France endured a rise of nearly 30 percent in the number of deaths recorded during the week of June 22, the peak of a record-breaking heatwave that battered…
El Nino will quickly develop into a strong event between July and September, fueling the likelihood of extreme weather, the United Nations' weather and climate…
Train enthusiasts will celebrate the 100th anniversary of a historic Swiss railway this weekend as vintage steam locomotives ferry tourists through the…
"Private property. No entry", "No photography" read the signs on a gate set up in front of a traditional log house in Vlkolinec, a UNESCO-listed Slovak village…
Sitting ‌beside FIFA President Gianni Infantino as her side beat Ivory Coast at the World Cup on Tuesday, Norway football federation president Lise…
The extreme heat and humidity broiling swathes of the United States as it hosts World Cup matches and prepares to celebrate the Fourth of July would have been …
Lulu Gribbin was 15 when she survived a shark attack off the coast of Florida. She lost her left hand, part of her right leg and almost her life. What she…
Three traumatized wallabies living far from their usual Australian habitat were recovering in a Spanish zoo on Thursday after being rescued from a rural…
Hundreds of people were besieging Lidl supermarkets in and around Paris Thursday, with scuffles and shouting matches breaking out as residents scrambled to get…
Indian space startup Skyroot Aerospace said on Thursday it was preparing for the launch of its Vikram-1 rocket, the first attempt by an Indian private company…
The contrast cannot be starker: selfie-taking tourists sipping coffee at Starbucks -- an icon of globalization and capitalism -- while looking out over…
Five people needed hospital treatment in Japan after a man accidentally set off an anti-bear spray in a city-center post office, reports and officials said, as…
A sapling taken from the Sycamore Gap tree has been stolen from the grounds of a castle just months after it was planted, according to The Guardian. The…
More than 1,000 deaths in Spain were attributed to the recent heatwave that roasted Europe, as the country posted the hottest first six months ever recorded,…
Scientists have stumbled on a rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica, tucked away for decades in a drawer. The bone comes from the tail of a long-necked, plant…
The world's oceans just experienced their hottest June on record and could set fresh highs in the months ahead as El Nino and climate change drive temperatures…
In a tiny Tokyo restaurant filled with the smell of Nepalese dumplings, Budhathoki Samjhana surveys the business she built from scratch but may now have to…
As much as a third of the world’s population could be infected with a parasite from cats that might lead to retina-damaging eye infection and permanent vision…
As climate change drives more severe and prolonged heatwaves, it seems that turning to air conditioners is the most logic option to save lives. But in…
Finland on Tuesday pulled the plug on analogue landline phone calls after almost 150 years, the latest country to push forward in a global transition towards…
Japanese police are investigating another suspected fatal bear attack, a local official told AFP on Tuesday, as the number of such deaths remains unusually…
Woven from fiber-optic cable and grass, a small bird's nest found near the front line of the war in Ukraine shows how the more than four-year-old conflict is…
France will stage an elaborate light show at the Statue of Liberty to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, the French consulate said Monday. …
A brooch given to the first passenger to board a Dundee-built steamship 37 years before she sank has surfaced at an antiques roadshow. The decorative item…
NASA on Tuesday is set to launch a daring robotic rescue mission, a long shot bid to prevent one of its aging telescopes from vanishing into dust. If…
Scientists have stumbled on a rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica, tucked away for decades in a drawer. The bone comes from the tail of a long-necked,…
French President Emmanuel Macron reappeared on Monday wearing now-iconic aviator sunglasses that caused a stir at the Davos forum when he wore them due to an…
Three firefighters have died battling fierce blazes along the Utah-Colorado border, driven by high temperatures, strong winds and low humidity. Dangerous…