Heavy rains, landslides kill 19 in India’s Kerala
Worst-hit districts of Kottayam and Idukki suffer deadly mudslides as torrential rains swept through villages.
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Sri Lankan fishermen launch flotilla protesting Indian poaching
Boats flying black flags and carrying opposition legislators demand that government block Indian trawlers.
Coalition ‘kills 160’ Yemen rebels as Marib battle intensifies
Saudi-led coalition says it has killed scores of Houthi rebels in air raids as warring sides battle near strategic city.
Erdogan says Turkey in talks with US on sale of F-16 fighter jets
Turkish president says the US proposed the sale of F-16 fighter jets in return for its investment in the F-35 programme.
No end in sight to La Palma volcanic eruption: Canaries president
Streams of lava have lain waste to more than 742 hectares of land and destroyed almost 2,000 buildings on La Palma.
Iranian warship fends off pirate attack in Gulf of Aden
Pirates on five boats attacked two Iranian oil tankers but were repelled by army vessels, authorities said.
Russian filmmakers land after shoot on board space station
The capsule, carrying actor Yulia Peresild, director Klim Shipenko and cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy landed in Kazakhstan.
Social distancing at Mecca’s Grand Mosque dropped
While social distancing measures were lifted, Saudi authorities said pilgrims must be vaccinated and wear face masks.
Gordon Brown calls for airlift of 240 million COVID-19 vaccines
WHO adviser urges rich countries to send vaccines to low-income nations this month to save tens of thousands of lives.
After lengthy COVID-19 lockdowns, a weary world is ready to dance
From Buenos Aires, Argentina to South Africa's Soweto, dancers around the world are letting loose.
Afghanistan: Mass funeral for victims of Kandahar mosque attack
Relatives laid the bodies of the victims to rest and called on the Taliban to protect them.
China tested new space capability with hypersonic missile: Report
Financial Times says launch of nuclear-capable missile in August took US intelligence by surprise.
17 US missionaries, including children, kidnapped in Haiti
Group was leaving an orphanage in Port-au-prince when they were abducted, say media reports.
Australia’s Melbourne set to end world’s longest lockdowns
When Melbourne's lockdown ends this week, it will have been under six lockdowns totalling 262 days since March 2020.
Alex Saab: Venezuela halts talks after US extradites Maduro ally
Alex Saab, who was arrested in Cape Verde last year, was extradited to the US to face money laundering charges.
Thousands protest in DR Congo to demand neutral poll body
Demonstrations were sparked by concerns over the independence of the electoral commission.
Syrian government shelling of rebel-held Idlib kills 4
Attacks come after repeated violations of a truce reached in March last year.
Macron decries ‘inexcusable’ Algerian protest massacre in Paris
France's president told relatives on the 60th anniversary of the 1961 protest by Algerians that 'crimes' were committed.
Neglect of Palestinians in Israel fuels killing spree
The Palestinian community in Israel has fallen victim to a murder rate two times higher than Jewish areas.
Tens of thousands demonstrate in Rome against fascism
Protest comes a week after extreme right-wing supporters broke into the headquarters of Italy's labour confederation.