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Nearly 350,000 people in Tigray, Ethiopia in famine conditions

Click arrows to view gallery The most extreme warning of of food insecurity - Catastrophe (IPC Phase 5) - was issued Thursday after UN agencies and aid groups concluded tha

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Africa's COVID-19 infections reach 4,925,978

The number of COVID-19 infections in Africa reached 4,925,978 on Monday as various amid a World Health Organization (WHO) warning that the continent's healthcare systems are "far from ready" to co

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Malaysia approves clinical trial of inactivated vaccine made by China

FILE PHOTO: A medical worker draws a dose of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine into a syringe during a vaccination campaign in Putrajaya, Malaysia. /VCG Malaysia on Saturday announced that it had

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Nigeria suspends Twitter's operations indefinitely

Nigerian government on Friday suspended the operations of Twitter, two days after it accused the U.S. social networking company of double standards and supporting the secessionists in the west Africa

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Congolese residents flee Goma amid warning of second volcanic eruption

01:00 Less than a week after Mount Nyiragongo's deadly eruption, officials are warning that magma has been detected underneath the city of Goma and that another eruption could happen an

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'Irresponsible' Bitcoin poster ads banned by regulator

The ASA said the posters advertising cryptocurrency platform Luno suggested investing in the asset was straightforward and easy.

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Around 200 elephants stray from national park in Tanzania

Tanzanian authorities on May 23 issued a warning to villages adjacent to the Nyerere National Park saying at least 200 elephants have strayed from the park.Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism

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What does Taipei look like under the COVID-19 level-three alert?

04:41 Taiwanregionis now under a level-three alert, its second-highest warning. The island reported 286 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, with the number of cases ri

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Moscow Will Take Steps to Respond to Diplomat Expulsion From North Macedonia

The expulsion of a Russian diplomat from North Macedonia will certainly affect the bilateral relations, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday, warning that it w

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5.1 magnitude quake hits 43 km NW of Colonia Dora, Argentina: USGS

FILE PHOTO: A seismograph used to used to detect and record earthquakes. /VCG An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 43 km northwest of Colonia Dora, Argentina at 15:06:54 GMT on Wednesd

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4 rockets launched from Lebanon to Israel: Lebanese security sources

Four rockets were launched from southern Lebanon towards Israel on Wednesday, Reuters reported citing Lebanese security sources.The rockets were fired from near Seddiqine, a village in the region of

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Nonprofit group bankrolled large portion of Michigan governor's use of private plane

A nonprofit group tied to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration financed most of the charter flight when she visited her father in Florida at a time when the

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Boris warns Indian COVID-19 variant may cause 'serious disruption'

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves his 10 Downing Street apartment home to deliver a statement to parliament on the government's defense review, in London, UK. /AFP The U.K. Prime Minister

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Two avalanches kill seven in French Alps

Two avalanches in the French Alpine region of Savoie have left seven people dead Saturday, prefecture sources said.Local authorities had already warned of unstable snow formations given a recent fall

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Jersey: UK sends patrol ships to island amid row with France over fishing rights

Two British offshore patrol vessels will be sent to the island of Jersey "as a precautionary measure" amid an escalating row over fisheries with France, a Downing Stree

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M5.5 quake hits eastern Japan, no tsunami warning issued

A magnitude-5.5 earthquake struck parts of eastern Japan on Monday, prompting brief suspension of shinkansen bullet train services, the weather agency and the train ope

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M6.6 quake hits Japan's Miyagi Prefecture, no tsunami warning issued

A magnitude-6.6 earthquake struck off the coast of Japan's Miyagi Prefecture on Saturday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).The temblor occurred at 10:27 a.m. local time (0127 GMT) a