If all the world's countries fulfil the climate commitments they have already announced, the planet will warm by 2.6 degrees Celsius by the end of the century. That is the forecast in a new report from the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). L
A 65-year-old woman was killed in a shark attack on Tuesday off South Africa's southeastern coast, police and municipal authorities said. Officials responded by closing two beaches in the city of KuGompo, formerly East London, until further
State Bank of India, the country's largest lender, said on Oct. 21 that a cyberattack led to 3,897 customer records appearing on the dark web, according to a report carried by KSL News. A separate account says a hacker is claiming a far lar
Journalists at a German weekly have found that Turkish migrants are using a cunning scheme to get asylum in Germany. A forged case over “persecution for criticising Erdoğan” can be bought via Telegram or TikTok, and a set of documents costs
Pakistan's National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency arrested a man on Tuesday who is accused of running an online counterfeit postage business that U.S. prosecutors say cost the U.S. Postal Service more than $126 million, the Associated Pr
Manchester City host AEK Athens at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday, Oct. 20, in a Champions League match that kicks off at 3 p.m. ET (12 p.m. PT). In the U.S., there is no TV broadcast: the game is streaming only, on Paramount+, according to
Anyone who takes part in a violent demonstration in Italy now faces up to five years in prison, and parents can be made to pay for damage caused by their children. The Italian cabinet approved the measures on Tuesday after riots in Milan ov
In the east of the French island of Corsica, 416.5 millimetres of rain fell in three hours, more than half the average annual total. Meteorologists have declared the highest alert level for part of the island: rivers are overflowing, and ro
The European Union presented a new Arctic strategy on Tuesday that puts security first. It centers on satellite surveillance, protection of undersea cables and support for member states that want to buy icebreakers, according to The Indepen
Bayern Munich host Arsenal at the Allianz Arena in Munich on Wednesday, Oct. 21, in what three match previews describe as the marquee Champions League game of the week. Kickoff is 9 p.m. local time, or 3 p.m. Eastern, and NBC Sports lists P
Nigeria has confirmed an Ebola case in its capital, Abuja, after a woman who arrived from Uganda tested positive, the country's Health Ministry said on Tuesday. Authorities have begun tracing 44 people identified as her contacts, according
Portuguese police have cleared protesters’ tent camps from squares in Lisbon and Porto. According to the head of the security forces, 55 people were detained in the capital after refusing to leave. The protests are continuing, Reuters repor