Canada Day fireworks cancelled over air quality fears
Concerns over air pollution and starting further fires mean some displays have been called off.
2023-07-01 07:51
Smoke and heat warnings affect more than 170m in US
Scorching temperatures are expected in the US west as the East Coast grapples with wildfire smoke.
2023-06-30 21:48
Suffolk father who hunted for daughter's killer was a hero, son says
A funeral is being held for John Ward, who spent decades trying to work out who killed his daughter.
2023-06-30 13:46
Affirmative action: Supreme Court justices clash over 'colourblind' America
Liberals deliver scathing dissents after the conservative majority ends race-based college admissions.
2023-06-30 04:17
Sri Lanka: Five-day bank holiday for domestic debt restructuring
There are fears the government's plan could lead to volatility in financial markets.
2023-06-29 13:27
The Nigerian with a mission to see a bagpipe revival
Inspired by seeing a bagpipe player in his youth, Chukwu Oba Kalu wanted more Nigerians to play.
2023-06-29 09:26
Osmanabad: The tortured Indian labourers who were kept as slaves
Chained, tortured and pushed to starvation, 12 labourers from India narrate their ordeal.
2023-06-29 05:57
Donald Trump countersues writer E Jean Carroll for defamation
The former president alleges the writer falsely accused him of rape after a jury found he sexually abused her.
2023-06-28 18:24
South Koreans become a year younger under new age-counting law
Seoul scraps a centuries-old age-counting system in favour of international standards.
2023-06-28 10:26
FBI failed 'at fundamental level' before Capitol riot, Senate report claims
The FBI and other agencies failed "at a fundamental level" to assess the risk of violence, a report claims.
2023-06-27 19:56
Russia loses appeal to keep planned embassy site near Australia parliament
Canberra cancelled Moscow's lease on a plot of land near parliament citing national security risks.
2023-06-26 13:56
Hundreds of migrants rescued off Canary Islands
At least 227 migrants were saved on Thursday, Spain's officials say, a day after a deadly shipwreck.
2023-06-23 15:23