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Thai Prime Minister pledges urgent action to safeguard tourism standing

Australian volunteer firefighter charged with lighting bushfires

Police in fire-ravaged Australia on Wednesday charged a volunteer firefighter with arson, alleging he lit seven blazes before returning to help colleagues extinguish them.

UK more regionally imbalanced than comparable nations: report

Britain is a more regionally-imbalanced country than any comparable advanced economy, a report said Wednesday, highlighting vast disparities between London and the rest of the nation.

Incoming EU chief's team faces final vote

After much wrangling, the executive team of incoming European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will be put to final vote. — AFP Photo

Next phase of Trump impeachment hearings set for December 4

The House Judiciary Committee said Tuesday it would begin hearings on December 4 in the next phase of the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump, inviting the US president and his lawyer to attend.

China summons US ambassador over Hong Kong rights bill

China has summoned the US ambassador to demand that United States scrap legislation backing Hong Kong's democratic movement, or "bear all the consequences", the foreign ministry said Tuesday.

Bolivia gets back to normal after weeks of unrest

Bolivia slowly resumed normal activities on Monday, with schools and businesses reopening after weeks of disruptive protests, as the country prepares for new elections without ex-president Evo Morales.

Canada must pay up for military sexual assault victims

Canada must pay almost a billion dollars in settlements to hundreds of military victims of sexual harassment, sexual assault and gender-based discrimination, a federal court ruled Monday.

In violent protest, Mexican women demand action on femicide, rape

Demonstrators smashed windows, spray-painted monuments and clashed with riot police Monday on Mexico City's main avenue to protest Mexican authorities' failure to stop a spiral of violence against women.

Court says White House must comply with impeachment subpoenas

A US appeals court judge ruled Monday that President Donald Trump's top aides must comply with subpoenas issued by the impeachment investigation against him.

Pompeii's grand baths unveiled, with hidden tragedy

Magnificent thermal baths designed to be the jewel of Pompeii but destroyed by a volcanic eruption before they could be completed opened to visitors for the first time on Monday after a painstaking excavation.

Venetians protest over flooding, cruise ships

Thousands of Venetians took to the streets of the Renaissance city on Sunday to vent anger over frequent flooding and the impact of giant cruise ships.

Hezbollah supporters attack Lebanon anti-graft protesters

Supporters of the Hezbollah and Amal movements attacked Lebanese anti-government protesters in Beirut on Monday, with army reinforcements intervening to diffuse tensions.

Trump fires US navy chief over handling of SEAL case

The chief of the US Navy on Sunday criticised Donald Trump after being sacked in a dispute over an elite SEAL commando whose demotion for misconduct was reversed by the president.

Merkel's conservatives gather for stormy congress

Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) open their two-day party conference on Friday amid mutinous grumblings over the leadership of party chairman Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer.

Trump conduct worse than Nixon's: Democratic impeachment head

Donald Trump's conduct with Ukraine was far worse than the behavior that led to Richard Nixon's downfall, the head of the congressional impeachment probe said on Thursday as he summed up the case for the US president's removal.

General strike as thousands protest Colombia's government

Tens of thousands of Colombians took to the streets of the capital Bogota on Thursday amid a general strike to protest the policies of President Ivan Duque's right-wing government.

Greta Thunberg awarded international children's peace prize

Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg was awarded an international children's peace prize on Wednesday, for her work in the struggle against climate change which has resonated with schoolchildren across the world.

Canada's Trudeau unveils domestically-focused cabinet

Canada's Justin Trudeau unveiled an inward-looking cabinet on Wednesday, with rising star Chrystia Freeland swapping foreign affairs for a new role healing the country's internal divisions.

Five dead in Sicily firework depot explosion

Five people died on Wednesday as a result of two explosions at a fireworks factory in Sicily, firefighters and police said after the incident at the family-run firm.

Bushfire threat spreads in Australia as smoke chokes Sydney

The fire danger was elevated across wider swathes of southern Australia on Thursday, with residents warned to avoid at-risk areas as smoke from bushfires choked Sydney and other major cities.