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Vienna commemorates COVID-19 pandemic victims with a ‘sea of ​lights’

Tens of thousands of Vienna residents turned out Sunday night to participate in a “sea of lights” commemoration for the more than 13,000 Austrians who have died in the coronavirus pandemic

Star Trek star William Shatner becomes oldest person in history to fly to space

Hollywood’s Captain Kirk, 90-year-old William Shatner, blasted into space Wednesday in a convergence of science fiction and science reality, reaching the final frontier aboard a ship built by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin company.

'Horrific': US Border Patrol agents whipped, rounded up migrants on horseback

The images, which show authorities driving migrants back to the Rio Grande in Texas like cattle, has sparked furore and condemnation for the Biden administration

Ain Dubai, the world's largest and biggest observation wheel to open next month

The UAE attraction built by using 11,200 tonnes of steel, soaring at 820 feet in the air and having a capacity of 1,750 passengers opens on 21 October

On 20th anniversary of 9/11, images that captured the enormity of twin tower attacks

The terrorist attacks of 9/11, which killed nearly 3,000 people, were captured in countless pictures by news photographers, bystanders, first responders, security cameras, FBI agents and others. These images best tell the story of that terrible day

As trial against accused in Paris attacks begins, a look at how the 'night of terror' unfolded

20 members of terrorist group Islamic State are being tried for launching six distinct attacks -- four suicide bombings and shootings at four locations in and around the city that left at least 130 people dead

The Festival of Lights illuminates the Berlin skies

Visitors will be enthralled by the artworks that will feature on 70 locations and buildings, including the Brandenburg Gate, the Berlin TV Tower and the Berlin Cathedral

NYC Police unveils 'Wall of Heroes' memorial honouring cops who laid their lives down on 9/11

Titled '23 Remembered' the tribute, which is inside the Manhattan headquarters, features hand-painted portraits of those who were killed in the September attacks

Buildings sway, cars damaged as 6.9-strong earthquake jolts Mexico

The tourist hotspot of Acapulco was the epicentre of the quake, but tremors could be felt in the country's capital, which is almost 370 km away

Curtains separate male and female students as Afghan universities reopen under Taliban rule

Students stayed away from colleges as they grappled with the restrictive rules laid down by the Taliban

Big John, world's largest Triceratops fossil, to go under the hammer at Paris auction house

The bones of the 66 million year old dinosaur, described as ‘miracle of nature and work of art’, is expected to be sold for an estimated $1.8 million on 21 October

Cars submerged, people dead, Hurricane Ida makes New York hell

Authorities called for a state of emergency, a first ever, after record rainfall turned streets into rivers and water gushed into subways, leading to their shutdown

Taliban celebrates as America's long war in Afghanistan finally comes to an end

The militant group took over the Hamid Karzai International Airport moments after the last US plane took off, celebrating its victory after 20 long years

From fear to uncertainty: Afghan families start new lives in US, UK

Tired, scared and mostly overwhelmed, Afghanis, who escaped from Taliban-controlled Kabul, are set to begin their second innings in foreign lands away from their homes

The grim aftermath of the deadly Kabul airport blasts captured in eight images

Kabul is reeling from carnage and destruction after two explosions by the Islamic State outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, killed at least 85 Afghans and 13 US troops.

Afghanistan children caught in middle of crisis as they try to flee war-torn country

Scenes of thousands and thousands of people trying to escape Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover have been gut-wrenching, especially those of children and infants.

Art Basel Hong Kong returns in a hybrid format after a year's hiatus owing to COVID-19 restrictions

Art Basel, one of the world's most prestigious modern and contemporary art exhibitions, is returning to Hong Kong in its ninth edition. The prestige art fair is hosting 104 galleries from 23 countries and territories.

‘Much to regain, much to restore’, says Joe Biden as he takes charge as 46th President of United States

Joe Biden took oath as the 46th president of the United States at the Capitol today. His deputy, Kamala Harris, also took oath as the new Vice President of the United States, becoming the first Black person, first woman, and first Asian American to serve at the position

Pro-Trump supporters swarm US Capitol in attempt to overturn election results; four dead, dozens arrested

In Photos: Pro-Trump supporters swarm US Capitol in attempt to overturn election results; one woman dead, dozens arrested

California skies glow orange as firefighters battle wildfires that rage across 25 miles in a day

Since the middle of August, fires in California have killed eight people, destroyed more than 3,600 structures, and forced evacuations in communities near the coast, and along the Sierra Nevada

Over 70 dead, 3,000 injured in Beirut blast; large cache of ammonium nitrate likely cause, say officials

Officials linked the explosion in Beirut to some 2,700 tonnes of confiscated ammonium nitrate that were being stored in a warehouse at the port for six years.

Russia holds Victory Day parade at Moscow's Red Square, tri-service contingent of Indian Armed Forces participates

The Victory Day parade normally is held on 9 May, Russia's most important secular holiday, but this year it was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

75 years after liberation, site of Auschwitz's concentration camps opens doors to survivor families

On 27 January 1945, the Soviet Red Army liberated the Auschwitz death camp in German-occupied Poland. To mark its 75 years, many survivors from across the world were scheduled to travel to this site for official anniversary commemorations.

Australia bushfires: Authorities steer massive evacuation drives; over 200 blazes reported in New South Wales, Victoria

Firefighters hosing down embers to secure nearby houses from bushfires near the town of Nowra in the Australian state of New South Wales

Jakarta floods on New Year's Day due to heavy rains; 16 killed, thousands displaced in Indonesian capital

The heavy rain that occurs more than 15 hours since 31 December causing massive floods in Capital Jakarta and some regions around and force a thousand residents to flee

A decade from space: 13 images that show natural, technological and political changes on Earth

Maxar Tech, satellite imagery company, released images of some of the biggest events of the decade.

Christmas 2019: Pope Francis leads mass at Vatican's St Peter's Basilica; festivities kick off around the world

The last event to interrupt Christmas Mass at Notre Dame was the French Revolution, according to Karine Dalle, a spokeswoman for the Diocese of Paris.

Venice prepares for third high tide in week; churches damaged, shops, homes flooded with sea water

Venice was braced Sunday for an unprecedented third major flooding in less than a week, with seawater due to swamp the already devastated historic city

Australian bushfires: Lack of rainfall likely to prolong blaze; toll rises to 4 after fire wipes out 25 lakh acres of farmland

Official weather forecasts predict no substantial rains for at least three months, providing grim news as firefighters battle to get more than 100 bushfires raging across the east coast under control

Japan Emperor Naruhito formally declares ascension to Chrysanthemum Throne, Shinzo Abe leads cheers of 'Banzai!'

Three booming cheers of 'Banzai!' rang out at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo as Naruhito formally declared his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne as the nation's 126th emperor.