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French firefighters on Monday (Apr 15) won an hours-long battle to save the main structure of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, after a colossal fire caused the spire of the historic edifice to crash to the ground and wiped out centuries of heritage.
European Union leaders will grant Prime Minister Theresa May a second delay to Brexit at an emergency summit on Wednesday (Apr 10) but will argue over how long and on what terms as they struggle to end Britain's troublesome membership.
Search and rescue teams found wreckage belonging to a Japanese Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighter that disappeared on Tuesday (Apr 9) over the Pacific Ocean close to northern Japan, a military spokesman said on Wednesday.
Leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un called a full meeting Wednesday (Apr 10) of a top committee of the ruling Workers' Party to address what he described as the "prevailing tense situation", state media reported.
Sweden's government will outline tax cuts for top earners on Wednesday (Apr 10), widening the gap between rich and poor in a country that has long enjoyed a reputation for social equality.
Britain's Brexit turmoil has many here gripped, for the largest employer in Brashten is a single farm nearly 2,500km (1,500 miles) away in the English county of Kent.
A Japanese F-35 stealth fighter jet with one pilot on board disappeared from radar while on a training mission over the Pacific on Tuesday night (Apr 9), the defence ministry said.
Seafood lovers living on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia are being warned to reduce their shellfish consumption due to risk of heavy metal poisoning.
China will launch a nationwide inspection into the safety of industrial products like food packaging and hazardous chemicals, market regulators said on Monday (Apr 8).
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Japan (CBCJ) is set to launch a survey on sexual abuse of children by clergies at Catholic churches in Japan as the issue has rocked churches across the globe.
A sarcophagus containing an Egyptian high priest was opened on live TV on Sunday (Apr 7) during a special two-hour broadcast by the American channel Discovery.
A group of six elderly men that patrolled this evacuated town following the 2011 nuclear disaster disbanded at the end of March ahead of the lifting of the evacuation order for some areas of the town on April 10.
Britain has begun issuing passports with the words "European Union" removed from the front cover - despite Brexit being delayed and its political leaders deadlocked over how to extricate the country from the bloc.
Kelantan crown prince Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra, the brother of former Malaysian king Sultan Muhammad V, will marry 33-year-old Swedish national Sofie Louise Johansson, Kelantan Palace announced on Saturday (Apr 6).
Travel agents, London's transport network and finance houses were among the rising number of companies on Friday (Apr 5) to cut ties with businesses owned by Brunei to protest over the Sultanate's introduction of the death penalty for gay sex and adu
A giant wildfire swept across swathes of South Korea's eastern coast on Friday (Apr 5), as authorities declared a rare national disaster, deploying 900 fire engines and tens of thousands of personnel to bring it under control.
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday (Apr 4) a trade deal with China was getting very close and could be announced in about four weeks.
