Raisi honoured as a ‘martyr’
Contact with Raisi’s helicopter was lost in bad weather during the return flight to Tabriz after the inauguration of a joint dam project on Iran’s border with Azerbaijan, in a ceremony with his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev.
5 key questions as Trump and Biden prepare for final debate
President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, meet on the debate stage for the second and final time on Thursday night in Tennessee.
Trump focuses on pivotal state of Pennsylvania
With eight days to go until the US election, President Donald Trump on Monday wooed voters in Pennsylvania, a battleground state he won in 2016 that is crucial to his chances of defeating Democratic challenger Joe Biden.
Trump changes course, approves California relief after six fires
President Donald Trump's administration abruptly reversed course and approved California's application for disaster relief funds to clean up damage from six recent deadly and destructive blazes.
WATCH: New York judge shoves police officer who handcuffed wife
A police body camera video shows a shirtless New York Supreme Court judge shoving a Buffalo police officer who was putting handcuffs on his wife during an argument with neighbours over a parking space.
WATCH: UAE placing its bets on Bear Grylls camp to draw pandemic tourists
The northernmost sheikhdom in the United Arab Emirates hopes a brand new adventure camp can aid in reviving its tourist industry.
WATCH: After 46 years, Cypriot ghost town's beach opens to public
Members of the public were permitted to access the beach of Varosha in the breakaway Turkish Cypriot.
Teen Swiatek is lowest-ranked French Open women's finalist
Iga Swiatek is just 19, she’s ranked 54th, she’s never won a tour-level title and she’d never been past the fourth round at a Grand Slam tournament.
No more back-up driver: fully driverless taxi rides become a reality in Arizona
No more back-up drivers for Waymo’s autonomous rides in Arizona
England rugby fans can keep singing 'Swing Low' anthem
’Swing low’ which has been English rugby’s anthem since the late 1980s, came under renewed focus during the recent growth of the Black Lives Matter movement and the RFU decided to conduct a review of its “historical context. ”
Woman who tried to fake her own death to escape fraud rap pleads guilty
Julie M. Wheeler, 44, conspired with her husband to fake her death at the New River Gorge by pretending she plummeted from an overlook as part of a scheme to keep her out of having to go to prison in a health care fraud case.
700-year-old Chinese scroll fetches nearly R800m at auction
A 700-year-old Chinese painted scroll from the Yuan Dynasty fetched 306. 6 million Hong Kong dollars (R796 million) at a Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong.
’Girls Takeover’: Teen stands in as Finland PM for a day
Aava Murto,16, stepped into the shoes of Prime Minister Sanna Marin to highlight the impact of technology on gender equality, this year’s theme for the UN’s International Day of the Girl.
R16 million bail for ex-cop charged in George Floyd's death
The former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd posted bail and was released from jail, leading Minnesota's governor to activate the National Guard to help keep the peace in the event of protests.
Nobel Prize in Literature to be awarded after years of tumult
The Nobel Prize for Literature is set to be awarded Thursday after several years of controversy and scandal for the world’s pre-eminent literary accolade.
Harris vs Pence: key takeaways from the US vice presidential debate
Mike Pence faced considerable pressure to boost coronavirus-stricken President Donald Trump's flagging reelection hopes while Kamala Harris stepped on stage with her own historic presence as the first Black woman on a major.
US astronaut chooses daughter's wedding over space test flight
Chris Ferguson, the commander of Boeing’s first astronaut flight has pulled himself off the crew so he’s on Earth — not at the International Space Station — for his daughter’s wedding next year.
Hacker who helped Islamic State to remain in US prison
Alexandria - A computer hacker who gave the Islamic State group personal data of more than 1,300 U. S. government and military personnel will remain in a federal prison after a judge rejected his request for compassionate release. Ardit Ferizi, 24, is serving a 20-year sentence. The native of Kosovo is the first person convicted in the U.
Tokyo Olympics say they found savings even as costs rise
Tokyo Olympic organizers estimate they have found cost-savings of about $280 million by simplifying and cutting some frills from next year’s postponed games.
Israeli PM's wife may have violated lockdown with haircut
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu's wife may have violated the country's coronavirus lockdown by inviting a hairdresser into the official residence last week to prepare her for a public service video advocating the wearing of masks
Guitar rock god Eddie Van Halen dies of cancer at 65
A person close to Van Halen’s family confirmed the rocker died Tuesday due to cancer.
Grandparents kidnapped, ransomed for cocaine or $3. 5m
A group of drug dealers intent on recovering 50 kilograms of cocaine kidnapped an associate's grandparents from their home in northern New York and held them hostage for two nights until police staged a rescue.
Supporters mirror Donald Trump’s rosy projection of coronavirus infection
As an infected President Donald Trump urged Americans not to fear the virus that has killed more than 1 million people worldwide, many of his supporters were already in sync with that message.
Ex-jail employees charged for forcing inmates to listen to 'Baby Shark' on repeat
Two former Oklahoma jail employees and their supervisor face misdemeanor cruelty charges after investigators found they forced inmates to stand handcuffed for hours and listen to the children's song“ Baby Shark "on repeat.
Dutch military police shoot knife-wielding man at airport
Dutch military police who shot a man armed with a large knife at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport said that they do not believe a terrorist motive was behind the incident.