At least 23 protected Persian lions have died in India in the last three weeks, including a rare disease. The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has called on the government to take immediate action to protect the species.
The aerospace company of Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin, has started the development of a large lunar lander, which is suitable for reuse.
The number of victims of the earthquake and the subsequent tsunami that hit the northwest of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi has risen to more than four hundred.
Thousands of Britons think that Princess Eugenie has to pay for her wedding out of her own pocket. They signed a petition calling on the House of Commons not to spend public money on the wedding, which takes place on Friday 12 October in Windsor.
The Red Cross opens giro 6868 for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Hundreds of residents have died as a result, but the exact extent of the disaster is still unclear.
Barack Obama was in Amsterdam on Friday to talk about leadership, not about Donald Trump or current political issues. Yet the former American president could not resist to refer to his successor in the White House in a devious way.
A rare find in a garden in the US state of Virginia: a living baby snake with two heads. That the copper head with two heads was found alive, is unique. 'Usually these animals do not live that long', according to an expert. 'Going through life with two heads is usually too great a task for these animals.'
At least fourteen civilians were killed by an attack by rebels in the Congolese Ebola region. The fighting in the eastern city of Beni lasted about six hours, local officials told Reuters news agency. Dozens of civilians were injured.
'I am completely devastated.' Dannie Whitford swallows, and falls silent. He does not know it anymore. Storm Florence has made his home uninhabitable.
The government of President Donald Trump wants to make it more difficult for foreigners to get a permanent residence permit if they receive social support from the government. A proposal submitted in a Saturday states that immigration officials should now consider whether they receive food aid, live in a social housing or use Medicaid, the care program for the poorest.
More than two hundred thousand residents of the Canadian capital Ottawa and neighboring municipalities were still without electricity on Saturday evening, after the area was hit by a tornado a day earlier. According to Mayor Jim Watson, it will take days before the damage to high-voltage lines and electricity houses has been restored.
Boris and Lilly Becker were Wednesday at the London court in connection with the right of care for their son. Their son also had to appear before the judge on Wednesday, after which the district court ruled.
The North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has sent a large amount of edible mushrooms to South Korea. It is a gift for South Korean President Moon Jae-in, news agency Yonhap.
South Korean president Moon Jae-in was welcomed at the airport at Pyongyang by Kim Jong-un. The North Korean dictator was waiting for Moon when he stepped off the plane. The women of the two leaders were present.
While hurricane Florence is operating along the American East Coast, an even heavier tropical storm is currently flying over the Philippines. Typhoon Mangkhut is especially a threat to Luzon, the northernmost island in the Philippines where the capital Manila is located.
The first registration for a private space flight from the company SpaceX has arrived. That made the company, founded by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, known on Thursday evening local time.
The Philippine authorities evacuate thousands of people from the coastal areas because of the approaching typhoon Mangkhut. The heavy storm probably reaches Luzon on Saturday, the largest island in the Philippines.
A year after the announcement of Apple's iPhone X, a new series of iPhones is announced during a live event at the Steve Jobs theater in Cupertino, California.
Glennis Grace received a standing ovation from the jury of America's Got Talent. In the live broadcast of the American program she sang the song This Woman's Work by singer Maxwell.
The European Commission must tighten air quality standards 'ambitiously' to get the air cleaner, according to the European Court of Auditors. The standards are now much less stringent than the World Health Organization and scientists consider necessary and even those that are exceeded in most EU countries, the inspectors write in a report.
The Greek authorities are threatening to close the large reception center for migrants in Lesvos. The governor of the North Aegean states that inspectors have found frightening conditions. If the problems are not resolved within thirty days, the camp must close.
The government of Curaçao denies refugee Venezuelans the international right to protection. That is what Amnesty International says in a report published on Monday.
A rich English couple used sperm from their dead son to still have an heir.
Protesters stormed the Iranian consulate in the Iraqi city of Basra. That means sources within the local security services against Reuters news agency. The rioters would fire at the diplomatic post. Also, protesters are shouting clearly against the Iranian influence on political parties in their country.
The police in the Canadian capital Ottawa have raised the alarm about a big black bear. A block of houses has been set up in the northern district of Byward Market, near the parliament building in the center.
The highest court in India has put a line through the punishability of homosexual contacts. Then, under a law dating from the colonial era, a prison sentence of up to ten years was imposed.
The English radio host Rachael Bland died at the age of 40, reports the BBC. She suffered from terminal breast cancer. She died in front of her neighbors.
The English radio presenter Rachael Bland suffers from terminal breast cancer and has only a few days to live. Her son just two years old and will therefore hardly have any memories.
In Pakistan thousands of supporters of the strict Islamic party TLP celebrated exuberantly after it became known that Geert Wilders had withdrawn his plan for a cartoon contest about the Prophet Muhammad. The Pakistani Minister of Information, Fawad Chaudry, spoke of a 'great victory': 'Long live the Prophet!'
The funeral of Aretha Franklin in Detroit Friday was a more than six-hour swinging ode to the Queen of Soul. The days before the unprecedented show, because this could be called goodbye, the diva was changed several times in her coffin; from a cherry red dress with ditto pumps to a blue outfit with matching stilettos, and finally a rosé-golden creation. No tape with a scratchy Where, for what, but live performances by stars like Stevie Wonder and Ariana Grande.
