In the dense eucalyptus forests of Australia, deadheads forage leaves and wriggle their bodies around. No, these aren't Grateful Dead fanatics stranded since the psychedelic shows of the 1970s.Native to Australia, Uraba lugens is a strange caterpillar that stacks its…

French President Emmanuel Macron will bring together world leaders via video on Sunday to pledge aid to help Lebanon rebuild after the devastating explosion that ripped through its capital, Beirut, five days ago.US President Donald Trump is expected to join…

The main opposition candidate in Belarus' Sunday presidential election went into hiding the night before challenging longtime leader Alexander Lukashenko, who is seeking his sixth term.Svetlana Tikhanovskaya's campaign said she fled her apartment due to safety reasons after police detained…

A horrifying moment in the Covid-19 pandemic hit Italy on March 27, 2020, when the civil protection authorities announced that 969 people had died in just 24 hours. In the weeks before that, images of coffins stacked up in church…

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On a sunny autumn afternoon, two wizards in long, black robes and pointed hats sat down for coffee in one of New Zealand's biggest cities.It wasn't Halloween, and they weren't on their way to a costume party. And while they…

Brazil surpassed 100,000 deaths from Covid-19 on Saturday as cases exceeded 3 million, according to the latest numbers by the country's Health Ministry.The fatalities milestone comes less than five months after Brazil recorded its first Covid-19-related death.The ministry said 100,477…

Lebanese security forces have fired several rounds of tear gas at anti-government protesters who are on the streets of central Beirut demanding accountability after Tuesday's blast which ripped through the city.Thousands of demonstrators poured into Beirut's Martyr's Square calling for…

Mauritius is facing a "state of environmental emergency" after a wrecked ship began breaking up, spilling oil into the Indian Ocean.The vessel ran aground at Pointe d'Esny on the east of the island nation in late July, according to local…

Four children have been identified among the 16 passengers who died when an Air India Express flight crashed Friday in the southern Indian state of Kerala, an official said.All sixteen were residents of Kerala, according to K Gopalakrishnan, a senior…

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On a winter's day in 1985, a one-time Indian prince was killed by police in a bustling Rajasthan market.For decades, the police officers on duty and the former royal's relatives couldn't agree on what had happened that day to a…

Ayumi Sato is trying to be careful. But she's had enough. Lockdown fatigue is setting in for Sato, a 34-year-old stock trader who lives in Tokyo, and she's not alone.There's a tinge of defiance throughout the Japanese capital, where many…

If you ask Edmond Khnaisser to summarize the birth of his son, he'd tell you it was an adrenaline rush. And not because baby George is his firstborn, but because his son was born just moments after the massive Beirut…

More than one million people in Africa have been infected with the novel coronavirus but health experts say the numbers do not give a "full picture" of the outbreak on the continent.As of early Friday morning, Africa had recorded a…

The original buyers of the ammonium nitrate that was left at Beirut's port have told CNN that it had been bought for use in mining.Fábrica de Explosivos Moçambique (FEM), a Mozambican explosives manufacturing company, told CNN that they were the…

As a grieving Beirut rebuilds its homes, businesses and lives, some Good Samaritans are making sure that one group of vulnerable residents are not forgotten.More than 190 volunteers have been scouring the streets of the blast-damaged city for lost pets.They…

An Air India Express flight has skidded off the runway while landing at Calicut International Airport, in the South Indian state of Kerala, CNN News 18 reports.This is a breaking story, more to follow.

More than 19 million people around the world have now been infected with the coronavirus, and 715,024 have died. The number of new daily cases has topped 200,000 -- a level not seen before July -- for 23 days in…

Italy, the first Covid-19 epicenter outside of China, has used an aggressive testing regime and face coverings to beat back a second wave of the pandemic so far. But as the nation's children prepare to return to the classroom, many…

China's attempts to change the status quo in the South China Sea by force risks provoking a stern response from the international community, Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono told CNN in an exclusive interview Friday."Anyone who is trying to change…

A Canadian citizen in China has been sentenced to death for transporting and manufacturing illegal substances, a Chinese court announced Friday.The Intermediate People's Court of Foshan City in Guangdong Province said Ye Jianhui was given the death sentence for "for…

A barrage of online abuse directed at a South Korean lawmaker over her choice of attire has sparked a debate in the East Asian nation, where women have long complained about sexism and a patriarchal culture.The look in question? A…

India has recorded more than 2 million total coronavirus cases, only three weeks after announcing it had hit 1 million confirmed infections, as the country's healthcare systems buckle under the pressure of the escalating pandemic.On Friday, India's Ministry of Health…