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U.S. farmers see another bleak year despite hopeful Phase 1 trade deal

Across snow-covered North Dakota, U.S. farmers are stuck with fields full of weather-damaged corn —...

Australia's National Gallery shuts to protect Matisse, Picasso works from smoke

The quality of air in Australia’s capital was the worst of any major city in...

Pompeo meets Saudi deputy defence chief as fears over US-Iran escalation mount

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Saudi deputy defence minister Khalid bin Salman...

Bushfire smoke from Australia covers sky of New Zealand's Auckland

The heavy smoke from devastating Australian bushfires cloaked Auckland, turning the city's skyline into eerie...

Drunk driver kills 6 German tourists in Italy

A drunk driver ploughed into pedestrians in an Italian Alpine village on Sunday, killing six...

Iraq parliament demands US troop ouster after Soleimani killing

Pressure against the US in Iraq ramped up on Sunday (Jan 5), as rockets hit...

Mexico City goes back to the future with plastic bag ban

Mexico City’s new ban on plastic bags has inspired visions of a journey back in...

What’s next after killing of top general?

The unprecedented killing of Iran’s top general in a U.S. airstrike in Iraq has sent...

Twice the size of Belgium: The scale of Australia's bushfire disaster

Skies turned black and ash rained down as fires raged across southeastern Australia on Saturday...

'Death to America', chants tens of thousands of Iraqis at Soleimani funeral march

Tens of thousands of Iraqis, many chanting "Death to America", Saturday mourned a top Iranian...

Jakarta flooding deaths rise to 53

Nearly 175,000 people remain displaced in Jakarta and nearby towns, after flash floods and landslides...

Trump: 52 Iran targets lined up, one for every American hostage taken in 1979

US president Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Iran on Saturday, threatening to hit...

US Senate in stalemate over how to proceed with Trump impeachment trial

The US Senate remained at a stalemate on Friday (Jan 3) over how to proceed...

Australian Navy begins mass evacuations for new fire threat

The Australian Navy on Friday began evacuating around 1,000 people stranded on the east coast...

Trump ordered killing of Soleimani to protect US personnel abroad: Pentagon

President Donald Trump ordered for the US airstrike in Iraq that killed General Qasem Soleimani,...

Opera’s sex abuse issue coming to light

The year 2019 was a tumultuous one in the opera world, a year in which...