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2,000 bodies retrieved in eastern Libya wrecked by devastating floods

At least 10,000 people were still missing in the city, according to Tamer Ramadan, Libya envoy for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Crimea shipyard burning after Ukrainian attack and 24 injured: Official

The official posted a photo of the fire with smoke billowing over it. The Sevastopol Shipyard is of strategic importance to Russia as vessels in its Black Sea fleet are being repaired there

North Korea fired two missile into the sea, says South Korea military

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff didn't immediately say how far the weapon flew

Australia's highest court finds Qantas illegally fired 1,700 ground staff

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission initiated the Federal Court lawsuit two weeks ago for what it considers Australia's most serious-ever breach of consumer law

NYC pension funds, state of Oregon sue Fox over 2020 election coverage

Defendants chose to invite robust defamation claims, with potentially huge financial liability and potentially larger business repercussions, rather than disappoint viewers of Fox News, the case reads

Georgia election case prosecutors cite fairness in urging 1 trial for Trump

The case was brought under the state's anti-racketeering law, meaning the same witnesses and evidence will be used in any trial, they wrote in a brief they said was filed on Tuesday

Urgently declare Gershkovich was arbitrarily detained: His lawyers ask UN

Russia is not imprisoning Gershkovich because it legitimately believes its absurd claim that he is an American spy, the Journal's request said

Speaker McCarthy directs US House to open an impeachment inquiry into Biden

The White House shot back, calling the action in the midst of the presidential campaign extreme politics at its worst

Biden plan would overhaul 151-year-old mining law, make firms pay royalties

Under terms of an 1872 law, the US does not collect royalties on minerals extracted from federal lands, a fact Democratic lawmakers and environmental groups have long lamented

Rescue teams frustrated that Morocco did not accept more international help

Aid groups in Europe are frustrated that Morocco did not throw open its doors to outside assistance as Turkey did for a devastating quake in February

Kim in Russia to meet Putin, with both locked in standoffs with the West

It's a chance for the North Korean leader to get around crippling UN sanctions and years of diplomatic isolation. For Putin, it's an opportunity to refill ammunition stores that the war has drained

Elon Musk should not be immune to testifying about former Twitter: US

Within weeks after Musk took over, half of Twitter's employees were terminated or resigned, including key executives in privacy, data security, and compliance roles

Google exploited exclusive search engine deals to maintain advantage: DoJ

"Google pays more than $10 billion per year for these privileged positions,'' Dintzer said

Libyan city buries 3,000 killed in devastating floods, 10,000 missing

Libya's eastern city of Derna has buried 700 people killed in devastating flooding and 10,000 were reported missing as rescuer teams struggled to retrieve many more bodies

Google's search dominance challenged in biggest antitrust trial in decades

Google will confront a threat to its dominant search engine beginning Tuesday when federal regulators launch an attempt to dismantle its internet empire in the biggest US antitrust trial

EU lawmakers approve deal to raise renewable energy target to 42.5% by 2030

European Union lawmakers endorsed a deal on Tuesday to raise the share of renewables in the bloc's energy mix, another step to accelerate its green transition away from fossil fuels

UN food agency warns of 'doom loop' for world's hungriest as govts cut aid

The agency said that more than 60% funding shortfall this year was the highest in WFP's 60-year history and marks the first time the Rome-based agency has seen contributions decline while needs rise.

Taiwan says it spotted 22 Chinese warplanes, 20 warships near the island

Thirteen of the Chinese military aircraft had crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait, an unofficial demarcation zone between China and Taiwan, according to Taiwan's defence ministry.

Apple expected to unveil next gen of iPhones to reverse sales slump

Malaise is a key reason Apple's stock price has dipped by nearly 10% since mid-July, dropping the company's market value below the $3 trn threshold it reached for the first time earlier this summer

It's Google versus US in the biggest antitrust trial in over 2 decades

Top executives at Google and its corporate parent Alphabet Inc., as well as those from other powerful technology companies are expected to testify