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Ten missing after migrant boat capsizes off Indonesia
The wooden vessel, which was bound for neighbouring Malaysia, began taking on water when it was inundated by high waves on Tuesday evening.
Ten people were missing after a boat carrying 20 migrant workers capsized off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island, a search and rescue official said Thursday.
Sparks fly as Trump impeachment trial opens
‘The Senate GOP Leader has chosen a cover-up for the President, rather than honor his oath to the Constitution,’ House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a statement.
Prince Harry starts new life with Meghan in Canada
Prince Harry was spending the first full day of his new life in Canada on Tuesday after jetting in from Britain to join his wife Meghan following their shock exit from their royal roles.
Trump rejects climate ‘prophets of doom’ as Thunberg warns Davos
Thunberg was in the audience in the Swiss Alps to hear a typically bullish speech by Trump, delivered just before the start of his Senate impeachment trial in Washington.
What we know so far about the new China virus
A new SARS-like virus has killed six people in China and infected nearly 300 others.
Iran confirms two missiles fired at Ukraine airliner
Iran has confirmed two missiles were fired at a Ukrainian airliner brought down this month, in a catastrophic error that killed all 176 people on board and sparked angry protests.
Thunberg, Trump to offer competing visions at climate-focused Davos
The starkly opposed visions of US President Donald Trump and Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg on climate change will clash in Davos on Tuesday as the World Economic Forum tries to face up to the perils of global warming on its 50th meeting.
Prince Harry focuses on Africa after ‘sadness’ of royal split
An aide said the people, culture, wildlife of Africa were a daily source of inspiration and motivation for the prince.
London neighbours spend more than R370K in legal battle over cat
A dispute between neighbours over a wandering pedigree cat led to court action costing tens of thousands of pounds in legal fees, British media reported on Friday.
Moody’s downgrades Hong Kong, blames government protest response
It described the government’s response to demands for greater political freedoms – and sky-high living costs – as ‘notably slow, tentative and inconclusive’.
Dust storms and giant hail batter bushfire-weary Australia
‘Apocalyptic’ weather conditions, from hail to massive walls of dust, with authorities warning that the bushfire season still has weeks to run.
Trump and Thunberg face off as Davos warms to climate action
On Friday, the young activist joined a climate protest in the Swiss city of Lausanne featuring placards like ‘Wake Up and Smell the Bushfires!’.
Fiji cyclone leaves two missing, 119 in emergency shelter
The pair were attempting to swim across a flooded river when they were caught in the strong currents.
Rain brings joy for Australian firefighters, farmers
With huge tracts of their habitats destroyed, environmental groups have warned the blazes could drive many species to extinction.
5.3 magnitude earthquake hits southern Mexico
State governor Alejandro Murat said that security protocols had been activated in the earthquake’s wake.
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