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Six elephants drown at Thai waterfall

They are now safe after making their way out of the water on their own, the statement added. Five other bodies were discovered nearby. It is believed two elep...

Aarey forest protest: 'Don't cut any thing now,' says Supreme Court

Locals have long opposed the move, and filed petitions seeking Araey to be declared a protected area. Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation chief Ashwini Bhide said...

Extinction Rebellion prepares for widespread civil disobedience in Wellington

He dismissed the idea of declaring a "climate emergency", saying that the German constitution doesn't provide for such a thing and it doesn't translate into "co...

Federal Judge Rejects President Trump's Challenge to New York Tax Return Release

Judge Marrero blasted the sweeping arguments put forward by Trump's personal attorneys that as a sitting president, Trump should not have to face the same inves...

Tracking spotty rain showers

Tomorrow , it will be sunny and mild. Tuesday will see the rain and clouds moving as highs will stay in the 60s. The wind will be light, around 5-15 miles per h...

Three Indian Engineers Released In Exchange For Taliban Prisoners

The Taliban officials spoke Sunday on condition of anonymity because they were not cleared by their leadership to speak to the media. The officials said the f...

Four people injured in explosion at a southern California Oktoberfest

One person suffered moderate to severe injuries. At the time of the first explosion, restaurant staff had blocked off the area around the vault because of a...

Pompeo in Europe as State Department embroiled in inquiry

House Democrats launched the impeachment inquiry over the Ukraine matter after a government whistleblower disclosed Trump's call with Zelenskiy and the push t...

Jennifer Arcuri shuts down Boris Johnson relationship questions

The government has since frozen a £100,000 grant to Ms Arcuri's company, Hacker House, pending a review. When asked, Ms Arcuri confirmed that her office was i...

Governor Lamont Statement Regarding First Known Vaping-Related Death in CT

Separate from the recent trend of vaping-related lung illnesses and deaths, public health officials have used the phrase " vaping epidemic" to describe the pop...

Ecuador detains 275 people, fuel protests continue

From the highland capital Quito to the coastal city of Guayaquil, many bus and taxi services were still halted on Friday, while demonstrators blocked roads wi...

Nobel Prize for Medicine jointly awarded to Kaelin, Ratcliffe, Semenza

Kaelin Jr, Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe and Gregg L. Semenza. The fundamental importance of oxygen has been understood for centuries, but how cells adapt to changes...

Facebook strikes out accounts from Nigeria, Egypt, others

The company is constantly working to detect and stop this type of activity because it does not want its services to be used to manipulate people. Around 193,0...

TikTok bans paid political ads on its platform - ETtech

The service allows users to create short videos with special effects and songs. It recently launched its "Creator Marketplace" in beta, enabling brands to disco...

Florida mom crashes van into tree, says husband put hex on her

Williams and the children, aged 7 to 13, were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Local reports indicate Williams' seat belt was fastened at...

Trump says he called off Rouhani meeting, not Iran

According to Rouhani, European signatories of the 2015 nuclear deal urged him to meet with US President Donald Trump, promising that Washington would lift "all"...

Pope Condemns 'Interests' that Caused Amazon Fires

Francis' hopes of bringing the Catholic religion to significantly-flung populations will also see the bishops collected in Rome discussion a extremely controver...

Hot Air Balloons Rise at New Mexico Fiesta

Following a day of fog, the weather was ideal for flying Sunday morning. KKOB AM Radio , the official voice of Balloon Fiesta, coordinates the launch. He lamen...

Death toll rises to 93 as violent protests engulf Iraq

Security forces have responded by cracking down on rallies of demonstrators demanding jobs, better services and an end to corruption. She described the violen...

Elderly British man, wife abducted from their Philippines resort

Encinas said the Hyron couple owns a couple of businesses in Zamboanga del Sur. "They were seized at gunpoint and dragged across the beach where they were tak...

Turtle Found Dead Off Florida Coast After Eating 104 Pieces of Plastic

Turtles suffering from malnutrition due to plastic consumption are so common that Gumbo Limbo Nature Center put a cooler in front of its building for residents ...

US diplomat's wife leaves United Kingdom amid fatal crash investigation

Mrs Charles says she is "utterly devastated" the woman has left the country, and is willing to travel to the U.S. to seek her return. Northamptonshire Police...

Thai judge shoots himself in court

Critics say Thailand's courts typically work in favour of the wealthy and highly effective, whereas delivering swift and harsh sentences on odd folks for minor ...

McConnell vows to stop impeachment in fundraising video

Besides citing press reports about Pence's alleged involvement, the chairmen noted that on October 3 Pence made public comments saying, in part: "I think the Am...

Devon bus crash: ‘Major incident’ as double-decker overturns - passengers trapped

All passengers have been freed from the bus and cleared from the area by the emergency services. The power additionally tweeted: 'We've got simply been knowle...

Spanish police saved from sea by smugglers they were chasing

The three cops fell into the ocean following a collision with the trafficking boat in the course of the chase, a Guardia Civil assertion stated. Packages are ...

Angered by Brexit, thousands rally in Edinburgh for Scottish independence

Demonstrators attend a pro-independence march from Holyrood to the Meadows in Edinburgh , Scotland on October 5, 2019. However, at the event previous year...

Saudi Arabia allows unmarried foreign couples to rent hotel rooms

Women, including Saudis, will also be permitted to rent hotel rooms by themselves, in a break with previous regulations, the Saudi Commission for Tourism an...

Climate protesters chain themselves to cars and boats in Wellington

Similar events are taking place in capital cities around the world. They also aim to shut down roads and stage a sit-in at London City Airport, among other ...

2nd whistleblower in Trump-Ukraine scandal comes forward, lawyer says

Zaid, who was expected to appear on ABC's "This Week" show, has confirmed the report about a second whistleblower in a tweet. Like the first whistleblower , Za...