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Targeted by Trump, ICC wins top EU rights prize
Facing US sanctions, the International Criminal Court was on Thursday awarded the European Union's top rights prize, in a show of support that risks upsetting President Donald Trump.
Targeted by Trump, ICC in running for top EU rights prize
Facing US sanctions, the International Criminal Court is up for the European Union's top rights prize Thursday, with supporters pressing its case as a show of support for a fraying rules-based world order.
South Korea's celebrity shark back in canal, prompting new rescue bid
A shark that became a viral sensation after getting stuck in a South Korean canal returned hours after being coaxed out, authorities said on Thursday, prompting another attempt to guide it back to the sea.
South Korea guides crowd-pulling shark out of canal
A shark that has become a viral sensation in South Korea was coaxed out of a canal in which it was stuck, authorities said on Wednesday, as falling temperatures raised concerns for its survival.
South Korea launches new bid to guide crowd-pulling shark to sea
South Korean authorities began a new attempt Wednesday to coax a shark-turned-viral sensation back to sea, with falling temperatures in the Busan canal where it is stranded raising concerns for its survival.
Low-Cost Homemade Ideas Offer Alternatives for Halloween Costumes
Household materials, charity-shop finds and reusable accessories can provide inexpensive alternatives to commercially produced Halloween costumes.
Delhi Issues Dussehra Traffic Curbs and Diversions for October 20
Delhi Police announced traffic restrictions, diversions and additional security around major Dussehra venues for celebrations on October 20.
October 20 Milestones Trace Decades of Kuwait’s Development
A review of events on October 20 records milestones in Kuwait’s cultural, diplomatic, infrastructure and public-sector history from 1958 onward.
On the front line of ocean conservation off Portugal's Madeira
Juan Mayorga smiled as a stingray glided across his computer screen, moving gracefully over the seabed near Portugal's Desertas Islands, part of the Madeira archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean.
Body found in search for missing Glasgow teenager
Police found a body in Mugdock Country Park during the search for 17-year-old Kristijonas Demcenko, who had been missing from Glasgow for four days.
Bromsgrove Repair Cafe reports nearly 80% repair success rate
Bromsgrove Repair Cafe repaired 344 of 583 items brought in during the year to July 31, keeping an estimated 1,240 kilograms of waste out of disposal sites.
Kuwait announces maintenance closures in Nuzha, Surra and Rai
Kuwait’s Ministry of Public Works announced lane and road closures in Nuzha, Surra and Rai for maintenance and asphalt work.
Truck ploughs into Hindu festival crowd in India, killing 13
A speeding truck drove into a crowd at a Hindu festival in Madhya Pradesh, killing 13 people and injuring others, Indian officials said.
One million migrating raptors dodge illegal hunters above Georgia's Black Sea coast
Standing on a verdant hill above Georgia's Black Sea coast, ornithologist Bart Hoekstra looked out over one of the world's greatest wildlife spectacles unfolding before him -- then gunshots pierced the air.
尖沙咀加連威老道約十男打鬥 警到場時涉事者已離開
尖沙咀加連威老道10月16日傍晚發生多人打鬥，警方接報指約十名男子牽涉事件，有人受傷及手持木棍，暫未有人被捕。
臺日電梯漏裝門框擴至39廈 低價中標與驗收制度受審視
臺日電梯在翠屏北邨和博康邨的升降機工程被揭「只裝門、沒裝框」，全港巡查首日再發現39幢樓有同類問題，警方拘捕公司負責人及兩名工程師。
城巴B14延長皇崗口岸服務 B13重陽假期增設快速班次
城巴因應新皇崗口岸客量，由10月17日起試行延長B14服務時間至11月1日；B13亦在重陽節假期加開不經錦田和新田的快速班次。
屯門黃金泳灘女子疑遇溺 送院搶救後不治
一名女子10月16日傍晚在屯門黃金泳灘對開水域懷疑遇溺，昏迷送院後證實不治，警方正調查事件。
臺日電梯評級曾獲90至99分 被捕董事過往主打「價廉物美」
臺日電梯捲入升降機門框漏裝事件後，資料顯示公司過去一年服務質素評級為90至99分；一名被捕董事過往受訪時稱公司重視高質量與價廉物美。
臺日電梯三人涉欺詐被捕 機電署另揭39幢私人樓漏裝門框組件
臺日電梯一名董事及兩名註冊升降機工程師涉嫌在公共屋邨工程虛報完成安裝被捕；機電署巡查另39幢私人樓宇，全部發現有升降機欠缺指定門框組件。
city’super澳門節登陸四店 非遺美食與三大工藝工作坊同步亮相
「2026香港city’super澳門節——澳門尋味之旅」由10月15日至31日在香港四間門市舉行，活動集合澳門老字號、五項非物質文化遺產及三個手作體驗。
'Under attack' from fragrance, Hanoi prunes its famous blossoms
The star-shaped white blossoms of Hanoi's milkwood trees have inspired songwriters and lovers, but city authorities began cutting them back Friday after an outcry from residents over their "overpowering" fragrance.
Ailing UK director Mike Leigh wishes he could make '100 more films'
British filmmaker Mike Leigh told AFP Thursday he regretted he could not make "another hundred films" because of ill health, as he attended the London premiere of his prize-winning latest work.
Still smiling at 117, Albanian may be world's oldest woman
At 117, Qamile Marra is not particularly concerned with proving she may be the world's oldest woman -- or even persuading Albanian pension officials that she is not dead.
US actor Selma Blair charged with assault after alleged flight altercation
US actor Selma Blair was charged with assault on Monday after an alleged altercation on a flight from Los Angeles to New York City, according to court documents.
US actress Selma Blair arrested after flight altercation
US actress Selma Blair was arrested after an alleged altercation on a flight from Los Angeles to New York City that left two cabin crew members injured, authorities said Monday.
Italian rice farmer beats heat with biodiversity haven
Four hundred years after monks transformed a patch of marshlands in northwest Italy into rice fields, farmer Alice Cerutti has restored a third to their natural state, prioritising biodiversity over crop yield.
World leaders urged to 'course correct' as UN nature goals fall short
Nations are steeling for a disappointing report card at this month's UN biodiversity summit, with governments falling short on their commitments to protect the plants, animals and ecosystems that sustain life on Earth.
Conservation groups alarmed at marine mammals' deaths in Spain
Conservation groups on Sunday condemned the death of a dolphin transferred from France to a Spanish marine park, saying it added to the deaths of other sea mammals recently moved to Spain from Canada.
Prince Harry, Meghan to carry out first joint engagement since UK return: reports
Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will on Thursday carry out their first joint engagement since returning to live in the UK in August, according to media reports.
Prince Harry booed at English rugby match
Britain's Prince Harry was booed by a section of the crowd as he watched Leicester play Gloucester in an English Prem rugby match on Friday.
US announces sanctions on ICC, hours after Nobel award to former judge
The United States on Friday announced sanctions on the International Criminal Court, vowing to cripple the tribunal's operations just hours after the Nobel Peace Prize went to a former ICC judge who warned of mounting political attacks on the court.