U.S., Britain strike Houthi targets in Yemen
Oct. 5 (UPI) -- The United States and Britain conducted joint naval and air strikes against 15 Houthi targets in Yemen. The joint operation Friday…
Hurricanes Kirk, Leslie moving in the Atlantic Ocean
Two hurricanes are churning with no threat to land in the Atlantic Ocean: Kirk, a Category 3 storm, and Leslie, which became a hurricane late…
Canadian airlines lose Supreme Court challenge, must compensate flyers
1 of 3 | Airlines operating in Canada must offer passengers standardized compensation for canceled international flights within the companies’ control, the country’s highest court…
EU rules police can access cell data for minor crimes
1 of 3 | Police in European Union countries may access the phones and data of people not accused of committing serious crimes, the EU…
Border Patrol apprehends 64 Haitian migrants abandoned by their smugglers
Oct. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. Border Patrol Agents apprehended 64 Haitian migrants who were abandoned by a smuggling organization on Mona Island in Puerto Rico,…
United Kingdom reaches deal to cede Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius
A group of Chagossians demand a return to their former home of Diego Garcia as they attend a mass hosted by Pope Francis in Port…
NATO chief Mark Rutte says Ukraine’s membership path is ‘irreversible’
New NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Thursday where he said that Kyiv's path to join the military alliance is…
Two suspected German cases of deadly Marburg virus test negative in Hamburg
A man is seen boarding a train at the central railway station of Hamburg, Germany in May 2015. Two people suspected of having the potentially…
Cruise ship stranded on Northern Ireland coast for months expected to finally set sail
An original May 30 embark date was pushed after needed repairs left 125 ship passengers stranded in Belfast, Ireland over the summer where it has…
Greenland judge extends detention of anti-whaling activist Paul Watson until late October
A Greenland judge on Wednesday ordered Paul Watson to remain detained until Oct. 23. File Photo by Florian Schuh/EPA Oct. 2 (UPI) -- A court…
Danish police investigate explosions near Israel’s embassy in Copenhagen
Soldiers inspect the site of two explosions near the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Wednesday. Police are conducting initial investigations at the scene of…
Mark Rutte officially takes control of NATO leadership, pledges support for Ukraine
NATO's outgoing secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg with incoming leader Mark Rutte at a special NATO meeting in Belgium on Tuesday. Photo courtesy of NATO Oct. 1…
Japan’s parliament elects Shigeru Ishiba as prime minister
1 of 4 | Japan's Parliement on Tuesday elected Shigeru Ishiba as prime minister, replacing Fumio Kishida who stepped down earlier this year. Photo by…
Man kills 3, injures 15 in Shanghai stabbing spree
A knife-wielding man killed three people and injured 15 others in a stabbing spree Monday night at a Shanghai supermarket, local police said. Source link
Israel launches limited ground incursion into southern Lebanon
1 of 9 | Israeli artillery shells hit areas near villages in southern Lebanon along the border with Israel, as seen from the Upper Galilee,…
At U.N., South Korea critical of ‘Israeli genocide,’ U.S. dominance on global issues
The “principle stand” of South Korea's government is to be committed to “social economic development, defending regional peace and stability and realizing international justice," Kim…
Israeli airstrikes reported in Lebanon; ground incursion could be imminent, officials say
1 of 7 | An apartment building stands in partial ruins after being hit by an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's, Lebanon on Monday. The Israeli…
Google announces $1 billion investment in new data centers in Thailand
The view of the Google sign at its headquarters in Mountain View, California on January 5, 2010. Google said it will make a $1 billion…
Switzerland, Italy to redraw borders because of glacier melt
View from valley station Testa Grigia towards Klein Matterhorn onto the new gondola before the official opening of the new Matterhorn Glacier Ride II on…
Another foreign judge steps down from Hong Kong’s appeals court
The People's Republic of China flag and the Hong Kong SAR flag are hoisted on the Court of Final Appeal in the Central District in…