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Indian filmmaker Anuparna Roy: blocked at home, feted in Europe
Independent Indian filmmaker Anuparna Roy, whose first film won a top prize at the Venice Film Festival last year, told AFP that it had been blocked by censors and would not be shown in her home country.
Hong Kong to sentence Tiananmen vigil activists for subversion
A Hong Kong court is expected to issue sentences on Friday against three activists who organised vigils marking China's deadly Tiananmen crackdown, after they were found guilty of inciting "subversion".
Ex-president Bush remembers 9/11 through exhibit of his art
Twenty-five years after the September 11, 2001 attacks that would define his presidency, George W. Bush, now an avid painter, is displaying 16 pieces of art inspired by the tragic events.
What to know about Trump's $5,000 'dividend' pledge
President Donald Trump has promised $5,000 to every American adult if Republicans retain control of the House of Representatives and the Senate in the November midterm elections.
DR Congo school fire leaves at least 14 children dead
A fire broke out Thursday in a school in the eastern DR Congo city of Bukavu, causing a stampede that killed at least 14 children, local and health sources said.
Sri Lanka court revokes monk's pardon, orders return to prison
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court overturned Thursday a presidential pardon granted to a hardline Buddhist monk and ordered him to serve the remainder of a six-year prison sentence for intimidating the wife of a missing cartoonist.
Portugal harvests grapes at night to beat the heat
Equipped with headlamps and pruning shears, a team of farm workers navigate pitch-black darkness during a nocturnal grape harvest that shields them from Portugal's increasingly oppressive summer heat.
Philippine ferry fire kills 5, dozens missing
At least five people were killed and 86 remain missing after a fire erupted aboard a ferry near a tourist hotspot in the Philippine province of Palawan, the coast guard said Thursday.
Online and undercover: saving trafficked wildlife in Thailand
Nawee Changpirom has spent years working to rescue trafficked wildlife in Thailand, but even he can sometimes hardly believe the creatures he has found: leopards, hornbills, and once an anteater.
Rubio defends anti-drug boat strikes, warns of cartel 'cancer'
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended controversial strikes on suspected drug-trafficking boats during a visit to Ecuador on Wednesday, arguing Latin American cartels would "eat these countries alive" if left unchecked.
Surmodics Opens Medical Device Coating Capabilities in Ireland
The Galway Facility Brings Nearly 50 Years of Coating Expertise, Cleanroom Coating Services and Analytical Testing Closer to Medical Device Manufacturers Across Ireland and Europe
Cyberattack ruled out in UK air traffic glitch that hit hundreds of flights
UK air travellers faced more misery Wednesday with nearly 400 flights scrapped across the country, as Britain's air traffic control service scrambled to recover from a technical glitch which it ruled out as a cyberattack.
Rubio pushes anti-drug fight in Ecuador
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Ecuador Wednesday to press the fight against "narco-terrorists" who have transformed the country into one of Latin America's most violent.
Rubio pushes extraditions, anti-drug fight in Ecuador
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Ecuador Wednesday to press the fight against "narco-terrorists" who have transformed the country into one of Latin America's most violent.
Israeli settlement winemaker defiant after UK-led trade sanctions
Britain has said it will have nothing more from Israeli settlement businesses like Psagot winery in the occupied West Bank. But on Wednesday, as the clink of bottles mingled with chatter from customers, some armed with automatic weapons, the owners were defiant.
EU helps cities tighten screws on Airbnb, holiday rentals
European cities will gain more leeway to curb short-term rentals such as Airbnb under plans aimed at bringing down housing costs in tourism hotspots put forward by the EU Wednesday.
EU to help cities tighten screws on Airbnb, holiday rentals
European cities will gain more leeway to curb short-term rentals such as Airbnb under plans to bring down housing costs in tourism hotspots that the European Union is to unveil Wednesday.
Australian World Cup star Volpato fined over positive cocaine test
Australian World Cup star Cristian Volpato has been fined after failing a roadside test for cocaine, police and media reports said Wednesday.
'Hell': Father of surfers killed in Mexico testifies at trial
The father of two Australian surfers killed in Mexico two years ago testified in court Tuesday that his life had been turned into hell, as the high-profile trial continued into its second day.
Global Study: Nursing Shortages Require Workforce Policy Solutions, Not Recruitment Campaigns Alone
Why people choose nursing, and why they leave, comes down to the same factors
Hong Kong's first post-colonial leader Tung Chee-hwa dies aged 89
Hong Kong's first post-colonial leader Tung Chee-hwa has died aged 89, his office said Wednesday.
NY failed to disclose what it knew on 'toxic air' after 9/11
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Tuesday the release of tens of thousands of documents showing the city did not disclose all it knew about air toxicity after 9/11.
French police hunt Renoir thieves after lightning museum heist
French police on Tuesday hunted for two thieves who escaped with two Renoir paintings from a museum, after abandoning two others as they fled, in a burglary that reignited concerns about the protection of France's cultural heritage.
Argentina files lawsuit against oil firms operating off Falklands
Argentina has announced legal action against companies with links to an Israeli-British oil project near the Falkland Islands, as Buenos Aires escalates its claim over the disputed territory.
Trial opens in France over deadliest Channel migrant crossing disaster
Fourteen people suspected of links to trafficking networks went on trial in France on Tuesday over the loss of at least 31 people including a seven-year-old child in the Channel in 2021, the deadliest accident involving asylum seekers trying to reach the English coast.
Flights resume gradually in Indonesia after volcanic eruption
Major airports in Indonesia reopened on Tuesday days after a volcanic eruption had grounded flights, with authorities saying normal operations would resume gradually.
France tries 14 over deadliest Channel migrant crossing disaster
Fourteen people are to go on trial in France on Tuesday over the loss of 31 people including a seven-year-old child in 2021, in the deadliest small-boat crossing accident recorded in the Channel.
'The ber months': Christmas arrives early in the Philippines
At a city block-sized market in the Philippine capital, a platoon of plastic Santa Claus figures parachute from the ceiling of a shop already stacked high with Christmas decor despite the holiday being fully four months away.
TripGift Launches Its Next-Generation Global Travel Value Platform
The 103-currency platform brings together global travel gift cards, rewards, incentives, programmable promotional vouchers and travel redemption across more than 180 countries.
Flight data recorders recovered from Amazon cargo plane crash
Officials have recovered the flight data recorders from an Amazon cargo plane that overran the runway in Miami and slammed into two vehicles, killing five people, authorities said Monday.
Jakarta airport and others reopen after volcanic ash crisis
Indonesia's main airport and several other air travel hubs reopened early Tuesday after days of closure due to ash from a volcanic eruption, the Transport Ministry said.
Tokyo's Shinjuku to ban more than half of vacation rentals
Tokyo tourist hotspot Shinjuku will impose a ban on more than half of its holiday rentals including homes on Airbnb, an official said Monday, after a surge in complaints about visitors.