A powerful cyclone is intensifying off the coast of Western Australia and is expected to make landfall later Thursday or Friday morning local time as one of the most destructive storms to hit the region in more than a decade.

Craiova has been named the Best Easter Destination in Europe. The Romanian city tops the list published by the European Best Destinations, which invites readers to discover the city's "fantastic world of Alice in Wonderland."

Five people died when an employee opened fire at a bank in Louisville, Kentucky, and livestreamed the attack on Instagram, police say.

The victims were aged between 40 and 64. Among nine others injured was a rookie police officer who had graduated to the force just two weeks ago.

The World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will host their Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, from April 10 to April 14.

China's military is rehearsing the encirclement of Taiwan during three days of military drills.

Beijing - which views Taiwan as a breakaway province of China - called the operation a "stern warning" to the island's government.

Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, erupted late Friday and continued to spew hot ash and other volcanic material on Saturday.

Tel Aviv, April 6, (dpa/GNA) – Israeli security forces clashed with Palestinians for a second consecutive night at a Jerusalem holy site during a convergence of Islamic and Jewish holidays.

A 25-year-old man burst into a preschool in southern Brazil and killed four children with a hatchet-like weapon Wednesday before turning himself in to police, an attack President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva condemned as "monstrous."

Manila, April 4, (dpa/GNA) – Economic growth in Asia and the Pacific is expected to accelerate this year, buoyed by China’s rapid reopening and the continued easing of Covid-19 pandemic restrictions, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Tuesday.