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Environmental group warns of more heatwaves in Beijing and floods in Shanghai as it calls for measures to mitigate risks

Calls to stop the sale and consumption of wildlife seem to have been largely ignored even as COVID-19 runs amok.

Investors sized up mixed quarterly earnings reports from big banks and major firms amid continuing inflation concerns.

Rare demonstrations spurred by a deepening economic crisis and the coronavirus pandemic rock Cuba in recent days.

NASA and the US Department of Energy awarded three $5m contracts to produce reactor-design concepts for trips to Mars.

In the US's view, those risks include China's ability to gain access to data that foreign firms store in Hong Kong.

Musk, the first witness in the case, fought with the plaintiffs’ lawyer during his eight hours on the stand.

A UN resolution condemns the continued use of enforced disappearances in the Syrian conflict.

Palestinians attend burial of Suha Jarrar, 31, as Israel bars MP Khalida Jarrar from attending her daughter's funeral.

Sacha Baron Cohen, who created and plays the character Borat, is seeking $9m from US-based Solar Therapeutics Inc.

Fourteen people remain unaccounted for after the June 24 collapse of the Champlain Towers South high-rise near Miami.

There is growing public anger in Cuba and the government is being blamed for the economic collapse.

It is not yet clear whether the vaccines can be modified or whether doing so makes commercial sense, the WSJ reported.

Angry protesters surrounded the interior minister’s residence in Beirut as explosion investigation continues to stall.

PM promises accountability after blaze kills hospitalised COVID patients for second time in less than three months.

After travelling 500,000km across China on a motorbike, Geo Gangtang finds his long-lost son in Henan province.

Reconstruction costs for the impoverished Gaza Strip are estimated to be $500m following the 11-day conflict in May.

Demonstrators demand a thorough investigation into the death of critic Nizar Banat and a date for general elections.

Banat lived the hardship of the Palestinian people and spoke with their pain, defying constant attempts to silence him.

After fleeing Texas legislature, Democrats call on President Biden, US Congress to counter state voting restrictions.

Bangladesh imposed its strictest-ever lockdown at the start of the month to tackle surge in COVID fatalities and cases.

Months after resolving a rift with its neighbours, Qatar can now establish Flight Information Region in its airspace.

Warning comes after Cuban Americans say they will take aid to Cuba in boats in support of Cuban protesters.

Penelakut Tribe in British Columbia says it found more than 160 unmarked graves in latest such discovery since May.

England's football player Tyrone Mings says Patel 'stoked the fire' with her comments about players taking the knee.

The planet is in trouble. Can international law make a difference?

Sher Bahadur Deuba, who leads the Nepali Congress party, appointed prime minister after top court reinstated parliament.

Consumer prices spiked 0.9 percent last month after rising 0.6 in May - the sharpest gain since June 2008.

A week after a deadly fire, residents of a Cypriot village face questions over farm workers' treatment.

Worst unrest in decades triggered by the jailing of South Africa’s former president Jacob Zuma.

Recent verbal and physical attacks on primarily Black Muslim women in Edmonton, Alberta draw urgent call for action.

Richard Branson beat rival Jeff Bezos into space by at least 9 days, marking the start of a new era in space tourism.

More than 30 people killed in spiralling unrest triggered by the jailing of South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma.

PAS will get 63 seats in the 101-seat parliament for four-year terms, according to the Central Election Commission.

People leave messages of support to cover racist abuse scrawled on mural to the Black player in his hometown.

Some countries are relaxing the requirement to wear a mask in public places indoors, but is it wise?

Human Rights Council approves resolution calling for 'swift withdrawal of Eritrean troops' from Ethiopian region.

Turkish wrestling fans head to Edirne province for 600-year-old championship cancelled last year due to COVID.

Sharma was the second highest run-getter for India at the 1983 cricket tournament after captain Kapil Dev.

Recent tensions exacerbated violence against women in Somalia. Only political inclusion can help improve the situation.

Australian researchers hope low-cost saliva test will replace current needle-based test for diabetes sufferers.

Teachers and schoolchildren trek for miles and climb a rock to access only internet signal available in remote village.

The UK government's refusal to condemn the booing of players who took the knee created this toxic atmosphere.

Group says 'fighting from mountains and deserts has reached the doors of cities', but it does not want to fight there.

Army deployed in two provinces to quell growing unrest after former President Jacob Zuma jailed.

Self-taught architect Govindan Gopalakrishnan claims to have built more than 100 mosques, four churches and a temple.

Turkey's Erdogan and new Israeli president Herzog speak on phone in sign of possible thaw after years of strained ties.

Defence report calls on Japanese government to pay attention to US-China tensions over Taiwan with 'a sense of crisis'.

Death sentences in the small Gulf nation have risen more than 600 percent in the past decade, new report finds.

Investors can get some clues here on where Bitcoin, which has been stuck between $30,000-$40,000 for weeks, is headed.