Texan father glues baby's eyes and mouth

A Texas man was arrested Monday for reportedly gluing an infant's mouth and eyes shut at a motel.Johnnie Lee Carter, 29, allegedly choked a 14-month-old baby and punched her in the head and rib cage,…

Late passenger arrested at Dublin Airport for running after plane

A passenger has been pinned to the ground by police at Dublin Airport after running out of the terminal towards a plane and shouting at the pilot to wait.The incident happened on Thursday morning.Mom…

South Africa anger after girl 'raped' in restaurant

South Africans have expressed outrage following the alleged rape of a seven-year-old girl in a restaurant toilet.A 20-year-old man allegedly followed her into the women's restroom before snatching he…

Bangladesh detains professor over Facebook comments on PM

A Bangladeshi university lecturer has been suspended and detained for making allegedly derogatory remarks on Facebook about the prime minister, his lawyer said on Wednesday.A ruling-party activist fi…

Danish police officer under investigation for hugging niqab-ban protester

A Copenhagen policewoman is being investigated for embracing a niqab-wearing protestor during a demonstration against a ban on face veils, the force's complaints body said on Wednesday.The incident, …

Turkey detains 39 people over failed coup

Turkish police on Wednesday detained no fewer than 39 people, including soldiers, over their alleged link to a U.S.-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen, accused of masterminding a failed coup in 201…

Police arrest bishop accused of raping a nun in India

A bishop has been arrested in the southern Indian state of Kerala over allegations that he raped a nun 13 times times between 2014 and 2016.The 44-year-old woman registered a police complaint in June…

Three babies slashed at 'illegal' New York childcare center

Three babies and two adults were slashed during an early-morning assault at a suspected illegal childcare center in New York City on Friday, police said.A 52-year-old woman who works there as a "baby…

U.S. sanctions China over Russian fighter jets acquisition, Beijing demands sanctions withdrawal

The Trump administration imposed sanctions on the Chinese military on Thursday for buying fighter jets and missile systems from Russia, in breach of a sweeping U.S. sanctions law punishing Moscow for…

Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang dead at 61

Vietnam's President Tran Dai Quang died Friday at age 61 after a prolonged and serious illness, state media reported.He passed away from a "serious illness despite devoted treatment by professors and…

Four children killed after cargo bike collided with a train in Netherlands

Four children from a Dutch day-care centre have died in a collision involving a train and an electric cargo bike.The children were being taken to local schools on the bike when the accident happened …

Shark attacks leaves two injured in Australia's tourist spot

A girl has suffered a "significant leg injury" in a shark attack at a popular tourist spot in Australia, paramedics say.It is the second serious shark attack in Queensland's Whitsunday Islands within…

Air pressure mix-up causes mass bleeding on Indian flight

A cockpit mix-up left more than 30 passengers on an Indian plane bleeding from their ears and noses on Thursday after the crew forgot to flick a switch regulating cabin air pressure.The Jet Airways f…

Iraq court condemns to death 'deputy of IS leader'

An Iraqi court on Wednesday sentenced to death on terror charges a prominent jihadist described as a deputy of Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, after he was captured in Turkey."The Ka…

French police investigate gang rape videos posted on Snapchat

French police are investigating what they say is the gang rape of a 19-year-old woman broadcast on social media.The victim was attacked by four men by a nightclub in the southern city of Toulouse, on…

Former columnist jailed for 'abusive' posts about Aung San Suu Kyi

A former columnist for state media has been jailed for seven years for "abusive" Facebook posts about Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a court official said Wednesday, the latest case threatening fre…

19 dies from aclcohol poisoning in Malaysia

At least 19 people have died and more are receiving treatment, following a series of suspected alcohol poisoning in recent days, Malaysian authorities said on Wednesday.More than 50 cases were report…

Pakistan court orders release of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on bail

A Pakistani court has ordered the release of ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, two months after he began a 10-year jail sentence over corruption.The court suspended the sentences of Mr Sharif and his d…

India approves ban on instant divorce

In a landmark move, the Indian government on Wednesday approved a ban on triple talaq (instant divorce), a prevalent practice of instant divorce common among the country's minority Muslims, by passin…

North Korea's Kim says to visit Seoul, shut missile site

North Korea's Kim Jong Un will soon make a historic visit to Seoul, he said Wednesday, and has agreed to close a missile testing site in front of international inspectors, as a rare inter-Korean summ…