Wild winds ground flights in Australia, falling tree kills woman
Major airports at Australia’s two largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne, canceled flights on Friday as damaging winds swept southeastern states, killing one woman, destroying roofs...
India plans to ease Kashmir curbs for Friday prayers: media
Authorities plan to relax curbs in India’s Muslim-majority state of Jammu and Kashmir to allow people to offer Friday prayers, media said, as a five-day...
Crop invaders: China’s small farmers struggle to defeat armyworm
Yan Wenliu leans on the side of his cart as he prepares to leave his sugarcane field in Southwest China, bewildered by the formidable new...
AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso helps lung cancer patients live longer: study
AstraZeneca Plc said on Friday a late-stage study showed its top-selling drug, Tagrisso, had significantly helped patients with a type of lung cancer live longer...
Torrential rains cause flooding, evacuations in southern India
Torrential monsoon rains in the southern Indian state of Kerala caused a major landslide and flooding that has cut off some areas, forcing the evacuation...
Heatwave caused nearly 400 more deaths in Netherlands: stats agency
Almost 400 people more died in the Netherlands during Europe’s recent record-breaking heatwave than in a regular summer week, Dutch national statistics agency CBS said...
Japan weather bureau says 60% chance of no El Nino, La Nina this year
Japan’s weather bureau said on Friday there is a 60% chance there will be no El Nino or La Nina from now through the northern...
Neymar rape case dropped by prosecutors
Brazilian prosecutors are dropping a rape case against soccer star Neymar, likely bringing an end to the most serious of charges against the Paris Saint-Germain...
Explosions rock Turkish ammunition depot near Syria, no casualties: NTV
A series of explosions rocked an ammunition depot in Turkey’s Hatay province, near the Syrian border, early on Friday and nearby homes were evacuated but...
Scores from Mexico, Guatemala detained in Mississippi raids
The governments of Guatemala and Mexico said on Thursday that between them, almost 300 of their citizens had been detained in the southern U.S. state...