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11 soldiers dead, 11 missing in Vietnam after second big landslide in days
Heavy rain has pounded the region for more than a week and at least 64 people have been killed in floods and landslides, according to Vietnam's disaster management authority, with concerns mounting that waters could rise further.
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France to rally in solidarity, defiance after beheading of teacher
The killing of history teacher Samuel Paty in a Paris suburb Friday has sparked outrage in France and memories of a wave of Islamist violence in 2015 sparked by caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed published by the satirical magazine 'Charlie Hebdo'.
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Trump sets hectic campaign pace, while frontrunner Biden stays home
Addressing a rally in Muskegon, Michigan, Trump focused on US culture war themes, telling a large cheering crowd that the Democrats wanted to 'erase American history, purge American values and destroy the American way of life.'
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Anti-Trump women's rallies draw thousands across US
More than 100,000 people took part in some 430 marches in locations from New York to Los Angeles and Chicago to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, organisers said.
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New Zealand's victorious Ardern vows to deliver reform
After facing criticism since winning office in 2017 for not delivering on key promises such as protecting the environment and reducing child poverty, Ardern said she now had a mandate for change.
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Trump sets hectic campaign pace as his party frets
As the election nears, it is the incumbent who appears to face steeper odds, with polls indicating a Democratic surge and a few Republican senators have openly expressed doubts about their party's leader.
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France beheading suspect had no links with Russia
The attacker was shot by police as they tried to arrest him and later died of his injuries.
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Coronavirus: latest global developments
The novel coronavirus has killed at least 1,105,691 people since the outbreak emerged in China last December, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 1100 GMT on Saturday.
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Millions in England under new COVID-19 restrictions
The government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson has introduced a three-tier alert system to try to contain the disease, with some virus hotspots seeing bans on household mixing and the closure of pubs.
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Iran COVID-19 deaths top 30,000 - health ministry
The latest deaths raised the overall toll to 30,123 for the eight months since Iran reported its first fatalities from the novel coronavirus.
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Ardern on course for landslide in New Zealand election
With one-third of the vote counted, Jacinda Ardern's centre-left Labour Party was on 50.6% and forecast to take around 66 seats in the 120-member parliament.
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Suspect in beheading of teacher over Muhammad caricatures is 18-year-old Chechen
Five more people have been detained over the murder on Friday outside Paris, including the parents of a child at the school where the teacher was working, bringing to nine the total number currently under arrest, said the source, who asked not to be named.
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US hoping for two COVID-19 vaccines by end of November
Pfizer said Friday it hopes to move ahead with its vaccine after safety data is available in the third week of November, weeks after the 3 November presidential election.
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Teacher decapitated in France after showing Muhammad caricatures
According to a police source, the victim was a history teacher who recently discussed caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in class.
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EU regulator greenlights first injectable HIV drug
The cocktail of two antiretroviral drugs, rilpivirine and cabotegravir, can be given every few months instead of a daily pill to keep HIV infection under control.
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Coronavirus treatments: Some progress, no panacea
Very few of the drugs tested and administered so far have proven effective, a conclusion reinforced by a major WHO-backed study released on Friday.
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Pound sinks as Boris Johnson says get ready for 'no-deal' Brexit
Sterling slid underneath $1.29 after Boris Johnson accused the EU of failing to negotiate seriously.
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'Keep on fighting': detained Thai lawyer keeps up rallying cries
"Adhere to the ideology of non-violence and do not be afraid of any obstacles."
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Last night out for French cities ahead of virus curfew
Health authorities reported Thursday a record 30,621 new cases in the past 24 hours and 88 deaths, and over 200 new Covid admissions to intensive care units.
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Hong Kong pink dolphins enjoy comeback as pandemic slows marine traffic
For years keeping tabs on the dolphins has been a disheartening task. But this year their numbers have bounced back.
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Springboks pull out of Rugby Championship
South African Rugby chief Jurie Roux said the withdrawal was a "hugely disappointing outcome for supporters and commercial partners".
