Lebanese officials targeted in the investigation into the massive blast that tore through Beirut have sought to shift blame for the presence of explosives at the city's port.
Australian residents of the city of Newcastle, 163 km (101 miles) north of Sydney, have called for a large ammonium nitrate plant, stockpiling up to four times the amount reportedly detonated in Lebanon, to be relocated.
The Latest on the explosion in Beirut (all times local): 1:20 p.m. China says it is sending a medical team and supplies to Lebanon in the aftermath of the port … Click to Continue »
The Metropolitan Police appealed the Crown Prosecution Service's decision to hand television star Caroline Flack a caution for assaulting her boyfriend because a senior officer believed the Love Island host had not clearly admitted responsibility, her inquest heard.
Officials on Thursday were hoping tugboats could haul away a barge that broke loose during Tropical Storm Isaias and lodged itself under a bridge. The Vine Street Expressway Bridge remained … Click to Continue »
Mass thermal screening at airports for Covid-19 is "ineffective", according to a report published by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA).
Pygmy hogs, the world's smallest and rarest wild pigs, are under a virus lockdown – but not because of Covid-19.
