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Amazon cargo plane overshoots Miami runway, hits vehicles, catches fire
An Amazon cargo plane overshot a runway as it landed Sunday in Miami, crashing into vehicles and catching fire, officials said.
'Truly scared': Blazes outpace firefighters in Indonesian Borneo
Toiling around the clock, haggard Indonesian firefighters on Borneo island cannot keep up with the blazes devouring landscapes and shrouding communities in a cloying haze.
Sobering reality: Curbs on alcohol in northeast Syria cause discontent
At his shop in northeast Syria, Ayaz Ibrahim wiped the dust off bottles of alcohol he said had become too pricey for customers following new regulations from the Islamist authorities.
'Like a jewel': Japan's luxury ice revered by bars worldwide
In the historic Japanese city of Kanazawa, craftsmen painstakingly shape and slice blocks of ice destined to chill negronis in some of the world's trendiest bars.
Commemoration held for late Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic
A commemoration was held Saturday in Belgrade for war criminal Ratko Mladic two days ahead of his burial, attended by dozens of former military personnel, family members and officials.
Ethiopian Miss World contestant spotlights pain of sister's murder
Preparing to take the stage representing Ethiopia at the Miss World pageant, Ruth Yirgalem Weldesilasie thinks of her sister, who was abducted and murdered ahead of the contest.
Nepal tunnel rescue revives hopes 10 days after flood
Rescuers in Nepal pulled a Chinese national alive on Saturday from a tunnel buried by debris, as emergency response teams dug with new vigour in the search for missing people 10 days after catastrophic flooding.
How haze from Indonesian fires impacts Southeast Asia
Thick smog has blanketed parts of Indonesia as the vast archipelago for weeks battles to contain fires that have burned large swathes of Borneo and Sumatra.
Tetris distances itself from controversial White House 'arcade' games
Tetris said on Friday that it did not give permission for the White House to use the game's iconic imagery for a controversial online arcade that the Trump administration released on Thursday.
Mistrial declared in case of US woman who killed her three children
A judge declared a mistrial Friday after a jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict in the high-profile case of an American woman who killed her three young children.
Judge declares mistrial in case of US woman who killed her children
A judge declared a mistrial on Friday in the high-profile trial of an American woman who killed her three young children after a jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict in a case that cast a spotlight on maternal mental heath.
Edgar Davids art thief misses sentencing after being 'knocked out by luggage'
A thief who pawned former Dutch international footballer Edgar Davids's £188,000 ($254,000) collection of modern art failed to turn up to a London court to be sentenced on Friday, claiming she had been struck with a bag on her way to the airport.
Argentina to return Nazi-looted painting to Jewish collector's heir
Argentina is set to return an 18th-century painting stolen by Nazis from a Dutch Jewish art collector to the rightful owner's heir, a judge said Friday.
Russia rights group boss fears post-election crackdown
The head of Memorial, Russia's Nobel Peace Prize-winning rights group, has told AFP she fears a fresh crackdown after September's legislative elections, with more people arrested and sent to fight in Ukraine.
Bosnian Serb war criminal to be buried Monday, amid EU backlash
War criminal Ratko Mladic will be buried in Belgrade next week, his son told media Friday, as a European Union official cancelled a visit to Serbia over the "glorification" of the former Bosnian Serb military leader.
Julio Iglesias faces new abuse complaint
Two women ex-employees of Spanish singer Julio Iglesias have filed another complaint against him for alleged sexual abuse and forced labour, the advocacy group representing them said on Friday, insisting Spain had jurisdiction to investigate.
Judge declares mistrial in US infanticide case but puts ruling on hold
A judge declared a mistrial on Friday in the high-profile case of an American woman who killed her three children but put his decision on hold to allow the defense to appeal the decision.
Jury resumes deliberations in case of US mother who killed her three children
A jury resumed deliberations on Friday in the high-profile trial of an American woman who killed her three children, a case that has cast a spotlight on maternal mental heath.
Five acquitted over deadly 2017 landslide in Swiss Alps
A Swiss court on Friday acquitted five people charged with homicide by negligence following a 2017 landslide that killed eight hikers and destroyed part of a village.
Indonesia steps up wildfire fight that sparked hazardous haze
Haze from wildfires has sent air quality to hazardous levels in parts of Borneo, Indonesian authorities said on Friday, as thousands were deployed to tackle the blazes.
Weather and war push up food prices in August: FAO
Food price inflation accelerated in August as drought and conflicts impacted commodity markets, with sugar prices hitting their highest level in more than a year, UN data showed Friday.
Two trapped tunnel workers rescued in Nepal 'miracle'
Two hydropower workers were pulled alive from a tunnel buried by debris in Nepal on Friday, a rare ray of hope on the tenth day of rescue efforts after catastrophic Himalayan flooding.
New York's Muslims reclaim their city after 9/11 backlash
Asad Dandia was eight when he watched the September 11, 2001 attacks on television at his Pakistani-immigrant parents' home in New York.
Lone juror blocking verdict in US mother's child murder trial: defense
The defense for Lindsay Clancy, the US mother accused of murdering her three children, on Thursday accused a single holdout juror of blocking a verdict in the high-profile trial.
37 people die from fumes during oil pipeline theft in Nigeria: NGO
At least 37 people died early Thursday in Nigeria's oil-rich southern Niger Delta after inhaling fumes during the theft of fuel from a pipeline, a local NGO said.
Nothing left: Nepal flood survivors face loss and uncertainty
In Nepal's flood-ravaged Rasuwa district, Yangee Tamang grapples with grief and uncertainty, days after deadly torrents swept away entire villages, leaving a landscape of mud, rock and debris.
Cafe at centre of Israel culture clash agrees to shut on Sabbath
A Jerusalem cafe picketed for weeks by observant Jews said Thursday it had agreed to shut on the Sabbath, bowing to demands despite counter-protests by secular Israelis.
Initial expert report blames tanker for collision off Istanbul
Initial findings by experts probing a deadly collision between two Turkish vessels in the Marmara Sea, which sank a cargo ship leaving 10 crew missing, pointed on Thursday to negligence on the part of the second ship, an oil tanker.
US feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies at 92: foundation
American journalist, activist and feminist icon Gloria Steinem has died, her foundation said on Thursday. She was 92.
Vast aid challenge after 'Himalayan tsunami' devastates Nepal
The United Nations warned Thursday of the immense challenge of reaching Nepal flood survivors, with destroyed roads forcing aid workers to consider using cargo drones and porters to reach isolated Himalayan communities.
Grief on Chinese internet as wait for Tibet flood news drags on
Photos of sons, daughters, uncles and husbands pepper Chinese social media, shared by people hoping for news about relatives missing since deadly floods on the border with Nepal last week.
Caruana Galizia: 'one-woman WikiLeaks' who exposed Malta's shady side
Illicit trafficking, bribes, offshore accounts: Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, murdered with a car bomb in 2017, fearlessly exposed corruption in her archipelago in the heart of the Mediterranean.