Firefighters in Cyprus were battling on Wednesday to contain a huge wildfire forcing the evacuation of at least four villages on the first day of a heatwave which sent temperatures soaring.
Water levels at Lebanon’s largest reservoir on the Litani River have hit historic lows amid the country's worst recorded drought, threatening agriculture, power generation, and domestic water supply.
When 13-year-old Jasmine Elkin tested Australia's potential age-check software to ban children and teenagers from social media, she was surprised by its accuracy but still doubts it will work.
New Zealand's parliament agreed to lengthy suspensions for three Indigenous lawmakers who last year performed a haka, a traditional Maori dance, disrupting the reading of a controversial bill.
Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupted for 30 hours of intense activity, sending ash miles high and forcing over 700 evacuations before officials declared the eruption over.
Cuban students clamored on Wednesday for further concessions to roll back a rate hike on internet data, saying a decision on Monday to offer them discounted access did not go far enough.
