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European Parliament condemns Azerbaijani attack on Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh
The European Parliament Thursday condemned the violent seizure of Nagorno-Karabakh by Azerbaijan and said it amounts to ethnic cleansing. File Photo by Anatoly Maltsev/EPA-EFE…
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Norwegian playwright Jon Fosse wins 2023 Nobel Prize in literature
Swedish Academy honors 'innovative' body of work spanning three decades…
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6.6-magnitude earthquake produces small tsunami near Japanese island
Location of a 6.6 magnitude earthquake that caused a small tsunami in Japan on Thursday. Photo courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey A 6.6-magnitude earthquake in the…
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Britain axes Birmingham to Manchester leg of HS2 railway
Construction hoarding in downtown Birmingham extols the benefits of Britain's $121 billion HS2 high-speed rail project linking London with the north for which the key Birmingham to…
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Russia may attack civilian ships in Black Sea and blame Ukraine, Britain warns
Britain on Wednesday said Russia may attack civilian shipping vessels traveling through the temporary humanitarian corridor Ukraine established in the Black Sea after Moscow failed…
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3 U.S. scientists win Nobel Prize in chemistry for discovery of quantum dots
U.S. scientists Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus and Alexei I. Ekimov were awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for "the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots." Photo by…
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3 dead in Philippines after fishing boat collides with unknown commercial vessel
President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the ramming of a fishing vessel is being investigated. File Photo by Michael Reynolds/UPI | License Photo The…
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Corporate manslaughter probe launched into British hospital that employed Lucy Letby
Cheshire police said Wednesday that the British Countess of Chester Hospital that employed infant killer nurse Lucy Letby is under investigation for corporate manslaughter. Letby…
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U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reveals plan to raise smoking age every year
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveiled an ambitious plan Wednesday to prevent smoking-related deaths for future generations by raising the age to buy cigarettes one year every…
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Russian journalist who protested Ukraine invasion sentenced in absentia
Exiled Russian journalist Marina Ovsyannikova has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison in absentia for "disseminating false information" about the Russian armed…
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