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Bangkok food vendor curbs push city staple from the streets

Across Bangkok, aromas of garlic, chilli and grilled meat drift from roadside stalls and carts, but tighter controls on vendors threaten livelihoods and the street food culture that defines the Thai capital.

Man charged with murdering Indigenous girl in Australian outback

An Australian man has been charged with murdering a young Indigenous girl in a "deeply distressing" case that has stirred grief across the nation, police said Sunday.

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'Choose peace': Pope marks first Easter under cloud of Mideast war

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday urged "those who have the power to unleash wars" to "choose peace" in in his first Easter blessing as pontiff with the Middle East conflict raging.

Afghan mother seeks justice after Pakistani bombing kills hundreds

Samira Muhammadi hopes an international investigation can "extinguish" her pain after a Pakistani bombing killed her son and hundreds of other Afghans in the capital Kabul last month.

UK royal family's dilemma over Andrew's daughters

The downfall of the former prince Andrew has left the British monarchy with a right royal headache -- how to handle his daughters caught up in the scandal of US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Pope marks first Easter under cloud of Mideast war

Pope Leo XIV is set to mark Easter Sunday for the first time as pontiff, with the Middle East war casting a pall over the most important date in the Christian calendar.

Police arrest suspect in Jewish ambulance arson case in court

London police announced Saturday they had arrested another man over an arson attack on ambulances run by a Jewish charity in London -- after officers recognised him at a court hearing over the incident.

Rain, storms kill 121 in Afghanistan and Pakistan in two weeks

Heavy rain and storms have killed at least 121 people over two weeks across Afghanistan and Pakistan, disaster officials in both countries said Saturday.

Belgian prison tour lays bare grim reality of life behind bars

As Belgium grapples with chronic prison overcrowding, a local charity in Brussels has found an immersive way to highlight the problem -- giving educational tours of a recently abandoned jail.

58 tortillas, five hot sauces and one toilet: life aboard spacecraft Orion

They're sipping smoothies, snapping phone pics, dealing with crashed email and fixing broken toilets: astronauts, they're just like us.

Pope leads torch-lit Colosseum procession before Easter

Pope Leo XIV led a torch-lit procession at the Colosseum in Rome on Friday as he prepares for his first Easter as pontiff in the shadow of war in the Middle East.

French court rules to extradite Russian who owned Portsmouth football club

A French court has ruled to extradite Russian banker Vladimir Antonov, a former owner of English football club Portsmouth, to Lithuania, his lawyer said on Friday.

Cambodian lawmakers approve anti-cybercrime law

Fraudsters running cyberscam operations in Cambodia could face life in prison after the Senate approved a new law on Friday targeting criminals involved in the multi-billion-dollar illicit industry.

Braving high fuel costs, Filipinos flock to crucifixion spectacle

Hundreds of Filipinos and tourists flocked to a sun-bleached field north of Manila on Good Friday to witness one of the country's most blood-soaked displays of religious fervour, undeterred by rising fuel prices driven by the Middle East war.

Mangione federal trial over CEO murder delayed to January

The federal trial of Luigi Mangione in the killing of healthcare CEO Brian Thompson has been delayed further to January 2027, according to court documents filed on Thursday.

Russian court convicts German carnival float artist: reports

A German artist known for his carnival floats that satirise politicians has been sentenced in absentia to eight years and six months in jail by a court in Moscow, German media reported Thursday.

In ritual dear to Francis, Pope Leo washes feet of 12 priests in Rome

Pope Leo XIV performed the ritual of washing of the feet for the first time on Holy Thursday, marking a return to tradition for the rite which his predecessor Francis used to perform for the homeless, prisoners and other marginalised people.

Woods told cops he spoke with 'the President' before arrest: bodycam footage

Tiger Woods told police he was on the phone with "the President" immediately after his car crash in Florida and then expressed surprise when he was arrested, body camera video released Thursday showed.

Trump ballroom approved by panel, remains stalled by judge

US President Donald Trump's White House ballroom received final planning approval on Thursday, but construction remains in limbo following a judicial order handed down earlier this week.

UK police set up national hub to cut illegal knife sales

British police on Thursday launched a new national hub aimed at cracking down on the sale of banned knives and machetes, often to children, on an online "grey market".

French mayor denounces 'increasingly racist society'

Bally Bagayoko, the newly elected black mayor of the French capital's largest suburb, says racism is growing in the former colonial power, and the authorities need to keep discrimination in check.

Trump sacks attorney general, replaces with ex-personal lawyer

US President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday and named his former personal lawyer to serve as the acting chief of the Justice Department.

Trump sacks Bondi, appoints ex-personal attorney to head justice dept

US President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday and named his former personal lawyer to serve as the acting chief of the Justice Department.

Body camera video released from Woods arrest

Authorities in Florida released the body camera video of Tiger Woods being arrested on Thursday following a rollover car crash last week that led to him stepping away from golf to seek treatment.

US banks in Paris tighten security, order remote work over pro-Iran threat

Citigroup and Goldman Sachs stepped up security in Paris on Thursday, telling staff they can work from home, after authorities thwarted an attack against another US financial institution that French prosecutors said might have been linked to a pro-Iran group.

Indonesia issues fresh summons for Google, Meta over teen social media ban

Indonesia issued a second round of summons letters on Thursday to Google and Meta for allegedly flouting a days-old ban on social media access for under-16s.

Major earthquake in Indonesia kills one, sparks panic

A major 7.4-magnitude quake struck off the coast of eastern Indonesia on Thursday, killing one person, damaging buildings and sending people running into the streets in panic.

7.4-magnitude quake off Indonesia kills one, tsunami warning lifted

A major 7.4-magnitude quake struck off the coast of eastern Indonesia on Thursday, killing at least one person, causing waves of up to 75 centimetres (2.5 feet) and triggering a tsunami warning that was subsequently lifted.

Supreme Court skeptical of Trump bid to end birthright citizenship

The US Supreme Court appeared poised on Wednesday to reject Donald Trump's historic bid to end birthright citizenship following a hearing featuring the extraordinary attendance of the Republican president.

PGA Tour, Masters chairman support Tiger recovery pause

Tiger Woods received support from the PGA Tour and Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley after stepping away from golf to work on his health and well-being after a traffic accident.

Supreme Court hears landmark citizenship case -- with Trump in audience

The US Supreme Court was weighing Donald Trump's historic bid to end birthright citizenship on Wednesday -- with the Republican president smashing protocol by sitting in the audience.

'Embarrassed' Spain probes anti-Muslim chants at Egypt friendly

Spanish police said on Wednesday that they were investigating "Islamophobic and xenophobic" chants that were heard during the Spain-Egypt international football match in Barcelona, which the government said "embarrass us as a society".

Family of man killed in 2020 arrest to sue French state

The family of a man who died during a 2020 police arrest in Paris will seek to hold the French state liable for his death, their lawyers said on Wednesday.

Supreme Court hearing landmark citizenship case -- with Trump in audience