Torrential rains and unabated construction are frequently triggering disasters in India's Himalayan region. But an unusual increase in rainfall is making the terrain even more dangerous. Landslides and flash floods have already k...
Cathay Pacific Airways has fired three flight attendants after a complaint that they had discriminated against non-English speaking passengers. They were sacked after an audio clip of the cabin crew apparently mocking passengers went vira...
One of Twitter's most important charity partners says it is considering ending its relationship with the platform because of recent policy changes. Anti-Defamation League (ADL) says Elon Musk's surprise move to reinstate former President...
Binge This!: Marvel's 'Black Widow' is out now in theaters and Disney+...
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China's Great Wall: How technology is helping to restore it. The Jiankou section of the wall ribbons over top mountains for 20km (Credit: Amanda Ruggeri) Built in the 1500s and early 1600s, the Jiankou section was left u...
The annual festival, in China's north-east Heilongjiang province, is one of the biggest ice and snow festivals in the world. Visitors were treated to a towering frozen ice palace. There was even an ice steam ...
A rare albino Panda has been spotted in the wild in China. Experts have issued what they say is the first photo of the bear in Wolong nature reserve in Sichuan province. An infra-red camera spotted the animal in the forest and Duan Zhaogang...
Three people have died in a plane crash in Nepal, at what is regarded as one of the world's most dangerous airports. The plane veered off the runway and hit a stationary helicopter at Lukla Airport, the main gateway to the Everest region. T...
The United States is offering a reward of up to $1m (£750,000) for information about one of the sons of the late al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden. Hamza Bin Laden is emerging as a leader of the Islamist militant group, officials say. H...
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The cabinet will discuss whether the government should ramp up preparations for a no-deal Brexit when it meets later this morning. It comes after Theresa May said MPs would not vote on her Brexit deal until the third week in January. Labour...
Mega Millions and Powerball have combined jackpot of more than $1 billion...
Chinese film star Fan Bingbing has been ranked last in a report judging A-list celebrities on how \\\\"socially responsible\\\\" they are, fuelling further speculation about the whereabouts of the actress, who has not been seen in public for more t...
Chinese social media users are questioning the whereabouts of one of China's biggest film stars. Fan Bingbing is one of the world's highest paid actors, but media reports in the country say that she hasn't been seen in public since 1 July&...
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North Korea's dangerous missile landing...
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Scenes of quiet mourning commemorated Monday's deadly subway bombing in St. Petersburg today as family and friends remembered the 14 people killed and the 60 injured. Police named 22 year-old Akbarjon Djalilov, who they believe detonated a b...
The US and UK are banning laptops from cabin baggage on flights from certain countries in the Middle East and North Africa, as well as Turkey. The US ban on electronic devices larger than a smartphone is being imposed as an anti-terrorist pr...