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A view of the Pyrenees from the observatory at the Pic du Midi de Bigorre, where the average temperature has risen by 1.7 degrees since 1880

Pyrenees Glaciers 'Doomed', Experts Warn

Pyrenees glaciers 'doomed', experts warn

New York Times Endorses Warren, Klobuchar For President

The New York Times has endorsed Senator Elizabeth Warren (pictured December 2019) as its "radical" pick for the Democratic presidential nominee and Senator Amy Klobuchar as its "realist" one

New York Times endorses Warren, Klobuchar for president

Guide Saw Wall Of Snow Carry Away Korean Trekking Team In Nepal

View from a helicopter of the avalanche site. Drones have also been deployed in the search, which has been hampered by deep snow

Guide saw wall of snow carry away Korean trekking team in Nepal

Hong Kong's reputation as a global business hub was dealt a fresh blow after Moody's downgraded a key rating

Moody's Downgrades Hong Kong, Blames Government Response To Protests

Moody's downgrades Hong Kong, blames government response to protests

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Residents of Mit al-Harun say the entire village is involved in recycling tyres

Egypt Village Turns A Profit On Used Tyres

Egypt village turns a profit on used tyres

Sri Lanka's president has acknowledged for the first time that thousands of people reported missing during the long separatist war are likely dead

Sri Lanka President Acknowledges Thousands Of War Missing Are Dead

Sri Lanka president acknowledges thousands of war missing are dead

Papuan activists Ambrosius Mulait (left) and Dano Anes Tabuni speak to journalists during their trial in Jakarta

Papuans On Trial In Indonesia Ordered To Remove Penis Gourds

Papuans on trial in Indonesia ordered to remove penis gourds

Former businessman Habibur Rahman in a hospital bed in Sylhet, Bangladesh. The septuagenarian has reunited with his family following a 48-year absence after a video was posted on Facebook

Viral Video Reunites Bangladeshi With Family After 48 Years

Viral video reunites Bangladeshi with family after 48 years

In 2018, France was the world's most visited nation with 89 million arrivals

International Tourism Growth Slows In 2019: UN

International tourism growth slows in 2019: UN

This is the second time the League leader has risked trial over detaining migrants

Italy Committee To Vote On Salvini Migrant Trial

Italy committee to vote on Salvini migrant trial

Ukrainian-American Demjanjuk was convicted of being an accessory to the murder of nearly 30,000 Jews

Photos Surface Showing Convicted Nazi Guard Demjanjuk At Sobibor

Photos surface showing convicted Nazi guard Demjanjuk at Sobibor

Investors are taking a breather after recent gains but there are expectations of further advances as the global outlook improves

Stocks Retreat As Investors Cash In On Rally

Stocks retreat as investors cash in on rally

Three men are on trial for allegedly detonating the bomb that killed the 53-year-old mother of three

Malta Minister Quits Over Husband's Links To Reporter Murder 'Mastermind'

Malta minister quits over husband's links to reporter murder 'mastermind'

Hundreds of millions of Chinese people head to their hometowns for Lunar New Year but many travellers seemed unfazed by the mystery virus

China Virus Spreads To New Cities, More Cases Of Pneumonia Confirmed

Chinese officials confirmed a third death and the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission said the number of patients with pneumonia has grown from 62 to 136.

Prosecutors say regional police demonstrated 'total passivity' under Josep Lluis Trapero during Catalonia's failed 2017 independence bid

In Spain, Ex-Catalan Police Chief Goes On Trial For Rebellion

In Spain, ex-Catalan police chief goes on trial for rebellion

The 22 richest men in the world have more wealth than all the women in Africa, Oxfam says

World's 22 Richest Men Have More Than All Women In Africa: Oxfam

World's 22 richest men have more than all women in Africa: Oxfam

Bangladeshi soldiers inspect the scene of the 2001 bomb blast in Dhaka

Bangladesh Sentences 10 Islamists To Death For 2001 Bombing

Bangladesh sentences 10 Islamists to death for 2001 bombing

The volcano shot ash 15 kilometres (nine miles) high in the January 12 eruption

Evacuation Crackdown Ordered As Philippine Volcano 'Recharges'

