The extraordinary scale of destruction in the California wildfires is caught by the US Geological Society’s Landsat 8 satellite. Thousands of acres of land have been destroyed by fires... Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron has welcomed leaders from across the globe for a ceremony in Paris marking 100 years since the end of World War I. Among the leaders are US President Donald... Read more
Bombardier Inc on Thursday agreed to sell two of its units for around $900 million and cut 5,000 jobs to focus on business jets, but its shares fell as much as 26 percent on a disappointing... Read more
Meng Hongwei is being investigated for bribery The former president of Interpol is being investigated for bribery and other crimes, according to Chinese officials. Meng Hongwei had hit inter... Read more
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng jumped 4.2%, China’s Shanghai Composite rose 2.7%, Japan’s Nikkei gained 2.56% and South Korea’s Kopsi rose 3.5%. The FTSE 100 was up 0.78%, the... Read more
The driver of the articulated truck lost control on a downhill stretch of motorway in the city of Lanzhou and crashed into the line of 31 vehicles. As well as those killed, authorities said... Read more
A city in China has banned pet owners from walking their dogs in daylight hours. Pet owners in Wenshan will no longer be able to take their dogs out for a walk between the hours of 7am and 1... Read more
Ivanka Trump has had 16 trademarks approved Ivanka Trump’s defunct company has been granted 16 trademarks by the Chinese government – including one for “voting machines... Read more
The Pacific islands of New Caledonia, lying some 11,000 miles from Paris, have backed remaining part of France in an independence referendum. The final vote count saw 56.4% of people reject... Read more
The Lion Air tragedy in Indonesia is the deadliest plane crash this year, with all 189 people on board presumed killed. The second-worst was in May when an aviation disaster in Cuba claimed... Read more
