Bloody Philippine drug war fails to curb methamphetamine supply: VP
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs has only managed to curb the supply of methamphetamines by less than 1% of annual consumption, proof that...
Fireballs ‘like a hurricane’ bring death and devastation in Australia
Just when John Aish and his partner Jenny Shea thought they had beaten the inferno ravaging their two properties in Australia’s south east on New...
Australian gallery shuts to protects Matisse, Picasso works from smoke
The quality of air in Australia’s capital was the worst of any major city in the world on Monday as smoke drifted in from fires,...
Koala mittens and joey pouches: Australian bushfires spark global knitting frenzy
Knitting needles are clicking furiously around the world to create hundreds of protective pouches and blankets for native wildlife made homeless by Australian wildfires that...
Huge crowds in Iran for commander’s funeral, daughter warns U.S. of ‘dark day’
Hundreds of thousands of Iranians thronged Tehran’s streets on Monday for the funeral of military commander Qassem Soleimani, killed by a U.S. drone strike last...
Saudi credit default swaps soar on U.S.-Iran crisis
The cost of insuring against a potential debt default by Saudi Arabia has soared by a sixth since the killing by a U.S. drone on...
Iran’s leader Khamenei leads huge crowds and weeps at commander’s funeral
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led vast crowds in prayers in Tehran on Monday at the funeral of slain military commander Qassem Soleimani, publicly...
Iran’s enrichment decision could trigger end of nuclear deal: Germany
Iran’s announcement on Sunday that it would abandon limitations on enriching uranium could be the first step towards the end of a 2015 nuclear deal...
Successor to Slain Iranian General Vows Revenge: Live Updates – The New York Times
Successor to Slain Iranian General Vows Revenge: Live Updates The New York Times Trump Threatens Iranian Cultural Sites, and Warns of Sanctions on Iraq The New York...
Polish hospice fire kills four
Four people died and more than 20 were injured in a fire at a Polish hospice in the early hours of on Monday that could...