Two giant pandas explore new home, feast on bamboo at Berlin zoo
BERLIN, June 27 (Reuters) – Two giant pandas set to become the star attractions at the Berlin zoo are exploring their new living quarters and enjoying their favourite meal of…
In victory for Trump, US Supreme Court revives his travel ban
The US Supreme Court has handed a victory to President Donald Trump by reviving parts of his travel ban on people from six Muslim-majority countries and refugees and agreeing to…
At platform 9-3/4, Harry Potter fans mark 20 years of magic
Twenty years to the day after the first book in the Harry Potter series was published, fans have gathered online and in the real world to express their enduring love for…
Burn victims overwhelm Pakistani hospitals after tanker fire kills 146
Pakistani hospitals have struggled to treat scores of severely burned victims of a fuel tanker explosion that killed at least 146 people, as Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif flew back from…
Firefighters battle flames near Spanish lynx wildlife reserve
Firefighters have battled to control a forest fire near the Donana wildlife reserve in southern Spain that forced the evacuation of 2,000 people and the removal of endangered Iberian lynx…
Sixty high-rise buildings fail safety tests after London fire-UK government
Sixty high-rise buildings have failed safety tests carried out after a fire killed at least 79 people in London earlier this month, the British government said. British officials are conducting…
Istanbul police enforce ban on gay, transgender pride march
Turkish police have deployed in central Istanbul to enforce a ban on the city’s annual gay and transgender pride march, blocking off a main street and dispersing groups of demonstrators…
Hopes fade in China as more landslide victims found with over 100 missing
Rescue workers in China have pulled more bodies out of piles of rock and mud as they searched for more than 100 people still missing a day after a landslide…
On Korean War anniversary, South urges North to end weapons development
South Korea has marked the anniversary of the start of the 1950-53 Korean War with a call for the North to halt development of its missiles and nuclear programs. “The…
Landslide buries mountain village in SW China, fears for 141 people
Fears have grown for 141 people missing in China after a landslide buried their mountain village in southwestern Sichuan province, with reports that only three survivors had been pulled out…
