USA Trump, climate change icon Greta Thunberg lay out starkly different visions "Planting tress is good of course, but it is nowhere near enough of what is needed," the Swedish teen said at the World Economic Forum. 21/01/2020
USA Dozens flee from Paraguay prison after digging tunnel; escapees include notorious Brazilian gang Interior Minister Euclides Acevedo said in a statement that the tunnel itself may have been a ruse to cover complicity by prison officials 21/01/2020
USA Cases of deadly coronavirus spike as officials confirm human-to-human spread The outbreak comes ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday during which hundreds of millions of people are expected to travel. 21/01/2020
USA 5 killed by boiling water after pipe burst at Russian hotel Six others were injured when rooms at the Perm hotel flooded with boiling water after a heating pipe burst Monday. 21/01/2020
USA Germany jails man for tricking women into electric shocks Prosecutors said he persuaded them to attach a homemade contraption to the electricity mains and their extremities while he watched and issued instructions. 20/01/2020
USA First smoke, now rain as Australian Open struggles with weather Rain is wreaking havoc with the year's first major tennis tournament after air quality issues from wildfires impacted qualifying play earlier. 20/01/2020
USA Malaysia sends back trash, says won't be world's waste bin Shipments of unwanted rubbish have been rerouted to Southeast Asia since China banned the import of plastic waste in 2018. 20/01/2020
USA Human-to-human transmission confirmed in China coronavirus Zhong Nanshan, a respiratory expert, said two people in Guangdong province in southern China caught the disease from family members, state media said. 20/01/2020
USA Mysterious coronavirus cases surge in China as virus spreads The World Health Organization has warned the virus is a new strain that had not been previously identified in humans. 20/01/2020
USA 'The next Syria': Libya players agree to respect arms embargo, push cease-fire Libya has sunk further into chaos since the 2011 ouster and killing of its longtime dictator, Moammar Gadhafi. 20/01/2020
USA China to ban plastic bags in major cities by end of 2020 The United Nations has identified single-use plastics as one of the world's biggest environmental challenges. 20/01/2020
USA Harry says he and Meghan 'had no other option' but to 'step back' from royal family "I hope that helps you understand what it had come to, that I would step my family back from all I've ever known," Harry said. 20/01/2020
USA New cases of deadly coronavirus detected in China ahead of busy new year period The total number of patients infected by the virus in China, all of them in Wuhan, has now climbed to 62. 19/01/2020
USA Harry and Meghan's new royal arrangement splits opinion in U.K. "This separation of powers, this divorce, if you like, from the Royal Family is unprecedented in the modern era," said Camilla Tominey. 19/01/2020
USA Influential Iranians break ranks with state after Ukrainian jet downing "Apologies for lying to you for 13 years," said one state TV host, announcing on Instagram she was quitting. 19/01/2020
USA Tear gas, rubber bullets leave more than 150 injured in Lebanon The clashes took place with the backdrop of a rapidly worsening financial crisis and an ongoing impasse over the formation of a new government. 19/01/2020
USA 10 charred bodies found in vehicle in violence-plagued Mexican state Police made the grisly discovery on a country road in the state of Guerrero after locals saw the vehicle on fire and alerted authorities. 18/01/2020
USA Row erupts over whether London's iconic Big Ben bell will bong for Brexit "This golden moment must be celebrated — and what better way to celebrate," said Rebecca Ryan, the founder of the #StandUpForBrexit campaign. 18/01/2020
USA As Taal volcano simmers, Philippine officials brace for long crisis "It's really massive because you're talking of more or less 100,000 evacuees in evacuation centers," said Health Secretary Francisco Duque III. 18/01/2020
USA Heavy rain brings flash floods to parts of eastern Australia as bushfires rage on Heavy rainstorms have brought some relief to Australia on Saturday as they soaked the ravaging bushfires, they also led flash flooding. 18/01/2020