NASA gears up to deflect asteroid, in key test of planetary defense
'Safari for sound': New York Philharmonic fine-tunes new home
NFTs and burning paintings at new Damien Hirst show
War leaves Ukraine farming village queueing for food
Anatoly Gerashchenko allegedly died on the grounds of the Moscow Aviation Institute University.
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Iran's morality police over allegations of abuse of Iranian women, saying it held the unit responsible for the death of a 22-year-old in custody that has sparked protests around Iran.
At UN, Armenia accuses Azerbaijan of 'unspeakable atrocities'
Shaggy, long-maned wild horses grazing freely on the sandy grasslands of the crescent-shaped Sable Island in the North Atlantic are expected to come under the swipe of a powerful storm forecast to hit eastern Canada this weekend.
Soviet-era rocket launchers still serving on Ukraine frontline
Israel PM: World must use 'force' if Iran builds nuclear bomb
A federal appeals court on Thursday ordered the dismissal of a National Rifle Association lawsuit accusing a New York regulator of stifling its speech by pressuring banks and insurers to stop doing business with the gun rights group.
Under pressure to resign for declining to say whether he accepts the scientific consensus on global warming, World Bank President David Malpass said on Thursday it was clear greenhouse emissions are causing climate change and defended his record as bank chief.
With plywood and prayers, Bermuda prepares for Hurricane Fiona
An LGBT student group has agreed to hold off on forcing Yeshiva University to formally recognize it while the Jewish school in New York City appeals a judge's order requiring it to do so - an action the institution said would violate its religious values.
Turning off lights, lowering thermostats and installing motion detectors are among the ways central European governments have begun energy saving, as part of efforts to trim costs and avoid shortages in the incoming heating season to address cuts in gas supplies from Russia.
U.S. President Joe Biden and his Philippine counterpart, Ferdinand Marcos, held their first face-to-face talks on Thursday with tensions in the South China Sea high on their agenda.
Blinken demands action on Putin at UN showdown on Ukraine
Haitham Abu Sabha, the principal at Masafer Yatta Secondary School in the occupied West Bank, expects his students to show up late to class.
'I don't want to die': Russians flee abroad after Putin's call-up
The European Union is looking at an oil price cap, tighter curbs on high-tech exports to Russia and more sanctions against individuals, diplomats said on Thursday, in response to what the West condemned as a new escalation in Moscow's war in Ukraine.
Britain on Thursday formally lifted a moratorium on fracking for shale gas in England that has been in place since 2019, saying strengthening the country's energy supply was an "absolute priority".
Britain's University of Cambridge said on Thursday it had benefited from the proceeds of slavery over its history, and promised to expand scholarships for Black students and fund more research into the murderous trade.
Kremlin proxies in Ukraine double down ahead of annexation votes
The United Nations human rights expert on Myanmar said on Thursday that an election planned by the country's junta will be a "fraud" and warned other countries against offering assistance that would help legitimise it.
The parasitic fetus had no head and heart, but limbs, doctors said.
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday tendered an apology in a contempt of court case, his defence lawyer said, a step back that could help him avoid disqualification from politics.
The man, who was taken to a local hospital after being rescued, is in stable condition.
Iran curbs internet access as protests claim 11 lives
The brawl happened on what drivers describe as the most dangerous route.
Iran demonstrations hit home for diaspora women
