A French court has found 18 people guilty in a major people-smuggling trial that has shed light on the often deadly business of transporting migrants and refugees on small boats…
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Nepal: Top Slovak mountain climber falls to his death while descending Himalayan mountain
A leading Slovak mountain climber has died while descending a 7,234m (23,730ft) peak in Nepal, after completing the rare feat of scaling the mountain’s perilous eastern face. Ondrej Huserka fell…
India: Bus crashes into a gorge leaving 26 dead
A poorly maintained and overcrowded bus veered off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Almora district, Uttarakhand, India on Monday, resulting in the deaths of at least…
Serbia: Railway station canopy collapse leaves eight dead
Eight people have died after a concrete canopy at a railway station in northern Serbia collapsed, the country’s Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said. People were sitting on benches under the…
Japan: Cyclists on phones face jail under new laws
Cyclists using a mobile phone while riding in Japan could face up to six months jail under strict new rules introduced Friday. Those who breach the revised road traffic law…
Canada: Authorities bank on overseas tourists to visit
Canada has launched a new drive to get more overseas tourists to visit the country. Yet staffing shortages, wildfires and a spat with China will not make the task easy.…
Taiwan: Typhoon Kong-rey halts business and flights
Typhoon Kong-rey, the biggest typhoon to directly hit Taiwan in nearly 30 years, has made landfall on the island’s eastern coast. Schools and workplaces across Taiwan were closed on Thursday…
Argentina: 10-storey hotel collapses trapping people under debris
Rescue workers in Argentina were scrambling to reach people trapped under debris after a hotel collapsed, with one person confirmed dead.The 10-storey Dubrovnik hotel, in the coastal city of Villa…
Australia: PM Albanese accused of seeking personal flight upgrades from Qantas CEO
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been accused of asking for free personal flight upgrades directly from the former CEO of national carrier Qantas. A new book by Australian journalist…
Mexico: PhD student accidentaly discovers ancient Mayan city
A huge Maya city has been discovered centuries after it disappeared under jungle canopy in Mexico.Archaeologists found pyramids, sports fields, causeways connecting districts and amphitheatres in the southeastern state of…