A tourist village in China known for its snowy landscapes has apologised for using cotton wool and soapy water to make fake snow during unexpected warmer weather. Chengdu, the capital city of the Chinese province of Sichuan, experienced unusually warm weather during the Lunar New Year holiday at the end of January, meaning snow did […]

The Vatican has cancelled Pope Francis’s weekend engagements. The 88-year-old has been in hospital since Friday for bronchitis treatment. On Monday, the Vatican said his respiratory tract infection was presenting a “complex clinical picture” and he would need to remain in hospital. Concerns have been growing about the pontiff̵

Germany’s political elite are scheduled to bid farewell to former president Horst Köhler with a funeral service and a state ceremony at Berlin Cathedral on Tuesday. Köhler passed away in early February at the age of 81. He was chosen in 2004 to become the country’s ninth president, succeeding Johannes Rau. Köhler was re-elected for [&he

At least 31 people have died after a bus crash in Bolivia, police have said. An officer said the driver appeared to have lost control of the vehicle, causing it to drop more than 2,600 ft (800m) off a precipice in the southwestern area of Yocalla. Among the injured, 10 adults and four children were […]

Emergency crews are responding at Toronto Pearson Airport after a plane crash. Up to eight people have been injured, Canada’s CP24 Media is reporting. The airport posted on X that the incident involved a plane arriving at the international airport from Minneapolis. “Emergency teams are responding. All passengers and crew are accounted f