More than 50 pilot whales die after mass stranding on Scottish...
More than 50 pilot whales have died in Scotland after being stranded on a beach on the Isle of Lewis - the largest mass...
Global temperatures near record highs as US, China meet on climate
Global temperatures were soaring to historic highs as the world’s two biggest carbon emitters, the United States and China, sought on Monday to reignite...
Russian scientists warn of powerful solar flare activity on Monday
Powerful solar flare activity is forecast for Monday which may interfere with short-wave communications, Russian scientists said after three flares were observed on the...
Moscow halts grain deal after bridge to Crimea struck
Russia halted participation on Monday in the year-old UN-brokered deal which lets Ukraine export grain through the Black Sea, just hours after a blast...
Russia says Ukrainian attack on Crimea Bridge kills two
Two people were killed and their daughter was wounded on Monday in what Russia said was an Ukrainian attack on the Crimean Bridge, an...
Passenger takes control of plane, crash-lands after pilot’s medical emergency
A passenger took control of a small plane and crash-landed on an island in Massachusetts, US, after its pilot suffered a medical emergency.BOSTON -...
Black Sea grain deal in peril as deadline looms
The clock was ticking down on Monday on the deal that allows Ukraine to export its grain via the Black Sea, with the agreement...
Actress and singer Jane Birkin dies, France loses an ‘icon’
British-born actress and singer Jane Birkin, a 1960s wildchild who became a beloved figure in France, has died in Paris aged 76.By John IrishPARIS...
‘Heat storm’ stretches into southern Europe, health alerts issued
Italy issued hot weather red alerts for 16 cities on Sunday, with meteorologists warning that temperatures will hit record highs across southern Europe in...
Netanyahu ejects party activist over Holocaust mockery at judicial protest
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the ejection on Sunday of an activist from his Likud party who mocked the Holocaust while heckling anti-government...
