Thailand’s divisive ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra returned to the kingdom Tuesday, after 15 years in exile and hours before parliament votes for a new prime minister. The billionaire landed in a
Greece on Tuesday was battling a growing wildfire front that killed two and forced widespread evacuations in the second deadly wave of fires in a month. Blazes burned unchecked in
North Korea has informed Japan it plans to launch a satellite in the coming days, the Japanese government said Tuesday, less than three months after a failed effort saw a
Fires ravaging western Canada gained more ground on Sunday as two blazes merged and residents continued to evacuate. Rapidly evolving wildfires threatened large parts of the scenic Okanagan Valley, including
Four Mexicans fell and died Sunday while climbing the country’s highest mountain, officials said. They were scaling the 5,600 meter (18,500 foot) volcano called Pico de Orizaba, in south-central Mexico.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Sunday separately summoned the Danish and Swedish charges d’affaires in Tehran over the recurrent “desecration” of the Quran in the two Nordic countries, semi-official Mehr
Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the Moon after spinning into an uncontrolled orbit, officials say. The unmanned craft was due to make a soft landing on the Moon’s south
Russia’s capital Moscow’s Domodedovo and Vnukovo airports have suspended flight arrivals and departures, a representative of air traffic services told TASS. “Vnukovo and Domodedovo are temporarily closed for aircraft arrivals
At least 18 people were burned to death on Sunday when an overnight bus smashed into another vehicle carrying diesel in eastern Pakistan, officials said. The accident took place on
Suspected North Korean hackers have attempted an attack targeting a major joint military exercise between Seoul and Washington that starts on Monday, South Korean police said. South Korea and the