Thousands of protesters marched at G7 protests near the French coastal resort of Biarritz to demand action from world leaders.Protesters descended on the town of Hendaye -- on the French border with Spain -- to protest against economic and climate…

Deposed Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir is hoping to be released from jail on bail while he awaits his fate in a corruption trial that has captivated the country.Bashir, who was ousted in a military coup in April following a lengthy popular uprising,…

Officials in Russia's northern city of Arkhangelsk have acknowledged that one of the doctors who helped treat victims of a recent mysterious explosion at a military test site was found to have a radioactive isotope in his body.Despite the doctor's…

A spacecraft carrying Russia's humanoid robot failed to dock with the International Space Station on Saturday morning, Russian state news agencies reported.Fedor, also known as Skybot F-850, is a life-sized, artificially intelligent robot sent to space by Russia. It is…

Pluto was long considered our solar system's ninth planet. Although small, it orbits the sun and has the spherical shape required to be considered a planet.But today marks 13 years since Pluto received a harsh drop in status -- officially…

Earlier this month, Hong Kong's protesters brought the city's airport to a standstill. Now, as another weekend of demonstrations begins, the city's famously efficient subway has pre-emptively shuttered some of its own stations -- angering protestors in the process.Hong Kong…

"Why do you shoot the animals?" I asked through an interpreter.The Murle hunter, a semi-automatic weapon slung over his shoulder, definitely didn't appreciate my question.We were in Boma in South Sudan, close to the border of Ethiopia, some of the…

A United Kingdom consular worker who was detained in China for 15 days has returned to Hong Kong, according to his family.Simon Cheng was detained by Chinese authorities after traveling to the mainland Chinese city of Shenzhen, two weeks ago.…

North Korea fired two short-range missiles in the direction of the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea, on Saturday, according to an assessment cited by two US officials.North Korea has been launching short-range ballistic missiles regularly in…

Only beeps from medical monitoring equipment broke the silence as veterinarians harvested eggs from the last two northern white rhinos on the planet. The pressure was high because it was the first time this procedure had ever been attempted on…

Earth seems like the perfect hub for life because it's the only planet known so far to host it -- but new research suggests that other planets could have oceans that are even more hospitable, offering life that is more…

Jupiter's turbulent beauty comes from its wild atmosphere full of storms, artfully swirling clouds and big bands of color wrapping around the gas giant. But astronomers wanted to understand what's happening beneath those thick clouds to cause the storms and…

Joseph Kalu makes his way on his motorbike past the frustrated motorists blaring their car horns in the heavy traffic in Lagos, Nigeria's commercial nerve center.He is snaking his way through traffic to a hospital in Ikeja, a district in…

Has Roger Federer recovered from his Wimbledon hangover? Can Serena Williams overcome injury to clinch a record-tying 24th singles major?The US Open, the season's fourth and final major, starts August 26 at Flushing Meadows in New York. A record prize…

Russia on Friday launched a controversial floating nuclear reactor on a nearly 3,100-mile voyage across the Arctic Sea from the port of Murmansk.Loaded with nuclear fuel, the Akademik Lomonosov with three tug vessels is set to reach the port of…

The Paris prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, it confirmed on Friday.The preliminary investigation has been opened on the counts of rape and sexual assault of minors under and over 15 years of age, criminal association with…

Rescuers are continuing to search for missing passengers who were on board an Indonesian ferry that caught fire and sank Thursday evening.The MV Santika Nusantara was crossing from Surabaya on the island of Java to Banjarmasin on Borneo when the…

Protesters formed a human chain across Hong Kong Friday evening in a show of solidarity for the city's pro-democracy protest movement that continues to gain traction almost three months after it began.The action was planned to coincide with the 30th…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his military to prepare a "symmetrical response" to a recent US test of a cruise missile, the Kremlin said in a statement Friday.During a meeting of his security council, Putin said he instructed his…

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Prince William, his wife Catherine and their three children took a budget airline flight on Thursday -- just days after his brother Prince Harry and wife Meghan faced criticism for their use of private jets.The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge…

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The family of a Hong Kong citizen working for the British consulate, who has not been heard from for more than two weeks, have described reports that he was detained in China for soliciting prostitutes as a "joke."Simon Cheng, 28,…

The cracks in the relationship between South Korea and Japan are deepening -- undercutting security cooperation on North Korea and potentially handing a win to China.South Korea announced Thursday it would abandon a military intelligence sharing agreement with Japan in…

Two years ago, a chemical strike by the Syrian regime in Khan Sheikhoun killed dozens and resulted in the Trump administration carrying out airstrikes mostly targeting against Syrian airfields, a warning from the most powerful nation in the world, that…