Dutch authorities expels four Russians over attempts to hack chemical weapons watchdog

Dutch security services expelled four Russians over a cyber plot in April targeting the global chemical weapons watchdog, officials said.The operation by Russia's GRU military intelligence allegedly …

Six Malaysian rescue divers drown in bid to save boy

Six Malaysian rescue divers drowned in a freak accident while searching for a boy who had gone missing in a pool at an abandoned tin mine, emergency officials said on Thursday.The 17-year-old boy had…

Seven US police officers shot in deadly stand-off, suspect in custody

Seven US law enforcement officers have been shot, one of them fatally, in an incident in South Carolina, officials say.Police in the city of Florence had been responding to a call for help from the s…

Ex IMF chief Rodrigo Rato given four and half year jail term

Spain's Supreme Court on Wednesday confirmed former IMF chief Rodrigo Rato's jail sentence of four years and six months for misusing funds in a case uncovered at the height of the economic crisis, ca…

Protein research winner of 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

The 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to three scientists for their discoveries in enzyme research.Americans Frances Arnold and George P Smith will share the prize with Briton Gregory Wi…

UN Court orders US to ease Iran sanctions

The US has been ordered by the judges of the United Nations higest court, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to ensure that humanitarian aid or civil aviation safety to Iran are exempted from s…

Indonesia: Death toll from earthquake and tsunami increases to 1,400

The death toll in Indonesia's twin quake-tsunami disaster passed 1,400 on Wednesday, with time running out to rescue survivors and the UN warning of "vast" unmet needs.National disaster agency spokes…

Turkish lawyer for U.S. pastor Brunson appeals to constitutional court

The lawyer for U.S. evangelical pastor Andrew Brunson said he filed an appeal on Wednesday to Turkey's constitutional court for his client's release from house arrest.The case of Andrew Brunson, whos…

Helicopter jailbreak gangster arrested in France

A gangster who made a Hollywood-esque helicopter jailbreak was arrested in northern France on Wednesday after three months on the run, sources close to the case said.Notorious French robber Redoine F…

First woman Physics Nobel winner in 55 years

The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to a woman for the first time in 55 years.Donna Strickland, from Canada, is only the third woman winner of the award, along with Marie Curie, who won …

French police raid Muslim club in counter-terror swoop

French police raided the premises of a Muslim club before dawn on Tuesday as well as the homes of members of the club, in a swoop that the local government prefect's office said was prompted by serio…

Death toll from Indonesia tsunami rises to over 1,200

he number of people known to have died in Indonesia in Friday's earthquake and tsunami has risen to more than 1,200, the country's disaster response agency says.The death toll jumped on Tuesday from …

Major quake prompts tsunami warning off Indonesian Island Sulawesi

A major 7.7 magnitude quake struck off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday, prompting a tsunami alert, hours after a milder quake hit the same area.Indonesia's meteorology agency issued an ea…

US Senate Republicans push for vote on Supreme court nominee after sexual assault hearing

Brett Kavanaugh's contentious Supreme Court nomination will be put to an initial vote Friday, the day after a dramatic Senate hearing saw the judge furiously fight back against sexual assault allegat…

Plane misses runway and crashes into Pacific lagoon

Passengers were forced to swim for their lives Friday when an airliner ditched into a lagoon after missing the runway on a remote Pacific island and began sinking.The Air Niugini Boeing 737-800 was a…

Police chief stabbed to death in southern France

A police chief has been stabbed to death in the city of Rodez, in southern France, outside the city hall.Pascal Filo? was stabbed three times in the middle of the street by an individual known to pol…

UK Spy poisoning suspect's true identity revealed as a Russian colonel

The real identity of one of the men wanted by Britain for the Salisbury nerve agent attack on former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter is Anatoliy Vladimirovich Chepiga, according to media …

Man who stabbed nine children to death is executed by firing squad

A man whose knife attack left nine schoolchildren dead and injured 12 others has been executed iby firing squad. Zhao Zewei was sentenced to death in July for the massacre ? reportedly motivated by a…

India's highest court rules adultery not criminal

Adultery is no longer a crime, India's top court ruled Thursday, declaring a colonial-era law that punished the offence with jail time unconstitutional and discriminatory against women.The more than …

Chairman of Australia's public broadcaster 'ABC' quits over political scandal

Australia's much-loved public broadcaster scrambled to safeguard its hard-won reputation for impartiality on Thursday, forcing out a chairman accused of intervening in news coverage to please the gov…