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Protesters wave old Belarusian national flags standing along a street in Minsk, Belarus. (AP)

Belarus revokes accreditations of journalists covering protests for...

Lukashenko had earlier threatened to expel foreign journalists, accusing them of inciting protests against him before...

30 Aug 2020 3:43 AM GMT

People attend a rally in support of Jacob Blake and his family in front of the Kenosha County Courthouse on August 29, 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (AFP)

7 bullets, 7 days: Protesters march for Jacob Blake in Kenosha

Several of Saturday's speakers encouraged the crowd to vote for change in November, and to push for changing legislation...

30 Aug 2020 3:16 AM GMT

Riot in Sweden after Danish leader banned from Quran-burning rally

Riot in Sweden after Danish leader banned from Quran-burning rally

About 300 people were on the streets of Malmo with violence escalating as the evening wore on, according to police and...

29 Aug 2020 10:23 AM GMT

Women wearing face masks against the coronavirus walk past United Arab Emirates and Israeli flags at the Peace Bridge in Netanya, Israel. (AP)

UAE formally ends Israel boycott amid US-brokered deal

First direct commercial flight by Israel's flagship carrier El Al is expected in Dubai on Moday, carrying US and Israeli...

29 Aug 2020 9:55 AM GMT

Dolphins lay dead on the shore on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. (AP)

39 dolphins, 3 whales wash up on Mauritius after oil spill

Residents of Mauritius plan to march in the capital after weeks of demanding why the government didn't act more quickly...

29 Aug 2020 8:54 AM GMT

As many as 2,842 educational institutions across the city are set to open their doors to almost 1.4 million students when the autumn semester gets underway. (AP)

China's Wuhan says all schools to reopen on Tuesday

Schools have been ordered to stock up disease control equipment and to carry out training sessions to help prepare for...

29 Aug 2020 8:42 AM GMT

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. (AFP)

US House panel announces contempt proceedings against Pompeo

Pompeo had refused to comply with a subpoena for records into his transparently political misuse' of department...

29 Aug 2020 8:19 AM GMT

President Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka walk to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (Photo: AP)

Kamala Harris 'not competent' to be US president, Ivanka is better:...

This was Trump's first election rally after he formally accepted the nomination of the Republican Party for the...

29 Aug 2020 7:34 AM GMT

Thousands of demonstrators have again gathered in the major Russian Far East city of Khabarovsk to denounce the arrest of the regions governor a month ago and to support opposition politician Alexei Navalny and Belarusian people. (AP)

'Putin, have some tea': Russian city holds eighth anti-Kremlin protest

Some also expressed solidarity with opponents of Belarusian leader Lukashenko who have been staging public protests for...

29 Aug 2020 6:57 AM GMT

Kyle Rittenhouse (left, with backwards cap) walks along Sheridan Road in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, with another armed civilian. (via AP)

Attorney for accused Kenosha protest gunman says teen acted in...

Prosecutors accuse Rittenhouse of firing an assault-style rifle at three protesters who tried to subdue him, killing two...

29 Aug 2020 6:11 AM GMT

Party election to pick PM Abes successor around September 15

Party election to pick PM Abe's successor around September 15

Abe's resignation marks the end of his tenure and the start of a several-week race to replace Japan's longest-serving...

29 Aug 2020 5:42 AM GMT

Warsaw zoos two female elephants, Fredzia, right, and Buba, are shown in their enclosure in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. Scientists at Warsaws zoo have been taking blood, saliva and other samples from the zoos three elephants in recent days in preparations to test whether giving them hemp oil can reduce their stress.(AP)

Warsaw zoo tests effect of hemp oil on elephants' stress

Zoo veterinarian says hemp oil, also known as CBD, or cannabidiol oil, has been shown to reduce anxiety and stress in...

29 Aug 2020 4:50 AM GMT