Baby trafficking ring, involving a former police chief, busted in Peru

A baby trafficking ring operation in Peru's city of Arequipa have been exposed following an early morning raids of 18 properties on Tuesday.The raids involving 500 police officers, led to the arrest …

Train services briefly halted following bomb scare in Barcelona

Barcelona's main train station was forced into closure on Wednesday morning when  the station's security scanner detected a possible explosive device in a suitcase.Catalan police announced on tw…

UN investigation uncovers over 200 mass graves in Iraq

A United Nation's report says its investigators have located over 200 mass graves in northern Iraq left behind by terrorist group, the Islamic State during its occupation of the country.The report sa…

Lawyer of Christian woman freed after blasphemy conviction flees Pakistan

The Pakistani lawyer who helped free a Christian woman who had been sentenced to death in Pakistan for blasphemy has fled to the Netherlands, a Dutch Christian rights group said on Monday.Asia Bibi's…

Marseille double building collapse injures two people

Two buildings have collapsed side by side in the French city of Marseille, injuring at least two people.Both buildings collapsed mid-morning on Monday on Rue d'Aubagne near the city's historic old po…

France issues arrest warrants for three senior Syrian officials: legal sources

Prosecutors in France have issued international arrest warrants for three senior Syrian intelligence and government officials for allegations of collusion in war crimes.Syrian security chief Ali Maml…

U.S. reimposes "toughest ever" sanctions on Iran

The United States reimposes oil and financial sanctions against Iran on Monday, significantly turning up the pressure on Tehran in order to curb its missile and nuclear programs and counter its growi…

U.S. lifts sanctions on two top Turkish officials

The United States said on Friday it lifted sanctions imposed on two top officials in Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's cabinet, a sign of improved relations after Turkey freed an American pastor fro…

Stabbing at Sony Music HQ in London leaves 2 injured

Police said two people had been stabbed in an ongoing incident in central London on Friday, with armed officers on the scene at Sony Music UK's head office in Kensington.London's Metropolitan Police …

Australian jailed for role in wife's suicide

An Australian man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Friday for helping his wife commit suicide so he could access her life insurance, in what the judge called a precedent-setting case.Graham Morant…

Gates foundation cancels $5m aid to Saudi charity over journalist murder

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is canceling most of its $5 million pledge to the MiSk Foundation, a Saudi charity headed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.The "current situation" played a …

Pittsburgh synagogue massacre suspect pleads not guilty

The man charged with opening fire in a Pittsburgh synagogue and killing 11 worshipers pleaded not guilty on Thursday in federal court to all 44 counts against him, including hate crimes and firearms …

One Black box of crashed Lion Air plane retrieved

The "black box" of the ill-fated Lion Air flight which crashed into the Java Sea on Monday has been found off the coast of Indonesia.The cause of the plane crash is not yet known with this discovery …

16 Indian police officers given life imprisonment for killing 42 Muslim men

An Indian court Wednesday sentenced 16 police officers to life imprisonment for rounding up and massacring dozens of unarmed Muslims during historic riots in the country's north decades ago.The offic…

Russia terror probe after teen suicide attack on FSB

Russia said it had launched a probe into terrorism after a 17-year-old blew himself up at a regional headquarters of the FSB security service on Wednesday, wounding three employees.The bomber took an…

Austria says will not sign global migration pact

Austria will follow the United States and Hungary in backing out of a United Nations pact on migration over concerns that it will blur the line between legal and illegal migration, the right-wing gov…

Pakistan court overturns death sentence for Christian woman accused of blasphemy

Pakistan's Supreme Court Wednesday overturned the conviction of Asia Bibi, a Christian mother facing execution for blasphemy, in a landmark case which has incited deadly violence and reached as far a…

Death toll in Italy's storm rises to 9

Nine people have been killed in Italy as violent storms batter the country for a third day, with several regions on high alert.The breakwater walls in the chic seaside resort of Rapallo, in northeast…

British woman charged with murdering husband In Malaysia

A British woman accused of killing her husband John William Jones, who was found with a stab wound to the chest, has been charge with murder.Samantha Jones, 51, is accused of committing the murder in…

Saudi prosecutor visits consulate in Turkey where journalist, Khashoggi was murdered

Saudi Arabia's public prosecutor held a second round of talks with Turkish officials on Tuesday and visited the Saudi consulate in Istanbul where journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed four weeks ago.…