The Sydney opera house, and other iconic national monuments round the world turned off their lights at 8:30pm local time to commemorate earth hour.
Greenland has recorded a significant surge in the number of tourists visiting the country after latest data showed a 14% increase in the number of passengers on international flights arriving in the country alongside a rise in hotel bookings.
Two time Olympic medallist Kirsty Coventry has been elected as the International Olympic Committee's first female President by an overwhelming majority.
The United Nations, European Union and other regional states in the middle east have reacted to Israel’s renewed bombardment of the Gaza strip after a two month ceasefire.
Canada's new Premier Mark Carney met with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace as part of his European tour where he hoped to strengthen ties with "reliable allies".
The United States of America on Friday gave marching orders to the South African Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool declaring him ‘persona non grata’ - the latin phrase for “unwelcome person”.
Over a million displaced people in Myanmar are set to be affected by the World Food Programme’s cuts to food aid worldwide.
The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Felix Tshisekedi is considering a sit-down with Rwanda backed armed group M23.
Canada has initiated a formal dispute complaint against the United States at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over its imposition of import duties on certain steel and aluminium products from Canada.
The new Austrian Government has discontinued the reunification of family members for asylum claimants in the country with immediate effect citing widespread concerns on immigration.
Eight medical professionals who treated late football icon Diego Maradona in the days leading up to his death are currently on trial for culpable homicide.
The World Health Organization WHO has announced a road map for cuts and tightening as it navigates a different reality in the absence of US funding.
British officials are holding talks with up to 20 countries in an effort to rally support for Ukraine.
Orthodox Christians round the world have marked the start of the 40 day Lenten period with the Ash Wednesday ceremony today.
Twenty three people remain trapped under snow in an avalanche in India's mountain state of Uttarakhand after heavy snowfall.
One person has died and two others are missing after cyclone Garance made landfall in French overseas territory, La Reunion with top speeds of 96 mph.
A centuries old tradition of cheese-throwing has brought excitement to the town of Novara di Sicilia as its residents both young and old trooped out en masse to participate in the game.
Police in France have taken a young American woman into custody after her new born baby was thrown out of a window of a Parisian hotel.
American President Donald Trump has announced the appointment of podcaster and former law enforcement officer Daniel Bongino as the deputy director of the FBI.
The remains of victims who lost their lives in the recent clashes between M23 rebels and Military forces in Bukavu have been buried in a mass grave on Thursday.
Michael G. Wilson, and Barbara Broccoli, long term producers of the British spy thriller James Bond have stepped down from their respective positions.
British Broadcasting corporation, BBC has suspended its local language news service in Azerbaijan.
The Vatican reports Pope Francis is stable and improving while being treated for double pneumonia at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital. The 88-year-old Pontiff remains under medical care as Catholics worldwide pray for his recovery.
Netherlands has become the latest European country to return artefacts to Africa after it signed an agreement pledging to return 119 'stolen' historical artefacts to Nigeria after extensive consultation with its Colonial collections committee.
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