At least eight people died during a failed attempt to cross the English Channel from northern France, French maritime authorities said Sunday. The tragedy occurred Saturday just before midnight when authorities spotted a boat, carrying dozens, in distress near a beach in the northern town of Ambleteuse. A French rescue…
An environmental activist who protested mining and hydro-electric projects in northern Honduras in an effort to preserve tropical forests and rivers…
At least 274 inmates have escaped from a prison in Nigeria’s Borno state following heavy flooding, the Nigerian Correctional…
In recent years, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been signalling its intent to become a major player in…
A pastor who the United States says was wrongfully detained in a Chinese prison for nearly two decades has…
Germany has begun new controls at all of its land borders as part of a crackdown on migration, placing…
Shanghai was brought to a standstill on Monday morning by what authorities say was the strongest typhoon to directly…
Venezuela says it has seized 400 US rifles and arrested foreigners – Americans among them – who it claims…
At least two people have been killed and 29 injured in a train collision in Egypt, the country’s health…