply to all visitors aged over 14 - is designed to tackle soaring tourism.
2023-09-12 08:16
Has Australia cleaned up its act on climate?
Elected last year, PM Anthony Albanese vowed to haul his laggard nation from the "naughty corner".
2023-09-08 00:57
Kumbh Mela: Antibiotics and the world's biggest gathering in India
Researchers discover excessive antibiotic prescriptions at India's Kumbh Mela, the world's biggest gathering.
2023-09-06 05:15
The mobile game funding a revolution in Myanmar
Resistance to the military has come in many forms, including the development of an app-based game.
2023-08-28 06:20
Legacy bill: Ireland should consider UK legal action, says Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill calls on the UK government to withdraw its controversial legacy bill.
2023-08-28 05:50
The Iten killings: Deaths of elite athletes casts spotlight on domestic violence
In Iten, a small town where 1,500m runner Faith Kipyegon used to train, two gruesome killings draw attention to the status of women and the culture of silence keeping them in harm's way
2023-08-25 14:46
Trial delayed for University of Idaho student killing suspect Bryan Kohberger
The murder trial of University of Idaho student killings suspect Brian Kohberger -- initially slated to begin in October -- has been delayed.
2023-08-24 10:16
X took two days to suspend account of suspect in Pride flag killing
X has suspended an account that posted numerous anti-gay and antisemitic posts and was used by the man accused of killing store owner Lauri Carleton over her display of a Pride Flag.
2023-08-24 09:52
Before hundreds of protesters were killed, Egypt debated less lethal options, report says
A decade after hundreds of Egyptians were killed in a single day when security forces dispersed a sit-in protest in Cairo, a new report released by a human rights group to coincide with the anniversary of the massacre has claimed that authorities debated but ultimately rejected potentially less lethal options to break up the demonstration.
2023-08-18 16:49
Prosecution and defense set to argue Bryan Kohberger's alibi and other issues at court hearing on University of Idaho killings
Idaho prosecutors and defense attorneys for Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students last year, are set to appear in court Friday to discuss his alibi and several other outstanding legal issues.
2023-08-18 16:48
Saudi crown prince invited to visit UK, government source says
The visit, which not yet confirmed, would be the first since the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
2023-08-17 15:59
Children of suspect in Gilgo Beach killings are 'innocent bystanders ... caught up in a hellscape,' attorney says
The adult children of a man charged with murder in New York's Gilgo Beach killings are "absolutely innocent bystanders that were caught up in a hellscape," the attorney representing the children told CNN on Tuesday.
2023-08-09 08:24