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Third night of riots after France police shooting
Dozens of cars and several buildings were set alight Friday in a third night of rioting in western France over the fatal police shooting of a young man, the latest flare-up of tension between police …
12 bodies found, dozens missing as Chinese tourist boat sinks off Thailand
Thailand's navy pulled 12 bodies from waters off the coast of the holiday island of Phuket on Friday after a tourist boat went down in heavy seas with dozens of Chinese passengers on board.Five were …
Fireworks blasts kill at least 24 near Mexico City
Two explosions at fireworks workshops outside Mexico City on Thursday killed at least 24 people, including rescue workers, and injured dozens more, officials said, in the latest deadly blast to hit a…
Embattled US environment agency chief Scott Pruitt resigns
Scandal-hit Scott Pruitt has resigned as head of the US Environmental Protection Agency.In a letter to President Donald Trump, he blamed "unrelenting attacks" on himself and his family.Mr Trump tweet…
Japan executes sarin attack cult leader and six followers
The leader of the Japanese doomsday cult that carried out a deadly 1995 sarin attack on the Tokyo subway was executed Friday along with six of his followers, decades after the horrific crime.Shoko As…
Thai military diver dies as window for cave rescue narrows
A former Thai military diver helping to rescue a young football team trapped inside a flooded cave drowned Friday as officials warned the window of opportunity to free the youngsters is "limited".The…
Barcelona deny Eric Abidal had illegal liver transplant
Barcelona have denied that former club president Sandro Rosell illegally purchased a liver for Eric Abidal in 2012.Former Barcelona defender Abidal, who recently became the club's new sporting direct…
North and South Korea face off on court in basketball friendly
North and South Korea joined forces for their first basketball friendly in 15 years on Wednesday amid a warming of relations since the Winter Olympics in the South and easing tensions over the North'…
White House concerned about mounting allegations against environment chief Scott Pruitt
The White House on Tuesday called "troublesome" the mounting allegations against Environmental Protection Agency Chief Scott Pruitt, who is reportedly under investigation by a dozen separate federal …
Somali town bans mixed gender dancing at weddings
A town in southern Somalia has banned men and women dancing together at weddings, a local radio station is reporting.Barawe's district commissioner cited Islamic law as the reason for the dancing ban…
Six family members butchered in Rio - Police
Brazilian police said on Tuesday it was investigating the murder of six members of the same family in Rio de Janeiro, in which the only survivor was a seven-month old baby.According to Brazilian pres…
Fan detained in Moscow for vandalising a statue at Otkrytie Arena
Police in Moscow say they have detained a person after a statue was vandalised at the stadium where England played Colombia at the World Cup.Russian social media users posted a picture of the statue …
China conglomerate boss Wang Jian dies in Provence, France
The co-founder and chairman of giant Chinese conglomerate, HNA Group, has died in a fall in southern France, his company has confirmed.Wang Jian, 57, "accidentally fell" in Provence, while on a busin…
US woman, 92, kills son to avoid being sent into care home
A 92-year-old US woman shot and killed her son, 72, in order to avoid being sent into a care home, police say.Anna Mae Blessing, who is charged with murder, contemplated her son's intentions to put h…
France's Macron in Nigeria to talk security, boost culture
French President Emmanuel Macron met with his Nigerian counterpart Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja before taking off his jacket and tie in Lagos to celebrate African culture.Macron's high-voltag…
WhatsApp 'horrified' over India lynchings, promises action
WhatsApp said on Wednesday it was "horrified" by a spate of lynchings in India sparked by false rumours shared on its platform as the government accused the messaging service of irresponsibility.More…
Captain of sinking Indonesian ferry sails onto reef; 31 dead
The captain of a sinking Indonesian ferry managed to steer his ship onto a reef to enable the evacuation of more than 100 passengers, but 31 people drowned as the vessel floundered in stormy seas, of…
2018 World Cup: Sweden defeats Switzerland 1-0, England scale through ahead of Colombia on penalty
England on Tuesday evening, overcame decades of penalty shootout agony in their World Cup win over Colombia. Gareth Southgate's team played a 1-1 stalemate with the South American side who were witho…
Two collapse after exposure to 'unknown substance' near site of Skripals poisoning
British police said Wednesday that two people are in a critical condition in a Salisbury hospital after being exposed to an "unknown substance", just a short distance from where former Russian spy Se…
Ex-Malaysian PM Najib charged with corruption
Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was formally charged on Wednesday with corruption linked to a multi-billion dollar financial scandal that contributed to his shock election defeat less tha…