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SAfrica prosecutors drop criminal complaint against president
South Africa's prosecuting authority said Thursday it will not pursue a complaint against President Cyril Ramaphosa of money laundering and corruption related to the 2020 theft of US dollars from his farmhouse.
Hurricane whips up bitter US election battle
Hurricane Milton crashed into the US presidential election on Thursday, whipping up a political tempest that embroiled Donald Trump, Kamala Harris and Joe Biden, even as Florida reeled from the impact of the real-life storm.
Chad's capital under threat as floodwaters rise
At the spot where the Chari and Logone Rivers meet, residents of Chad's capital, N'Djamena, have been scrambling to face flooding brought on by torrential rains that have submerged entire neighbourhoods.
Ethel Kennedy, wife of RFK, dead at 96
Ethel Kennedy, the widow of assassinated US politician Robert F. Kennedy, died Thursday at the age of 96, her family said.
Hurricane Milton shreds Florida stadium roof
Hurricane-force winds ripped open the roof of a baseball stadium in Florida, leaving shredded remnants of the dome in its wake Thursday morning.
UN probe accuses Israel of seeking to 'destroy' Gaza healthcare
Israel is deliberately targeting health facilities and killing and torturing medical personnel in Gaza, UN investigators said Thursday, accusing the country of "crimes against humanity".
Monster Hurricane Milton triggers floods and tornadoes across Florida
Hurricane Milton felled trees, tore roofs off buildings, and flooded streets, leaving residents of the Florida coast surveying a trail of destruction on Thursday, in a state still reeling from another massive storm two weeks earlier.
Football mourns Greek defender George Baldock's shock death at 31
Greek football was in shock Thursday at the death of Panathinaikos and Greece international George Baldock, with tributes uniting even the country's usually hostile rival fans.
Monster Hurricane Milton makes landfall, walloping coast of Florida
Hurricane Milton blasted ashore in Florida Wednesday night with furious winds, life-threatening rain and storm surge, as people who endured another hurricane just two weeks ago braced for a long, violent night.
Argentina MPs back Milei's veto of university funding
Argentine lawmakers on Wednesday upheld President Javier Milei's veto of funding increases for public universities, handing him a key victory in his months-long standoff with teachers and students.
Florida seaside haven a ghost town as hurricane nears
The normally pleasant seaside town of Sarasota looked deserted Wednesday, with most of its residents gone or seeking shelter as dangerous Hurricane Milton rumbled toward Florida.
Hunkering down for Hurricane Milton at Disney -- but first, a few rides
With Hurricane Milton bearing down on Florida, the state's tourism golden egg -- Disney World -- remains open Wednesday, if only for a few, wet hours.
Time running out in Florida to flee Hurricane Milton
Florida residents fled -- or defied warnings and hunkered down -- in the final hours Wednesday before Hurricane Milton, a lethal Category 4 storm, pummels the Gulf Coast and tears across the state.
The long walk for water in the parched Colombian Amazon
Bearing six-liter bottles of water on their shoulders, members of Colombia's Indigenous Yagua community tramp along the dried-up riverbed of a branch of the mighty Amazon.
France vows to step up drugs fight after police vehicles torched
The French government on Wednesday vowed to intensify the fight against drug related crime after four police vehicles were torched outside a police station in an apparent revenge attack in response to a new crackdown.
Ex-UK soldier denies passing secrets to Iran intelligence
A former British Army soldier allegedly broke out of prison strapped to the underside of a food delivery truck while detained on suspicion of passing secret information to Iranian intelligence, a prosecutor said on Wednesday.
'Catastrophic' Hurricane Milton approaches Florida
A "catastrophic" Hurricane Milton was closing in on the storm-battered state of Florida on Wednesday as US officials pleaded with residents to flee or risk dying.
'Catastophic' Hurricane Milton approaches Florida
A "catastrophic" Hurricane Milton was closing in on the storm-battered state of Florida on Wednesday as US officials pleaded with residents to flee or risk dying.
Biden begs Florida residents to flee as Milton returns to Category 5
US President Joe Biden has begged Florida residents to flee Hurricane Milton, warning that the Category 5 storm could turn into the worst natural disaster to hit the state in a century.
No children left on Greece's famed but emptying island
When winter draws in on Antikythera, the already meagre population of the isolated Greek island shrinks to almost nothing.
Climate change made deadly Hurricane Helene more intense: study
Hurricane Helene's torrential rain and powerful winds were made about 10 percent more intense due to climate change, according to a study published Wednesday by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group.
Sega ninja game 'Shinobi' gets movie treatment
Sega said Wednesday one of its most popular games, "Shinobi", will be made into a movie in a joint project with Universal Pictures, aiming to emulate the success of "Super Mario Bros".
Nobel Peace Prize to be awarded as wars rage
The Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded Friday, a ray of light in a dark year for world peace, with the International Court of Justice, UNRWA and UN chief Antonio Guterres seen as favourites.
Pacific island nations swamped by global drug trade
A surge of drugs is engulfing the paradisal South Pacific, as cartels and triads use far-flung island nations to channel narcotics across the globe, top police and UN officials have told AFP.
Osama bin Laden's son Omar banned from returning to France
Omar bin Laden, a son of slain Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, has been banned from returning to France where he made his home for several years before he was ordered to leave in 2023, France's Interior Minister announced Tuesday.
Six-year-old girl among missing after Brazil landslide
Rescue workers in Brazil on Tuesday were searching for two people, including a six-year-old girl, after a landslide in its northern Amazonas state which injured a dozen others.
Kenya MPs vote to impeach deputy president in historic move
Kenyan lawmakers on Tuesday voted to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for abuse of office in an unprecedented political drama that has transfixed the nation.
'Evacuate now, now, now': Florida braces for next hurricane
Storm-battered Florida girded Tuesday for a direct hit from Hurricane Milton, a monster weather system threatening catastrophic damage and forcing President Joe Biden to postpone an overseas trip.
German 'Maddie' suspect could be free in 2025 after cleared of other sex crimes
A German man named as the top suspect in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann was Tuesday cleared of all charges in an unrelated sex crimes trial, meaning he is set for release from prison next year.
German suspect in 'Maddie' case cleared in separate sex crimes trial
The German convicted rapist and main suspect in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann was on Tuesday cleared of all charges in an unrelated sex crimes trial.
At Istanbul church, blessed spring offers hope to Christians and Muslims
The queue outside Istanbul's Our Lady of Vefa church stretched more than 200 metres, made up of Christians and Muslims chatting animatedly as they waited to make a wish inside this Greek Orthodox sanctuary.
Tampa zoo rushes Chompers the porcupine and others to safety as Milton nears
With carrots and strawberries, zookeepers lure Chompers the porcupine into an animal carrier, hoping to keep the creature -- and all the rest of the inhabitants of Zoo Tampa -- safe from the fury of Hurricane Milton.