German military flies another 219 citizens home from Beirut
Amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, German Air Force planes were on Friday due to fly a further 219 vulnerable German citizens...
X lost a court battle after trying to claim ‘Twitter ceased to exist’
X has lost a legal fight in Australia in which the company tried to avoid a $400,000 fine by claiming that Twitter no...
Thousands of Jewish pilgrims come to Ukraine for Rosh Hashana despite official warnings
UMAN, Ukraine (AP) — Prayer chants and the sounding of traditional ram's horns fill the air in the town of Uman, in central...
Thai animal rights group defends zoo against PETA’s Moo Deng abuse claims
The Thai Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (TSPCA) is defending Khao Kheow Open Zoo against the People for the Ethical...
IT glitch causes chaos across German airspace
A temporary fault in the German air traffic control system led to problems throughout the whole of Germany's airspace on Friday, according to...
Long-lost wedding video returned to couple after 57 years
Oct. 4 (UPI) -- A couple living in Australia were reunited with a long-lost video of their wedding in Scotland after 57 years...
Belarus sentences 12 to up to 25 years for attack on Russian warplane
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian court on Friday convicted 12 people, most of them in absentia, and sentenced them to prison terms...
Oldest living microbes found in 2-billion-year-old rock
A sealed rock fracture almost 50 feet below ground has remained home to microbes for the last 2 billion years—the oldest life ever...
Record floods threaten elephants in top Thai tourist destination
The world-famous temple city of Chiang Mai in northern Thailand was once again under water on Friday after heavy monsoon rains battered the...
Drought has dried an Amazon River tributary to its lowest level in 122 years
MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — One of the Amazon River’s main tributaries has dropped to its lowest level in 122 years, Brazil’s geological service...
