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GCC, Egypt and Jordan leaders meet with Sheikh Mohamed
President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Wednesday held a fraternal consultative meeting with leaders of a number of brotherly countries. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed…
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One dead, eight missing after a tanker explodes in Thailand
The Mae Klong river dockyard in Muang district, in Thailand was damaged by an oil tanker explosion Tuesday morning, leaving eight workers missing. Police were notified of the explosion…
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Nepal resort town plane crash leaves 68 dead and 4 missing
At least 68 of the 72 people aboard the plane died when it crashed into a gorge while trying to land at a newly opened airport in Nepal on Sunday. Witnesses reported hearing cries for…
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Tornado, thunderstorms kill at least 6 in Alabama
Thunderstorms and one tornado struck central Alabama on Thursday, killing at least six people. In a statement to Reuters, an Autauga County Sheriff's spokeswoman confirmed that six…
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Attack at Paris metro leaves several injured
According to reports in the French media, a number of people were injured in a stabbing incident at a Paris train station before police "rapidly neutralized" the attacker. Media reports…
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Global warming will not stop half of the glaciers from melting, a study warns
New research suggests that even at 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming above preindustrial levels, the Earth will lose nearly half of its glaciers. The shrinking Lewis glacier on Mount Kenya…
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Japanese government pays families to leave Tokyo to boost birth rates
Beginning in April, families in the Tokyo metropolitan area, including single-parent families, are eligible to receive 1 million yen ($7,700) per child if they relocate to…
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First winter storm brings snow, sleet and tornado threat to the US in 2023
A major winter storm system passed through the United States on Tuesday, dumping sleet, freezing rain, and snow across the Northern Plains and Upper Great Lakes while posing a tornado…
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Moon and Earth photos sent back by the South Korean lunar orbiter
An unmanned spacecraft from South Korea has returned images of Earth and the moon after reaching the moon's orbit last month, according to the state space research center. South Korean…
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US returns looted ancient sarcophagus to Egypt
Egyptian officials said Monday that a wooden sarcophagus on display at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences was returned to Egypt after being looted years ago. Egyptian government…
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