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NASA's dress rehearsal: Spacecraft crashes into asteroid in defence test

A NASA spacecraft rammed an asteroid at blistering speed Monday in an unprecedented dress rehearsal for the day a killer rock menaces Earth.

A divided Japan holds funeral for assassinated former PM Shinzo Abe

A tense Japan prepared for a rare and controversial state funeral for assassinated former PM Shinzo Abe, the longest-serving leader in his nation's modern history and one of the most divisive.

US expands, extends legal status for Myanmar immigrants to May 2024

The Biden administration has said it is expanding and extending temporary legal status in the US for several thousand people from Myanmar after a military coup last year in the Asian country.

Cuba approves same-sex marriage despite strong opposition in referendum

Cubans have approved a sweeping "family law code that will allow same-sex couples to marry and adopt as well as redefining rights for children and grandparents, officials said on Monday

Russia detains Japanese diplomat for exchanging sensitive information

Russia said Monday that it had detained a Japanese diplomat based in the eastern city of Vladivostok for soliciting "restricted" information, Russian news agencies reported

Germany loses 1 of 5 glaciers; scalding summer melts Southern Schneeferner

Scientists in Germany have stripped the Southern Schneeferner in the Alps of its status as glacier after extreme heat this summer hastened its demise.

17 dead, 24 wounded in school shooting in Russia

Russia's Investigative Committee identified the gunman as 34-year-old Artyom Kazantsev, a graduate of the same school

Putin grants Russian citizenship to US whistleblower Edward Snowden

Snowden, a former contractor with the US National Security Agency, has been living in Russia since 2013 to escape prosecution in the US

UK: TikTok may face $29 million fine over children's data protection

It said TikTok may have processed the data of children under 13 without appropriate parental consent, and processed special category data without legal grounds to do so

Italy's EU partners vigilant as far right party set to take power

Italy's European Union partners are signalling discomfort, even vigilance, after Italy, one of the bloc's founding members, swung far to the political right

Covid-19: Canada won't require masks on planes, drops vaccine mandate

Canada, like the United States, requires foreign nationals to be vaccinated when entering the country

Energy crisis: Recession clouds gather in Germany, Europe's largest economy

The index compiled by the Munich-based IFO institute dropped to 84.3 in September from 88.5 in August, to its lowest level since the global financial crisis more than a decade ago

World shares mixed; British pound falls to all-time low on tax cut concerns

The British pound's slide against the dollar picked up pace last week after the UK's new government outlined plans to cut taxes and boost spending

Here's why Japan is divided over late Shinzo Abe's state funeral

A rare state funeral for Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister who was assassinated in July, has split Japan.

Pakistan floods: Damaged crops raise fears of hunger amongst citizens

Like every year, Arz Mohammed planted his little patch of land in southern Pakistan with cotton. The crop would earn him enough so that, as he puts it, his family of 5 wouldn't be reduced to begging

Japan bans chemical weapons goods export to Russia amid nuclear war threat

Japan expressed concern about Russia's possible use of nuclear weapons against Ukraine as a top government spokesman announced an additional ban on exports of chemical weapons-related goods to Russia

Ukrainians scared that Russia's referendums indicate imminent annexation

Many Ukrainians fear more suffering and political repression as referendums orchestrated by Kremlin with help from gun-toting police portend Russia's imminent annexation of four occupied regions.

False claims, threats fuel poll worker sign-ups for US midterm elections

Outraged by false allegations against a Georgia elections employee in 2020, Amanda Rouser made a vow as she listened to the woman testify about the racist threats and harassment she faced

Cuba prepares evacuations as tropical storm Ian strengthens into hurricane

Authorities in Cuba suspended classes in Pinar del Rio province and said they will begin evacuations on Monday as Tropical Storm Ian was forecast to strengthen into a hurricane

Typhoon Noru leaves 5 dead; causes floods, power outages in Philippines

Typhoon Noru blew out of the northern Philippines, leaving five rescuers dead, causing floods and power outages and forcing officials to suspend classes and government work in the capital