6.1 magnitude quake shakes Southern Japan Island

A magnitude-6.1 earthquake rattled Japan's Southern Islands on Tuesday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage…

US man beaten for trying to save sex abuse victim dies

A Virginia man Patricio Salazar has been beaten to death after he tried to intervene to stop a sexual assault on a lady.According to the Arlington County Police, the 54-year-old Salazar died at Georg…

Suspected letter bomb sent to billionaire George Soros' home

A suspected letter bomb sent to the home of billionaire businessman George Soros have been safely destroyed, with the FBI now investigating the incident. The package which had been sent to the New Yo…

Four killed in car bomb explosion in Iraqi city of Mosul

At least four people were killed and 15 wounded in a car bomb blast in the northern Iraqi town of Qayyara on Tuesday, police and medical sources said.A vehicle packed with explosives was parked near …

Trump says US to cut aid to Central America over migrant caravan approaching Southern border

President Donald Trump said Monday the United States will begin cutting aid to three Central American nations because of their governments' failure to stop a migrant caravan headed for the US border.…

Indian police investigate death of key witness in nun rape case

Indian police are investigating the death of a witness in a case involving the alleged rape of a nun by a Roman Catholic bishop, after the body of the witness, a priest who had given a statement to p…

3 dead,18 trapped in Chinese coal mining accident

The death toll in a coal mine accident in eastern China has climbed to three after one of the miners who was rescued died after receiving medical treatment. Eighteen remain trapped underground, accor…

Hurricane Willa strengthens to Category 4 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast

Hurricane Willa gained dangerous strength early on Monday as it churned toward Mexico's Pacific coast, an area frequented by tourists, with torrential rain and major flooding in the offing, the U.S. …

Monkeys stone man to death in India

A 72-year-old man Dharampal Singh, has died in India after a group of monkeys threw bricks at him from a tree.Singh had been collecting pieces of dry wood before the incident in Tikri, Uttar Pradesh,…

Multiple earthquakes strike off Canada's west coast

Four earthquakes ? measuring from 4.9 to 6.8 magnitude ? struck in quick succession off Canada's west coast late Sunday, the US Geological Survey said.The epicentre of the first 6.6 tremors, at 10:39…

Six dead in fire at Rohingya camp in Myanmar

Six people were killed early Friday after a blaze tore through an overcrowded Rohingya camp for the persecuted minority in Myanmar's Rakhine state, the local fire service said.Global attention has fo…

I'm not sure he's alive, says wife of missing Interpol ex-chief

The wife of fallen former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei has expressed fears for his life and her own safety, lashing out at what she called the "cruel" and "dirty" Chinese government that arrested him …

US opens investigation into Catholic church sex abuse in Pennsylvania

The US justice department has opened an investigation into the Roman Catholic Church in the state of Pennsylvania over alleged child sex abuse.It follows a state grand jury report that found at least…

Top Afghan official killed in shooting, U.S. General unhurt

A senior US commander has narrowly escaped a gun attack in which top Afghan security officials were killed.The gunman, reported to be acting as a bodyguard, opened fire as officials left a meeting in…

116 policemen suspended in Pakistan

No fewer than 116 police officials have been suspended from their posts for their alleged involvement in June 2014 Model Town tragedy in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, local media reported.The s…

US reluctant to abandon ally Saudi Arabia as more government official pull out of Saudi conference

While the united State is still reluctant to abandon its ally Saudi Arabia in the ongoing controversy over the sudden disappearance of a Washington Post columnist and prominent critic of Saudi's lead…

Son-in-law admits to ordering the killing of billionaire heiress

The son-in-law of late billionaire H?l?ne Pastor has admitted ordering the 2014 shooting of the property heiress, whose family was known as second in importance in Monaco only to the royal Grimaldi f…

Israel shuts Gaza crossings after rocket attack

Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Wednesday ordered shutdown of the crossings between Gaza and Israel after Gaza militants fired rockets at Israel, a statement released by the Defence Min…

Court jails former Thai monk Sukphol 16 years for rape

A Thai Criminal Court on Wednesday found a jet-setting former Buddhist monk guilty of statutory rape, an Official told dpa.Wirapol Sukphol, 39, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for raping and impr…

UPDATE: 13 killed by Crimea college bomb explosion

At least 13 people have been killed and dozens more wounded in an explosion at a college in Russian-annexed Crimea.Officials said an "unidentified explosive device" detonated at the technical college…