South Korea's export volume kept double-digit growth in September amid an explosive global demand for semiconductors and computer storage devices, central bank data showed Friday.The export volume index surged 32.1 percent in September from a year earlier, after soaring 25.9 percent in August,

Halloween-themed decorations seen in Vancouver, Canada

People taste beer at the 22nd Warsaw Beer Festival in Warsaw, Poland, Oct. 15, 2026. The

A growing number of amusement parks have shut down roller coasters as police and state regulators investigate what caused a man to fall out of his seat and plummet to his death at a Georgia park.Sea World Orlando in Florida and La Ronde theme park in Montreal, Canada, confirmed on Thursday they had

A heavy downpour has shut down Istanbul, flooded homes and roads and killed at least three people, officials said Thursday, as rescuers evacuated hundreds of stranded people.

A minibus carrying truck drivers crashed into a train transporting vehicles through the busy Channel Tunnel between France and England on Thursday, injuring 19 people and briefly disrupting cross-Channel traffic, French authorities said.The minibus was heading toward the tunnel entrance when it

Bangladesh has ranked 84th in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2026, with a score of 19.2, placing the country in the "moderate" hunger category.The 2026 GHI ranks Bangladesh 84th among 122 countries, describing Bangladesh's long-term progress as "a generational achievement."The report, however,

A UN report released on Thursday called for greater social inclusion as rapid economic, digital and energy transformations risk leaving billions of people behind.The World Social Report 2026, launched by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, warned that billions of people still lack

Russian Ambassador to Japan Nikolai Nozdrev rejected Tokyo's protest over the detention of a Japanese correspondent, during a meeting at Japan's foreign ministry, the Russian embassy said on Thursday."The head of the diplomatic mission pointed out ... the unacceptability of the situation in which

Budapest has strong credentials to host the 2036 Summer Olympics, thanks to its experience staging major international sporting events, existing infrastructure and sporting culture, senior Paris 2024 officials said Thursday.Sophie Lorant, international director of the Paris 2024 organizing

Britain's monthly real gross domestic product (GDP) edged up 0.1 percent in August 2026, with the production sector as the only one recording growth, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed Thursday.The figure followed a 0.4 percent growth in July, and a revised 0.4 percent

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attended the Seventh Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Thursday.

European Union (EU) leaders gathered in Brussels on Thursday for a two-day summit which focused on economic competitiveness, high energy prices and the bloc's next long-term budget, with the first day ending amid differences in views and the cancellation of a scheduled press conference.According to

Haze blankets Singapore

At least three children and one adult were killed Thursday in a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, U.S. state of Oregon, CBS News reported, citing law enforcement sources.