Weekend strike at Barcelona airport cancels at least 124 flights
Spain’s largest airline, Vueling, has canceled 112 flights scheduled for Saturday and Sunday because of a strike by ground staff at Barcelona’s El Prat airport....
1969 message in bottle washes up in Alaska
Tyler Ivanoff, an American schoolteacher, was gathering firewood with his children on a beach in western Alaska when he came across a champagne bottle with...
Sri Lanka withdraws emergency law imposed after Easter attacks
Sri Lanka on Friday withdrew an emergency law imposed after Easter Sunday attacks in April, a military spokesman said....
Zimbabwe police arrest 10 union officials as clampdown deepens
Zimbabwe police arrested 10 union officials on Friday as they tried to petition the finance minister over low pay for teachers, witnesses said, extending a...
Could Africa’s largest wind farm boost Kenya’s green energy plans?
Based in northern Kenya, Lake Turkana Wind Farm is now fully operational and could help the country to reach 100% green energy by 2020....
Hong Kong airport targeted for protest after ‘Baltic Chain’ link of hands
Hong Kong braced for an anti-government protest “stress test” of the airport this weekend as demonstrators joined a “Baltic Chain” link of hands on Friday...
NHC sees 40% chance of cyclone off Florida
A low pressure system east of the upper Florida Keys has a 40% chance of developing into a tropical cyclone over the next 48 hours,...
Elephants saved after getting stuck in muddy pond
Five elephants were rescued after getting trapped in a large muddy hole in Malaysia....
‘Until my last drop of blood’ tribe vows to protect Amazon
In the heart of the Amazon, the Mura indigenous people have vowed to protect their traditional land amidst threats from farmers, logging and raging fires....
Fire breaks out on 12th floor of London building near Grenfell disaster
London’s fire brigade said they are dealing with a fire on the balcony of the 12th floor of a building in West London and have...