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Russian environmental inspectors are trying to establish why a river near the Norilsk Nickel industrial complex in the Arctic has turned blood-red. Dramatic pictures of the discoloured Daldykan river have been posted widely on Russian media. The government daily Rossiiskaya Gazeta...

DNA testing has for the first time confirmed the identity of the bacteria behind London's Great Plague. The plague of 1665-1666 was the last major outbreak of bubonic plague in Britain, killing nearly a quarter of London's population. It's taken a...

Barack Obama has chided Donald Trump as "wacky" and "uninformed" after the Republican candidate said Russia's President Putin was a better leader. Speaking in Laos, Mr Obama said that every time Mr Trump spoke it became clearer that the Republican...

SAN FRANCISCO, September 06, (THEWILL) - The United Nations Security Council met on Tuesday in response to North Korea’s recent missile tests after US President Barack Obama warned the reclusive state that it was deepening its international isolation. THEWILL recalls...

Niger has banned the export of donkeys, warning that a three-fold increase in trade, mainly to Asian countries, is threatening its donkey population. "If the export continues the animals will be decimated," a government official has told the BBC. China imports...

China has warned that anyone advocating Hong Kong's independence could be punished, state media say. The stern message came after young pro-democracy activists won seats on Hong Kong's Legislative Council (LegCo). The Chinese government underlined its "resolute opposition" to any independence...

Hurricane Newton slammed into the twin resorts of Los Cabos on the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California Tuesday morning, knocking out power in some places as stranded tourists huddled in their hotels. Newton made landfall with winds of 90...

An Emirates jet that skidded along the runway on its fuselage at Dubai airport and caught fire last month was subjected to shifting winds as it made a failed attempt to abort a landing, United Arab Emirates (UAE) investigators...

Air passengers in Britain and beyond faced delays on Tuesday after a "Black Lives Matter" protest on a runway halted flights for six hours at London City Airport and a computer glitch hit British Airways in London and the...

New Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte sought to defuse a row with the United States on Tuesday, voicing regret for calling President Barack Obama a "son of a bitch", a comment that prompted Washington to call off a bilateral meeting. The...