A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 has struck off the coast of New Zealand’s North Island, causing a small tsunami, officials say. Strong shaking...
Brazil’s Federal District, which includes the capital city Brasilia, will be put on lockdown in an effort to contain a growing surge of coronavirus, officials said...
Russian diplomats who were working at the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang were forced to use a hand-pushed rail trolley to leave North Korea, which is largely...
A Mexican Air Force plane burst into flames Sunday as it crashed near an airport in the eastern state of Veracruz, killing all six people on...
Seven people at a poultry farm in southern Russia have been infected with H5N8 bird flu, officials say, making it the first time that the highly...
A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck the Southern Ocean near Antarctica on Saturday, prompting a tsunami alert for areas which are virtually uninhabited, officials say. Small tsunami...
A strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake has struck a lake along the Russia-Mongolia border, with shaking felt across the region, seismologists and residents say. There were no immediate...
Pakistan has been hit by what appears to be a nationwide blackout, leaving up to 200 million people without power, officials and witnesses say. Power has...
The Pacific island nation of Samoa and parts of Kiribati were the first places in the world to welcome 2021, leaving behind a year which was...
A fugitive who survived a shooting in northern Mexico earlier this month has been executed by a gunman disguised as a nurse, officials say. The killer...