‘We young people are unstoppable’: Thunberg
Climate activist Greta Thunberg and UN Secretary General António Guterres signal that the politics around the climate debate are shifting toward action, thanks to the...
Year-long Arctic climate change study begins
Research icebreaker “Polarstern” has set off on a year-long research trip to the Arctic to study the effects of climate change in the area. Francesca...
Islamic State claims responsibility for Iraq bus bombing that killed 12
Islamic State militants have claimed responsibility for a bus bombing that killed 12 people near the Iraqi city of Kerbala, the Amaq news agency reported...
Magnitude 5.6 earthquake rocks buildings in Albania
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 and an aftershock only slightly weaker shook the Albanian port town of Durres on Saturday, rocking buildings...
Hurricane Lorena races north after skirting Mexico’s Los Cabos resort
The government of Mexico suspended hurricane warnings for parts of the Baja California peninsula as Hurricane Lorena headed north over the Gulf of California on...
Hurricane Lorena races north after skirting Mexico’s ritzy Los Cabos
The government of Mexico suspended hurricane warnings for parts of Baja California as Hurricane Lorena headed north over the Gulf of California on Saturday, after...
‘Bat-Signal’ shines light on Batman’s 80th anniversary in Tokyo
The DC Comics’ superhero’s sign is switched on at a fan event at the city’s Shibuya Crossing, part of global Batman Day celebrations. Rough cut...
Greek police arrest suspect in 1985 TWA aircraft hijacking
Greek police have arrested a 65-year-old Lebanese man suspected of involvement in the 1985 hijacking of a Trans World Airlines (TWA) plane in which a...
Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes west of Albanian capital: USGS
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 struck 19 miles (30km) west of the Albanian capital Tirana on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey...
A bridge too far: Dutch and British commemorate Operation Market Garden
Operation Market Garden, the ultimately failed attempt to liberate the north of the Netherlands from Nazi Germany in September 1944, was commemorated by veterans and...