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Mosquito-borne illnesses are on the rise, and climate change will worsen the threat. Little-known local agencies are the main line of defense.

Australian-Lebanese dual citizen Amer Khayat was held in Lebanon since the summer of 2017 days after Australian authorities foiled an alleged plot to down an Etihad flight bound for Abu Dhabi the same year.

French PM Giuseppe Conte's office said Italy has officially communicated its readiness to join the European Intervention Initiative EI2, providing its particular national expertise in the security sector in the Mediterranean region.

According to the prosecution, the priests uttered derogatory remarks against the10 religious leaders of the Sikh community on social media.

Six whistleblowers and ex-government scientists describe how the US administration made them bury climate science – and why they won’t stay quiet.

Tension over territory reached a new height after a surge in annual fires, usually set to clear land, devastated large areas of the Brazil's Amazon region in past weeks.

The new report illustrates that abortions are decreasing in all parts of the country, whether in Republican-controlled states seeking to restrict abortion access or in Democratic-run states protecting abortion rights.

The 29-tonne Keieimaru No.65 with eight Japanese fishermen on board lost communication on waters some 640 kilometres (400 miles) east of Cape Nosappu in Hokkaido on Tuesday.

The accused confessed to what happened and said he acted out of fear that the victim would prevent him from seeing his children.

The state-run Saudi Press Agency carried a statement Wednesday morning quoting an unnamed official saying the kingdom had joined the International Maritime Security Construct.

Earlier in the day, South Korea said it had approved plans to drop Japan from its 'white list' of countries with fast-track trade status.

Vice President Mike Pence said Pompeo would travel to Saudi Arabia today to discuss the US's response.

At present there are 485 dengue patients under treatment in the allied hospitals out of which 334 have been tested positive in Rawalpindi.

Coral reefs are often called 'rainforests of the sea' for the astonishing diversity of life they shelter.

Trump put the brakes on any talk of quick military action earlier he had said the US was 'locked and loaded' and he said the oil impact would not be significant on the US, which is a net energy exporter.

A senior Iranian official said the heightened tensions over the assaults could tip the balance of power in Iran in favour of hardliners looking to constrain pragmatist President Hassan Rouhani's ability to open up to the West.