Dozens of Christian graves vandalised in Jerusalem
A Jerusalem bishop said Wednesday he was "dismayed" by the desecration of dozens of Christian graves on the edge of the Old City, as...
Ukraine helicopter crash kills 18, including minister
Eighteen people, including Ukraine´s interior minister and three children, were killed in a helicopter crash near a kindergarten outside Kyiv on Wednesday.
The helicopter slammed...
29 killed in operation to arrest drug kingpin son
Ten soldiers and 19 criminal suspects were killed in the operation to arrest Ovidio Guzman, son of jailed drug trafficker Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman,...
Police arrest more than 380 people in Balkan smuggler swoop
European and Turkish police have arrested 382 people during raids involving 28 countries against traffickers mainly operating in the Balkans and southeast Europe, Europol...
Death toll in Tibet avalanche rises to 20: state media
The death toll from an avalanche that struck a road in mountainous Tibet this week has risen to 20, state television reported Friday.
The snowslide...
Gunmen kill police and civilians in Nigeria market attack
Gunmen in northwest Nigeria have killed six people, including four policemen, in the latest violence to hit the region, police said Tuesday.
Attackers arriving on...
One killed as Bangladesh police fire at opposition rally
At least one person died Wednesday and scores were injured in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka as police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at...
Half a million strike in UK’s largest walkout in 12 years
Half a million workers went on strike in Britain on Wednesday, calling for higher wages in the largest such walkout in over a decade,...
Netherlands to repatriate 40 citizens from Syrian camps
Twelve women and 28 children will be repatriated to the Netherlands from detention camps in northern Syria, the Dutch government announced on Tuesday, making...
Kremlin sees long ‘hybrid war’ with West
The Kremlin said Wednesday that Russia's confrontation with the West would likely last a long time, as Moscow's military intervention in Ukraine grinds through...
