France's largest wildfire in decades 'under control', says minister
France's largest wildfire since 1949 has been brought under control, a minister said Saturday, more than a week since the fire erupted in a pine forest near the southwestern city of Bordeaux.
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Infantino has lost UEFA's 'confidence' despite withdrawal of 'shabby deal'
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has lost the "confidence" of European football's governing body UEFA after his plan to allow private investment in the World Cup was withdrawn following a global backlash.
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Search ended at mall wrecked by Japan quake blast
Japanese officials said Saturday they had ended rescue operations at a shopping mall devastated by an explosion following a powerful earthquake that killed at least 36 people.
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Egypt captains recount scramble to stop disaster after drone strike
Marine officers who battled fires aboard two gas vessels struck in a drone attack on Egypt's port of Damietta feared the ships were "a bomb waiting to explode" that could have destroyed the entire port and ripped through the city beyond.
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Timeline: How FIFA's World Cup private investment plan imploded
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has pulled the plug on the plan to allow private investment in the World Cup which had sparked a furious global backlash even among his allies.
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South Korea baseball league cancels two games over heatwave
South Korea's baseball league cancelled two professional games Saturday to ensure the safety of players and fans in a heatwave.
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Search resumes for missing climbers from Pakistan avalanche
Pakistan rescue teams resumed a high-altitude search on Saturday for seven climbers missing after a powerful avalanche on one of the world's highest peaks, with the remains of three mountaineers recovered.
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US drops Reflecting Pool case, admits damage due to botched renovation
The US Justice Department on Friday dropped its case against a former Olympian accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, saying the hurried renovations ordered by President Donald Trump had been botched.
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Warsaw and Kyiv exhume Volyn victims at centre of diplomatic quarrel
Beneath two now-deserted villages in western Ukraine –- the site of WWII-era massacres -- archaeologists are uncovering the bones at the heart of a dispute that has strained relations between Warsaw and Kyiv for years.
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India PM Modi says he forgives protesters who abused him
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he wanted to "forgive" protesters who abused him during recent youth-led demonstrations that dealt a rare political setback to his government.
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