Schools shuttered, buses banned as Indian capital takes pollution crown | Climate News
New Delhi authorities are mulling a halt to construction activities as toxic smog envelops the city. Schools across India’s capital New Delhi have been shuttered…
Thousands rally in Malaysia’s capital in support of Palestinians | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Protesters in Kuala Lumpur call for peace in Palestinian territories and end to US support for Israeli military. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Thousands of people…
How the incarceration capital of the Western world drove down crime as ministers look to implement Texas-style justice
IT is the American state known for a hardline attitude to crime that has made it the incarceration capital of the Western world. Now here,…
Debate on mental illness and capital punishment is evolving
LIVINGSTON, Texas — The case that landed Jedidiah Murphy on Texas’ death row is not remarkable, at least not by death row standards. After a childhood…
Shares of Britain’s Metro Bank rebound after announcing new $1.13B capital package
Britain's Metro Bank announced a new $1.13 billion capital package agreed with investors and bondholders after its share price slumped on fears it was running…
We visited UK’s four capital cities in under 24 hours – but fiasco nearly ruined the trip
A COUPLE have completed a challenge to visit the UK’s four capital cities in under 24 hours. Ryan and Jade Dash, both 31, did it…
Suicide attack on tea shop in Somalia capital kills at least seven | Al-Shabab News
Al-Shabab group claimed responsibility for the attack, which came a day after a deadly car bombing in Mogadishu. A suicide bomber blew himself up at…
Trials begin in Brazil for pro-Bolsonaro rioters who stormed capital | Courts News
Prosecutors hope to send the message that Brazil has ‘turned the page on the day of coups’, rejecting election-related violence. Brazilian judicial authorities have begun…
At least 35 killed in market bombing in Sudan' capital
The Gorro market in Khartoum, Sudan, was hit with explosive weapons on Sunday at about 7 a.m., according to Médecins Sans Frontières, also known as…
Climate and Urban Development: Uncovering Societal Injustice in Indonesia’s New Capital
Nusantara in The Making: An Introduction Indonesia’s plan to establish a new capital city, called Nusantara, is indeed an extravagant move made by the Government.…
As India’s capital gets makeover for G20 summit, poor say ‘lives destroyed’ | Poverty and Development News
New Delhi’s crowded streets have been resurfaced. Streetlights are illuminating once dark sidewalks. City buildings and walls are painted with bright murals and graffiti. Planted…
Russia destroys drone near Moscow in latest attack on Russian capital | Russia-Ukraine war News
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said air defence systems destroyed a drone in the Istra district west of Moscow. Russian air defence has…
Everton: Investment talks with MSP Sports Capital collapse
Everton are currently two points above the relegation zoneTalks between cash-strapped Everton and potential investment from MSP Sports Capital have collapsed, in a huge blow…
Fighting for army base rages for third day in Sudan’s capital Khartoum | News
Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are trying to take one of the army’s last strongholds in the capital. Sudanese military factions battled for a third day…
Israeli missile fire allegedly injures soldier near Syrian capital Damascus | Syria’s War News
The missile fire is the latest attack in an ongoing shadow conflict unfolding in Syria between Israel and Iran. Israeli missiles have injured a soldier…
'I live in UK's over-tourism capital – visitors love it but locals are squeezed out'
Andy Baker, chief executive of Healthtracks Clubs in the Roman city of Bath, has spoken of the impact tourism has had in the area, where…
Magnitude 6.3 earthquake shakes Colombian capital | Earthquakes News
One woman died after jumping from the 10th floor of a building amid panic in Bogota. An earthquake of 6.3 magnitude followed by dozens of…
Huge wildfire forces evacuation of Canada’s Northwest Territories capital | Climate Crisis News
Residents of Northwest Territories capital, Yellowknife, told to evacuate city by noon on Friday as wildfire approaches. A huge wildfire in northern Canada is moving…
Worst fighting in months as clashes hit Libyan capital Tripoli | News
Clashes erupt amid sounds of gunfire in Libya’s Tripoli, residents say, after armed faction leader reportedly detained. Clashes have broken out in the Libyan capital…
Vermont’s flood-wracked capital city ponders a rebuild with one eye on climate change
Now the mostly gutted shops, restaurants and businesses that lend downtown Montpelier its charm are considering where and how to rebuild in an era when…