Evacuation crackdown ordered as Philippine volcano 'recharges'

Paraguayan Justice Minister Cecilia Perez, pictured, said prison staff "knew nothing and did nothing" about the escape

Nearly 80 'Highly Dangerous' Inmates Escape Paraguay Prison

Nearly 80 'highly dangerous' inmates escape Paraguay prison

Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, whom the US has accused of fraud, exits her vehicle at her home after her court appearance on January 17, 2020 in Vancouver, Canada

Huawei Exec Goes To Canada Court To Fight US Extradition

Huawei exec goes to Canada court to fight US extradition

Pakistan human rights activists hold placards during a protest against a suicide blast targeting the Hazara ethnic minority in Lahore in April 2019

Top Pakistani Activist Says Prevented From Leaving Country

Top Pakistani activist says prevented from leaving country

Iraqis have been demonstrating for months to demand sweeing reforms

Iraq Protesters, Police Grapple For Baghdad Streets As Deadline Expires

Iraq protesters, police grapple for Baghdad streets as deadline expires

China environmentalists created a 68-metre long whale formed by plastic waste collected from the ocean in June 2019 to draw attention to the problem

China Moves On Takeout Containers In Bid To Reduce Plastic Waste

China moves on takeout containers in bid to reduce plastic waste

Wollemi National Park in Australia, where pine trees threatened by wildfires have been saved by a protection scheme

Australia Fires 'Devastating Habitats' Of Endangered Species

Australia fires 'devastating habitats' of endangered species

North Korean defectors are offered free education and orientation classes to help them better adjust to life in the South

North Korean Defector Numbers To South Lowest Since 2001

North Korean defector numbers to South lowest since 2001

The models boast many features of the street protests

Toy Story: Hong Kong Protest Models Become Major Hit

Toy Story: Hong Kong protest models become major hit

Australia has since October been overwhelmed by an unprecedented bushfire season made worse by climate change

Dust Storms And Giant Hail Batter Bushfire-weary Australia

Dust storms and giant hail batter bushfire-weary Australia

Plastic waste from Australia is shipped back from Malaysia via Port Klang, west of Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia Says Won't Be 'Garbage Dump' As It Returns Waste

Malaysia says won't be 'garbage dump' as it returns waste

"Parasite" cast (L-R) Song Kang-ho, Cho Yeo-jeong, director Bong Joon-ho, Lee Jung-eun, Choi Woo-shik, and Lee Sun-kyun pose with their trophies for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture during the SAG Awards in Los Angeles

'Parasite' Invades Oscars Race With Stunning SAG Award Win

'Parasite' invades Oscars race with stunning SAG award win

Women's groups demonstrated in Athens at the weekend to push for gender equality and an end to violence against women

Greece Seeks To Break Wall Of Silence On Femicide

Greece seeks to break wall of silence on femicide

Patrick Mahomes is all smiles after leading the Kansas City Chiefs back to the Super Bowl for the first time in 50 years

Chiefs, 49ers Advance To Super Bowl Showdown

Chiefs, 49ers advance to Super Bowl showdown

An aerial view of the Place du Marche Saint-Honore in 2005

JPMorgan Chase Buys New Paris Building For Post-Brexit Move

JPMorgan Chase buys new Paris building for post-Brexit move

In 2012, Haribo sued Lindt, saying its hollow chocolate teddy bears were an imitation of its own jelly bear product. It lost

Spain's 'Drunken Gummy Bears' On Edge As Haribo Bares Its Teeth

Spain's 'drunken gummy bears' on edge as Haribo bares its teeth

A trove of files has revealed how Isabel dos Santos allegedly syphoned hundreds of millions of dollars of public money into offshore accounts

Document Trove Shows How 'Africa's Richest Woman' Stole Fortune: ICIJ

Document trove shows how 'Africa's richest woman' stole fortune: ICIJ

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