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A 1.8 tonne haul of liquid methamphetamine with an estimated street value of $1bn (£880m) has been seized by Australian police in Hong Kong.

South Korea's president has declared a national period of mourning over a stampede during Halloween festivities - as the number of deaths has risen to 151.

One teenager and her friend were engulfed by the crowd but managed to crawl out, were pulled into a tavern by adults, then escaped by inching along alley walls.

Paul Pelosi is recovering from the horrifying hammer attack that left him with a fractured skull, his son said Saturday in San Francisco.

At least 60 people were killed in India Sunday when a bridge collapsed in the western state of Gujarat, causing hundreds of people to fall into the water, officials said.

An East Chicago teacher who is accused of threatening students and staff with a "kill list" agreed to a no-contact order with the school during a Friday court hearing, according to court records.

Partygoers celebrating in Itaewon were asked to help resuscitate victims of the stampede -- some of whom were already dead by the time they got help.

The same day the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, Alabama's law banning abortion took effect. The next morning, phones began ringing in Georgia. "We got nearly 100 calls the day after the Dobbs decision from...

Sam Adventure Baker has been ascending the terrifying rock wall rising 3,000ft with his father since Tuesday An eight-year-old boy has become the youngest person to ascend the terrifying sheer rock wall of El Capitan in ...

World leaders have expressed sadness and condolences after at least 151 people were killed in a crowd surge Saturday night in Seoul, South Korea

A Philippine official says many victims of a huge mudslide in a southern coastal village had thought a tsunami was approaching and ran to higher ground at the foot of a mountain

Mayor demands government action including end to benefit cap and more resources for councils as cost of living crisis bites New warnings have emerged over a significant increase in rough sleeping in London, amid concerns...

More than 3,600 people slept on capital's streets between June and September, as charities say 'hard-won' progress being lost The number of people sleeping rough in the capital has jumped 24% in the past year, according ...

The twin explosions were the deadliest terrorist attack in the country in five years and underscored the growing threat posed by the terrorist group Al Shabab.

Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove has told Sky News that he is reviewing Liz Truss's investment zones, saying anything which might undermine the environment is "out".

Somalia’s president says at least 100 people were killed in Saturday’s two car bombings at a busy junction in the capital and the toll could rise

Saifullah Paracha was reunited with his family after more than 17 years in custody in the US base in Cuba, the ministry added.

Survivors of 1945 atomic bomb express deep concern amid bellicose rhetoric from Russia and North Korea Toshiyuki Mimaki was playing in front of his family home in Hiroshima on the morning of 6 August 1945 when he saw a f...

A judge has dismissed part of a lawsuit filed by eight women alleging sexual harassment and assault by a former University of Michigan lecturer

US house speaker Nancy Pelosi has said she and her family are "heartbroken and traumatised" after a "violent man" broke into her San Francisco home and attacked her husband.

The Princess of Wales has warned the shame of addiction is stopping many people getting help - and told sufferers "recovery is possible".

Henry Hodges had been kept naked and retrained by his arms and legs for a week after returning to prison from the hospital, where he was treated for this injury, his lawyer said.