Niamey (Niger): Tensions are escalating between Niger's new military regime and the West African regional bloc that has ordered the deployment of troops to restore Niger's flailing democracy. The ECOWAS...

Wailuku (US): Thousands of Hawaii residents raced to escape homes on Maui as blazes swept across the island, destroying parts of a centuries-old town and killing at least 36 people...

Washington: In a sign of growing strains between the world's two biggest powers, President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday that would block and regulate high-tech US-based investments...

  Taipei, Aug 10 (AP) China sent navy ships and a large group of fighter jets toward Taiwan, continuing its military pressure on the island, Taiwan's defense ministry said Thursday....

Tokyo:  Nagasaki marked the 78th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the city Wednesday with the mayor urging world powers to abolish nuclear weapons, saying nuclear deterrence also increases...

Niamey (Niger): The military junta that seized power in Niger two weeks ago has appointed new cabinet ministers and barred most international meditators from the country as it works to...

Tallinn (Estonia): An explosion on Wednesday on the grounds a factory north of Moscow that makes optical equipment for Russia's security forces injured 45 people, six of them severely, officials...

Niamey (Niger):  Niger's military junta has refused the latest diplomatic attempt to reinstall the ousted president, rejecting a proposed visit by representatives of the West African regional bloc, the African...

Washington: Thousands of US flights were cancelled or delayed Monday as forecasts warned of destructively strong storms, including tornadoes, hail and lightning, and residents were warned to stay indoors and...

Brussels: Now that July's sizzling numbers are all in, the European climate monitoring organisation made it official: July 2023 was Earth's hottest month on record by a wide margin. July's...