4+ hour, 44+ min ago   (780+ words) China and Nepal have taken different approaches to information after a Himalayan flood, shaping what the public saw of a disaster that killed more than 1,400 people. The August 26 tsunami-like surge of water, mud and debris from a glacial mountain collapse…...

5+ hour, 58+ min ago   (822+ words) THE UK is at a "pivotal moment of constitutional change," Scotland's First Minister John Swinney has said ahead of a landmark meeting with the leaders of Wales and Northern Ireland. The SNP leader will join Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap…...

5+ hour, 58+ min ago   (407+ words) Operation Ensue was a British-led mission targeting a suspected Bosnian war criminal. Here is all you need to know about the SAS operation Ensue in Bosnia. Operation Ensue was carried out in Bosnia in 1998, during efforts to bring suspected war…...

17+ hour, 25+ min ago   (483+ words) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is exploring closer ties with the European Union, including becoming an "associate member" of the bloc, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The status does not currently exist, but the EU could be open…...

6+ hour, 53+ min ago   (154+ words) An Aussie shopper has been left gobsmacked after a worker was filmed attempting to push trolleys in between parked cars at an outside carpark on the Central Coast of NSW. ABC / Via giphy.com Kar-Tr / Getty Images Related: "51 People Confess…...

8+ hour, 12+ min ago   (614+ words) A little cheer rose for 79-year-old Hwang Sun-hee after she managed to place an online order at a training session in South Korea, which has one of the world's starkest digital divides for seniors. Age gaps in digital literacy are…...

8+ hour, 27+ min ago   (609+ words) An ex-kickboxer preaching Orthodox traditions who has effectively banned abortion and declared war on alcohol: ultra-conservative governor Georgy Filimonov is the face of Vladimir Putin's rule in Russia's Vologda region. Some 450 kilometres (280 miles) north-west of Moscow, the 45-year-old nationalistic regional…...

9+ hour, 56+ min ago   (616+ words) By Greg Torode and Mei Mei Chu HONG KONG, Sept 14 (Reuters) - China's military leadership is expected to outline its aims for global security when it hosts its annual defence forum this week amid churning tensions in its own neighbourhood over…...

19+ hour, 34+ min ago   (633+ words) A Russian drone struck the locomotive of a passenger train two kilometres from the Polish border on Sunday, Ukraine's state-owned rail operator Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways) said. The attack reportedly took place in Ukraine's Volyn region. There are not believed to…...

11+ hour, 47+ min ago   (324+ words) An Italian man was stopped at Turin Airport after customs agents found a crocodile head in his luggage The crocodile species is protected under CITES, and transporting it without a license can result in fines or jail time, Italian officials…...