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Mexico holds referendum on prosecuting ex-presidents
To be binding, 37.4 million people -- 40% of the electoral roll -- must participate, but many voters appear unenthusiastic.
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Rome region website hacked, affecting vaccine bookings
'A hacker attack is underway... all defence and verification operations are ongoing to avoid prolonging the cut in services,' the region said on its Twitter account.
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Rockets hit Kandahar airport in southern Afghanistan
The attack on the airport came as the Taliban inched closer to overrunning two other provincial capitals -- Herat in the west and Lashkar Gah in the south.
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YouTube suspends Sky News Australia channel
The last YouTube upload, from three days ago, features a host claiming that lockdowns have failed and criticising state authorities for extending Sydney's current stay-at-home orders.
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A year after the mushroom cloud, Lebanon still bleeds
Shortly after 6:00 pm on that ill-fated Tuesday, hundreds of tonnes of poorly stored ammonium nitrate caught fire and caused what has been described as one of the largest ever non-nuclear explosions.
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Millions of Americans risk eviction as virus cases spike
With billions in government funds meant to help renters still untapped, President Joe Biden this week urged Congress to extend the 11-month-old moratorium after a recent Supreme Court ruling meant the White House could not do so.
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Myanmar junta chief says new elections will be held in two years
The country has been in turmoil since the army ousted the civilian leader in February, launching a bloody crackdown on dissent that has killed more than 900 people according to a local monitoring group.
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Israel pushes for UN action against Iran over deadly ship attack
The MT Mercer Street tanker was struck Thursday in the northern Indian Ocean, killing two crew members, in what the United States said was a drone-style attack.
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Malaysians stage anti-govt protest despite COVID curbs
Anger is growing at the government's handling of the virus outbreak, which is escalating despite a lockdown, and Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's attempts to keep his crisis-riven administration in power.
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Wife of slain Haiti leader says killers left her for dead
Haitian police have arrested the head of Jovenel Moise's security, as well as some 20 Colombian mercenaries, over the plot they say was organised by a group of Haitians with foreign ties.
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Two more parts of China report COVID outbreaks
The highly contagious Delta variant has already been confirmed in the capital Beijing and four other provinces, prompting mass testing and putting more than one million people under lockdown.
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Police guard killed at UN compound as fighting rages for Afghan city
Violence has surged since the Taliban launched a sweeping offensive as US-led foreign forces began a final withdrawal.
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Three migrants missing after boat capsizes off Lesbos
Ten people have been rescued so far, while three remained missing, according to what survivors have told the Greek authorities.
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Germany to require tests for all unvaccinated travellers
Under current German rules, any unvaccinated person entering the country by plane must get tested, but those entering by road or rail must not unless they are coming from an area deemed high risk.
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World races to contain Delta variant, US steps up anti-virus plan
US President Joe Biden offering new incentives to vaccine holdouts and Israel authorising booster shots.
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Saudi Arabia to reopen to vaccinated tourists after 17-month COVID closure
However, Riyadh did not announce any lifting of restrictions on the umrah, a pilgrimage that can be undertaken at any time, which usually attracts millions of Muslims from across the globe each year.
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Flawed scientific papers fuelling COVID-19 misinformation
Inaccurate information about vaccines is especially dangerous at a time when uptake of the shots has slowed in the United States, here health officials say almost all recent COVID-19 deaths occurred among those who were not immunized.
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UK jails German art dealer over £1 million theft
Gulbenkian, who married into a prominent arts family, used her social pedigree to convince victims to part with money.
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Defrocked US cardinal charged with sexual abuse
McCarrick was thrown out of the Catholic Church in 2019 becoming the highest-ranking Church figure to be expelled in modern times.
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4 billion anti-COVID shots injected worldwide
Global jabs have slowed slightly: the fourth billion dose was reached in 30 days, while it took 26 days to reach the previous one.
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France lashes out at 'discriminatory' England quarantine rule
The UK singled out France due to the government's concern over the 'persistent presence' of the Beta variant, which is believed to be more resistant to vaccines.
