World unites to rush aid to quake-ravaged February 06, 2023 at 12:53PM

Earthquake devastation piles misery on war-hit Syrians in wintry north February 06, 2023 at 12:51PM

‘Shaken like a cradle’: Earthquake kills 2,600+ in Turkiye & Syria February 06, 2023 at 12:58PM

Russia sentences popular cookbook author over Ukraine posts February 06, 2023 at 06:11AM

A Moscow court on Monday sentenced a popular cookbook author and blogger to nine years in prison after convicting her in absentia of spreading false information about the country's military. The trial was part of the Kremlin's sweeping, months-long crackdown on dissent.

Hong Kong court makes landmark ruling protecting transgender rights February 06, 2023 at 01:11AM

Hong Kong's top court on Monday ruled that the policy of barring transgender people from changing their gender shown on ID cards unless they undergo full sex reassignment surgery violates their rights and is unconstitutional.

Strongest earthquake in 40 years startles western New York February 06, 2023 at 03:19AM

A small earthquake rumbled through western New York early Monday, alarming people in a region unaccustomed to such shaking but apparently causing no significant damage.The U.S. Geological Survey preliminarily reported a 3.8 earthquake centered east of Buffalo in the suburb of West Seneca at about 6:15 a.m. Seismologist Yaareb Altaweel said it was the region's strongest quake in at least 40 years.