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Over 11 mln passengers handled by Irish airports in Q3
A total of 11.59 million passengers were handled by Irish airports in the third quarter of this year, up 4.2 percent from the same quarter of last year, the country's Central Statistics Office (CSO) revealed on Thursday.
Int'l Red Cross conference ends with resolutions on various issues
The 3-day 33rd International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent aiming to address world's most pressing humanitarian issues closed Thursday in Geneva.
New Zealand recovers 6 bodies days after volcanic eruption
New Zealand military specialists recovered six bodies from a small volcanic island Friday days after an eruption claimed at least eight other lives and left a toxic and volatile landscape.
Likely Johnson win means Brexit is coming, tough talks loom
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson campaigned on one theme alone — "Get Brexit done" — and if the results of an exit poll projection are correct, that just may happen.
Deforestation or development? Brazil's Amazon at a crossroad
Night falls in Brazil's Amazon and two logging trucks without license plates emerge from the jungle. They rumble over dirt roads that lead away from a national forest, carrying trunks of trees hundreds of years old.
US should recognize American Samoans as citizens, judge says
People born in the territory of American Samoa should be recognized as U.S. citizens, a federal judge in Utah decided Thursday in a case filed amid more than a century of legal limbo but whose eventual impact remains to be seen.
EU ready to get Brexit talks moving again after UK vote
With votes still being counted in Britain, EU leaders were already gearing up to move forward with Brexit plans.
Brexit Party chief claims credit for Tory gains
The Brexit Party came into Britain's general election holding no seats in Parliament — and may end up still having no seats in the House of Commons after the results are announced.
ICE, IRS search Hispanic grocery stores in Atlanta area
Federal agents executed search warrants at multiple branches of a Hispanic grocery chain in the Atlanta area and took three people into custody on Thursday, an official said.
Regulators to set up 3-digit suicide hotline number like 911
Federal regulators are setting up a new three-digit number to reach a suicide prevention hotline in order to make it easier to seek help and reduce the stigma associated with mental health.