Asia tourism industry keeps elephants in cruel conditions, rights body says
Hundreds of elephants used in Asia’s tourism industry are kept in “severely cruel” conditions, animal welfare group World Animal Protection says. Animal tourism in Asia has drawn increased scrutiny over the past…
At least 10 missing and 400,000 evacuated as heavy rain pounds Japan
At least 10 people are missing, including a child, and 400,000 have been forced from their homes after record rains battered southwestern Japan for a second day, sending rivers surging…
At least 26 dead, hospitalised in Mexico shootout: government
At least 26 people have died or been hospitalised after a shootout in the northern Mexican border state of Chihuahua, the state attorney general’s office said, as drug violence surges in one…
German police disperse G20 protest with water cannon before summit
German police have used water cannon to disperse around 500 anti-capitalist protesters overnight in the port city of Hamburg where Chancellor Angela Merkel will host leaders of the G20 leading…
North Korea says tests first ICBM; experts say Alaska within range
North Korea says it has successfully test-launched a first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which analysts said could put all of the US state of Alaska in range for the first…
Police seize servers of Ukrainian software firm after cyber attack
Ukrainian police have seized the servers of an accounting software firm suspected of spreading a malware virus which crippled computer systems at major companies around the world last week, a…
Tennis: Last thing Djokovic needs is a break, says coach Agassi
Andre Agassi has big plans for Novak Djokovic as he looks to steer him back toward his best tennis but there is one thing he won’t be advocating – a…
Details of first Putin-Trump meeting not yet settled: Kremlin
Russia and the United States are still discussing the timing of the first face-to-face encounter between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, expected to take place at a G20 summit in…
Tour bus bursts into flames after collision in Germany; 18 killed
Eighteen people have been killed after a tour bus burst into flames and collided with a lorry on a motorway in the German state of Bavaria, police said. Thirty people…
British police seize dozens of handguns at Channel Tunnel in biggest ever haul
British authorities have seized dozens of handguns at a border check on the French side of the Channel Tunnel in the largest such haul on record, police said. The 79…
