Rescuers are relying on helicopters to reach survivors stranded by flash floods along the Nepal-China border, where most major roads and bridges have been destroyed. The number of people listed as missing in both Nepal and China has risen dramatically to over 1,300 people.
August 27, 2026
Vietnam Veteran back the uniform he once thought was gone forever
August 28, 2026
Congo government figures show that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has spread to two new health zones in eastern Congo
August 28, 2026
Walmart has settled a U.S. government lawsuit accusing the retailer of fueling a nationwide opioid epidemic by unlawfully dispensing prescriptions from its pharmacies, the
August 28, 2026
As top-selling weight-loss drugs help more U.S. men slim down, a growing number are seeking cosmetic treatments for sagging skin, hair loss and dental issues to
August 28, 2026
Volkswagen's supervisory board is meeting in a week's time to discuss its biggest ever turnaround plan that has pitted management against unions and the state of
August 28, 2026
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa appointed the former commander of a now-dissolved Kurdish-led fighting force as a presidential adviser on Friday, reflecting a rapprochement between
August 28, 2026
India's industrial output growth slowed to 6.7% year-on-year in July, data showed on Friday, as mining activity contracted, with growth in manufacturing
August 28, 2026
Nepal is monitoring two lakes upstream of the flood zone where hundreds died on Wednesday, an official with Nepal's Disaster Management Authority said.
August 28, 2026
Seven protesters accused of daubing pro-Palestinian graffiti on U.S.
August 28, 2026
Norway's King Harald, a reformer who emerged from the shadow of his well-loved, extrovert father over more than three decades on the throne
August 28, 2026
A narrow majority of Icelandic voters oppose reopening negotiations to join the EU, a new Gallup opinion poll showed on Friday, a shift from earlier polls, ahead of a
August 28, 2026
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August 28, 2026
Celine Dion has arrived in Paris for her first concerts since revealing her stiff-person syndrome diagnosis
August 28, 2026
Emily Wilson's 2017 translation of “The Odyssey” is a million-seller
August 28, 2026
Serbia says convicted war criminal Mladić to be buried with ‘highest honors’
August 28, 2026
The cheapest accommodation in Paris is disappearing: Here’s why
August 28, 2026
A team of historians, archaeologists and forensic anthropologists is trying to identify 15 German soldiers who were unceremoniously dumped in a ditch after trying to help the British capture Philadelphia.
August 28, 2026
Rural places have long built and expanded prisons to tap federal funds during hard times.
August 28, 2026
Russia's central bank will continue cutting its key rate, lowering it to 13.5% from 14% by the end of this year, Sberbank's chief economist Alexander
August 28, 2026
Police fired tear gas to disperse small-scale traders protesting against an import duty hike, a Reuters witness saw on Friday, while hundreds of businesses closed in
August 28, 2026
More than 90,000 people are estimated to be directly affected by the Himalayan landslide and in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, the Red Cross said on Friday, as aid
August 28, 2026
A federal judge on Thursday blocked the U.S.
August 28, 2026
The families of South Korean workers missing after a catastrophic flash flood in Nepal urged authorities on Friday to secure helicopter access
August 28, 2026
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August 27, 2026
Norway's King Harald, a reformer who emerged from the shadow of his well-loved father over more than three decades on the throne, has died aged 89, the royal palace said on
August 28, 2026
Commodity trader Radiant World is under scrutiny as counterparties have stopped doing business with it following news that authorities are investigating a report it provided
August 28, 2026
A beloved New Orleans hospital building where doctors and nurses heroically treated patients without electricity after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 is poised for redevelopment
August 28, 2026
Hungry goats help reveal past at historic African American cemetery in College Park
August 28, 2026
Bicycle shop in Marblehead, Massachusetts won't sell e-bikes to kids: "They're too fast"
August 28, 2026
Security guard Ni-arfan Doloh was taking a routine photograph for his nightly report on Saturday when five masked men carrying rifles emerged
August 28, 2026
In the pre-dawn darkness on an island in the Taiwan Strait, Taiwanese troops earlier this month pulled long, gleaming 105mm shells from
August 28, 2026
Officials in Nepal's Rasuwa district have received a notice saying a lake has broken its banks, two days after a flash flood hit the region, Narendra Pariyar, the most
August 28, 2026
The number of unemployed people in Germany rose slightly less than expected in August, labour office figures showed on Friday.
August 28, 2026
Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has unveiled plans for a national dialogue aimed at easing political tensions, which have risen over a bill that
August 28, 2026
A tiny nordic nation weighs moving closer to Europe under the shadow of Trump
August 28, 2026
Mark Murrell, founder of Get Maine Lobster of Portland, Maine, has an irritating business problem that he has been struggling to solve: offering discounts is costly
August 28, 2026
A U.S. judge ruled on Thursday that the Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic was unlawful.
August 28, 2026
Measles deaths reported in Pennsylvania spark fight among politicians and health officials
Trump says US reaches deal with Venezuela to control 65 billion barrels of country’s oil reserves
Tampa Bay Rays set for new $2.3B stadium project after county and city approve financing plan
Trump says US has entered deal with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves
Ecuador finds ex-President Moreno guilty in hydro plant bribery case
Federal government extends pause on Big Bend National Park border construction until mid-September
Tarik Skubal greeted mostly with cheers and smattering of boos in Detroit return with Dodgers
Ryan Gerard and Viktor Hovland share the 36-hole lead at the Tour Championship