10+ hour, 45+ min ago   (615+ words) BANJARMASIN, Indonesia, 13, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Rescuers in Indonesia said at least six people were killed and 129 others were missing after a ferry capsized in rough seas on Sunday, with one survivor recounting scenes of panic as passengers scrambled for life jackets....

19+ hour, 48+ min ago   (502+ words) SYDNEY, 13, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - At least one person was killed and 30 are missing after a ferry sank off the coast of Vanuatu, the South Pacific nation's government said on Sunday. The vessel, MV Matui, had set sail on Friday with more…...

18+ hour, 15+ min ago   (517+ words) NEW DELHI, 13, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - BRICS leaders including China, Russia and India entered a second day of talks in New Delhi on Sunday, discussing "inclusive global growth", after reaching rare agreement calling for calm in the Middle East. Indian Prime Minister…...

1+ day, 12+ min ago   (723+ words) DUBAI, Sept 13, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Within a matter of days, Yemen's Houthis have swept south and seized the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait, cementing their rise as a force to be reckoned with in the constellation of Iran-backed armed groups across the…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (685+ words) RIYADH, 10, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis are hurting Saudi Arabia's oil industry and risk dragging it back to full-scale war -- something it seems desperate to avoid. Months into the Middle East war, the world's biggest oil exporter is…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (495+ words) SANAA, Sept 9, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Yemen's Houthi rebels reported dozens of Saudi airstrikes on Wednesday as daily attacks continued in a conflict that has reignited during the Middle East war, with hundreds of people killed in fighting near the Red Sea....

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (226+ words) KUCHING, Malaysia, Sept 9, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Five people were killed when a helicopter crashed at a remote airfield inland Sarawak on the northwest coast of the island of Borneo, Malaysian authorities said Wednesday. The BO-105 helicopter operated by the country's Flying…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (508+ words) LONDON, Sept 8, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - King Charles III on Monday said his son Harry and the prince's wife Meghan are not to be considered "working members of the royal family" after they moved back to Britain from the United States. The…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (282+ words) KYIV, Ukraine, Sept 8, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that Russia showed readiness to negotiate towards a conflict settlement at talks with US envoys, Axios reported. The weekend visit to Moscow and Kyiv by Steve Witkoff and Jared…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (267+ words) LA PAZ, Sept 8, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - The death toll from explosions at a Bolivian army base rose to nine -- all soldiers -- after rescuers found three more bodies in the rubble, the Ministry of Defense said Monday. Two huge explosions occurred Friday…...