A large grey-blue humpback whale spotted in River Thames near London
A humpback whale measuring at least 5 metres (16 feet) has been spotted in the River Thames just east of London almost exactly a year...
Pope urges respect for indigenous Amazon peoples at start of three-week gathering
Pope Francis on Monday told an assembly of bishops discussing the Amazon region of South America that modern society should not try to impose its...
Trio win Nobel Prize for oxygen research
Three men have won the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine for their findings on how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability. Gracie Jerome...
Kidnapped Indian engineers released in Taliban prisoner swap
The Taliban has released three kidnapped engineers from India in exchange for 11 members of the militant group who were held in an Afghan prison,...
Air quality app under ‘coordinated attack’ in Vietnam amid heavy Hanoi smog
Independent online air quality index monitor AirVisual said on Monday it is under “coordinated attack” to discredit the company after its data showed Hanoi has...
Merkel defends climate plan as activists block Berlin squares
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday defended climate protection measures condemned by critics as unambitious, while activists blocked traffic in Berlin to demand drastic action...
Bodies of 13 women found after migrant boat sinks in Mediterranean
Italian coastguards recovered the bodies of 13 women who died after a crowded migrant boat capsized in heavy weather as rescue boats approached it off...
Trump says ‘too costly’ to back Kurdish forces in Syria
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday defended a decision to withdraw U.S. troops from northern Syria, saying it was too costly to keep supporting U.S-allied,...
U.S. pulls back troops in northeast Syria, opening way to Turkish attack
The United States began pulling troops back from the northeast Syria border on Monday, opening the way for a Turkish strike on Kurdish-led forces long...
Death toll climbs as Iraq unrest hits Baghdad’s volatile Sadr City
At least 15 people were killed in clashes between Iraqi security forces and protesters overnight in Baghdad’s Sadr City district as violence from a week-long...