Meteo France revises June record temperature to 46 degrees Celsius
The highest temperature in France was 46 degrees Celsius on June 28 at Verargues in the south of France, meteorological service Meteo France said on...
U.S. heat wave begins with utility worker ‘army’ on, outdoor races off
A third of the U.S. population was under excessive heat warnings on Friday through the weekend as a massive heat wave broiled the eastern and...
Vietnam says Chinese vessel violated its sovereignty in South China Sea
Vietnam on Friday accused a Chinese oil survey vessel and its escorts of violating its sovereignty and demanded that China remove all of its ships...
Descendent of Arab musical legend brings nostalgia to Lebanese festival
Lebanon’s traditional summer festivals harked back to the Arab world’s musical past this year, highlighted by a performance by the great-granddaughter of the legendary 1930s...
Turkish soldier killed, six wounded in operation in Iraq’s north
A Turkish soldier was killed and six wounded on Friday in an operation in northern Iraq during clashes with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK),...
NGO says staff member, five others, missing after deadly Nigeria convoy attack
One Action Against Hunger staff member, two drivers and three other health workers are missing after an attack on a convoy in northeast Nigeria in...
Islamist militants kidnap at least one NGO worker in Nigeria, sources say
Islamist insurgents have kidnapped at least one person working for an international aid organization, Action Against Hunger, in northeastern Nigeria, sources said on Friday....
South Africa’s Ramaphosa says finding he misled parliament ‘deficient’ in fact and in law
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday the anti-corruption watchdog’s finding that he deliberately misled parliament about donations to his party election campaign was...
South Africa’s graft watchdog finds Ramaphosa deliberately misled parliament
South Africa’s anti-corruption watchdog said on Friday that President Cyril Ramaphosa had “deliberately misled” parliament about a 500,000 rand ($35,900) donation he received for his...
South Africa’s Zuma threatens ANC enemies after graft inquiry adjourns
Former South African president Jacob Zuma threatened enemies in his ruling African National Congress (ANC) party on Friday, after securing a concession on how he...