Like Western feminists of the early 20th century, in an era of social change in Saudi Arabia some women are embracing cigarettes, shisha pipes or vaping as a symbol of emancipation.

'Happy I can choose': New era sees Saudi women light up in public

Storm Dennis swept across Britain on Sunday with the army drafted in to help deal with heavy flooding and high winds, officials warning it could be "life-threatening" in South Wales.

UK issues rare 'danger to life' warning over Storm Dennis

Multiple rockets hit an Iraqi base hosting American troops near the US embassy early Sunday, the latest in a flurry of attacks against US assets in the country. "The Coalition confirms small rockets impacted the Iraqi base hosting (coalition) troops in the International Zone.

Multiple rockets hit Iraqi base hosting American troops near US embassy; no casualties

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Russia of managing the Libyan conflict "at the highest level", local media reported Saturday, as Ankara-Moscow tensions mount.

Turkey President Erdogan says Russia managing Libya war 'at highest level'

Former US Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday criticized the conduct of online supporters of Senator Bernie Sanders, saying his rival for the Democratic nomination for president has "some accountability.

'Disown them:' Biden criticizes Sanders for supporters' online attacks

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement accused the Saudi-led coalition of carrying out retaliatory airstrikes on Saturday that killed at least 30 people including civilians, in the latest flare-up of a five-year war.

'31 civilians' killed in Yemen's air strikes after Saudi jet crash

Another 70 people on board a quarantined cruise ship in Japan have tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases from the vessel to 355, Japanese health minister Katsunobu Kato said on Sunday.

Another 70 people test positive for coronavirus on Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan

Twitter said on Saturday that an official Twitter account of the Olympics and the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) media Twitter account had been hacked and temporarily locked.

Twitter says Olympics, IOC accounts hacked

Iran and Saudi Arabia appeared no closer to bridging their differences on Saturday with both sides sticking to their positions and regional facilitator Oman seeing no breakthrough before US elections in November.

No dialogue for now as Saudis, Iranians camp on positions

On the campaign trail in New Hampshire, presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg was recorded cheering and dancing with supporters by Washington Post reporter Chelsea Janes.

Twitter trolls Buttigieg's robotic 'Raise the Roof' dance move

Buttigieg's 'Raise the Roof' dance move goes viral

Seattle witnessed the disruption of underground sex trafficking at the hands of a non-profit group that deployed decoy chatbots in conversations with tens of thousands of men.

Non-profit organization fighting sex trafficking with ‘sex worker’ chatbots to deter potential buyers and victims

Head of the Catholic Church Pope Francis suffered the ire of President Jair Bolsonaro after he pleaded for the protection of the Amazon rainforest. "Pope Francis said yesterday the Amazon is his, the world’s, everyone’s,” said Bolsonaro.

Bolsonaro lashes out at Pope, Greenpeace over Amazon

Three US senators will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on Friday, seeking to reinforce the importance of his country as a strategic US ally after he found himself at the centre of President Donald Trump's acrimonious impeachment trial.

US Senators plan on visiting Ukraine after Trump impeachment trial

Japan will allow a few aged travellers on a quarantined cruise liner who test negative for the new coronavirus to debark ahead of schedule, the Health Minister said as another 44 new cases were confirmed aboard the Diamond Princess.

Japan allows elderly to leave cruise liner after 44 new cases confirmed

More than half of Malta's traffic police force was arrested on Tuesday for suspected overtime fraud, reportedly forcing officers to draw up emergency plans to ensure they have enough police to put on the streets.

50 per cent of Malta's traffic police sent to jail over corruption charges

US warplanes carried out at least one airstrike in Syria’s northeast Hasakah region. The airstrike reportedly comes after an incident at a checkpoint where US soldiers allegedly killed one civilian.

US carries out air strike in Syria’s northeast region: Report

Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido on Wednesday defended foreign sanctions against his country 24 hours after he was attacked at Caracas international airport by state airline employees calling him a fascist.

Sanctions against the Maduro regime defended by Venezuela's President Guaido

Hunkered down at the epicentre of China's virus epidemic and cut off from the world, the remaining foreigners in Wuhan are spending their days in paralysing fear.

Coronavirus fears grip foreigners stranded in Wuhan; rations run low

Paedophilia doesn't kill anyone, says a priest from Rhode Island who has been criticising US lawmakers for their attempt to pass the Reproductive Privacy Act. Reverend Richard Bucci told a US local network that Paedophilia doesn't kill anyone and abortion does.

Controversial US priest takes on lawmakers over Reproductive Privacy Act

Turkish troops will continue to respond to Syrian regime attacks, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday, as the two sides engage in deadly tit-for-tat skirmishes in northern Syria.

Retaliation against the Syrian regime promised by Erdogan

Britain's regulator Ofcom will reportedly make social media companies such as Facebook and Twitter responsible for harmful content on their platforms. Nicky Morgan, Britain's outgoing digital minister, was quoted saying that platforms had resisted regulation previously but "they understand now that actually regulation is coming.

Social media platforms to be held responsible by UK for harmful content

A reward of up to $20,000 has been offered by the US oceanic department after a dead dolphin was discovered off Naples, Florida late last week. Biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission stated that the animal had suffered grievous wounds from what could be a sharp object or a bullet.

US department offers $20,000 reward for information on dolphins found stabbed in Florida

Google is seeking to overturn the first of three hefty European Union antitrust fines at Europe's second-highest court in a landmark case that could determine how EU enforcers take on US tech giants for abuse of market power.

Google goes to court over EU antitrust fines