Suicide attack kills six, wounds 42 near Iraq's Tikrit: police

At least six people were killed and 42 wounded when a suicide bomber detonated a car full of explosives at a restaurant on a highway near the Iraqi city of Tikrit on Wednesday, police and medical sou…

US police arrest Nigerian after body of strangled woman was found in his bedroom

A Nigerian man, Alex Jude Akpan, 24, has been arrested and will be charged to a Houston court for tampering with evidence after the body of a strangled woman was found in the recycling bin in his bed…

Turkey captures bombing suspect in Syrian regime heartland

The Turkish secret service staged an operation deep in the heartland of the Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad to capture and bring back to Turkey the prime suspect in a 2013 bombing, officia…

Afghanistan suicide attack death toll soars to 68

A suicide bombing in east Afghanistan has killed at least 68 people, officials say, in one of the deadliest insurgent attacks in recent months.The bomber struck in a crowd of people protesting agains…

Russian president Vladimir Putin says nerve agent suspects 'civilians, not criminals'

The two suspects in the poisoning of ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter are civilians, not criminals, Russian President Vladimir Putin says.The UK government named them as Alexander Petro…

Putin suggests Russia, Japan agree peace deal 'without preconditions' by year end

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday suggested Russia and Japan sign a peace deal "without any preconditions" by the end of the year to try to solve a long-running territorial dispute.Putin'…

UN says over 800m people worldwide are undernourished

The UN says 821 million people globally were undernourished in 2017.According to a report "The State of Food Insecurity and Nutrition in the World, put together by UNICEF, the World Health Organisati…

US marks anniversary of 9/11 attacks

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are visiting a memorial in Pennsylvania to mark the 9/11 attacks 17 years ago.Mr Trump will deliver a speech commemorating the airplane passenge…

12-year-old in custody for attempted murder of his teacher

A 12-year-old US boy accused of walking into a classroom with a handgun, pointing it at his teacher and pulling the trigger is in custody on a charge of attempted murder.The gun did not go off as the…

Gunmen Storm Brazil Prison, Policeman Killed As 92 Inmates Escape

Armed men early Monday blew down the front gate of a maximum security prison in northeastern Brazil and with guns allowing 92 inmates to escape while killing a policeman.Officials said the assault wa…

Zimbabwe declares cholera emergency as death toll rises to 20

Zimbabwe declared a cholera outbreak in the capital Harare after 20 died from the disease and more than 2,000 people were infected after drinking contaminated water, new Health Minister Obadiah Moyo …

Suicide attack in Afghanistan near border with Pakistan kills 22

A suicide bomber in Afghanistan killed at least 22 people in an attack on a protest gathering on the highway between the eastern city of Jalalabad and the main border crossing into neighboring Pakist…

Indian bus carrying pilgrims plunges into valley killing 43

Forty-three people died in southern India on Tuesday when a bus taking pilgrims from a temple plunged into a valley, an official said, in the latest horrific crash on the country's roads."We have pul…

Boko Haram facilities destroyed In Borno

The Nigerian Air force on Monday said it had destroyed some facilities operated by insurgent group Boko Haram at Bukar Meram and Tumbun Allura on the fringes of Lake Chad in Borno State.The Director …

Russia begins world's largest war games

Russia has begun the world's largest military drills, involving 300,000 soldiers. The week-long deployment dubbed "Vostok-2018" (East-2018), which kicked off in eastern Siberia and includes the Chine…

International court undeterred after John Bolton's threat

The International Criminal Court has reacted to the statement of US National Securiryt Adviser John Bolton, threatening arrest and sanctions on any ICC judges, if it move to charge any Ameriacan with…

US threatens ICC judges with arrests over war crimes probe against Americans

The United States on Monday, threatened to arrest and sanction judges and other officials of the International Criminal Court if it moves to charge any American who served in Afghanistan with war cri…

Kim Jong-un seeks another meeting with Trump, pens 'very warm' letter

North Korea's Kim Jong-un has written to US President Donald Trump asking for a follow-up to their historic summit, the White House says.The US says it is already looking at scheduling a new meeting.…

Mass evacuation under way in the US as more than a million told to flee as Hurricane Florence bears down

Powerful Hurricane Florence was tracking towards the US East Coast on Tuesday, prompting authorities to order upwards of one million people to evacuate the path of the extremely dangerous storm forec…

UN sees 70% chance of El Nino event this year

An El Nino event that could disrupt global weather is likely by the end of what has already been a hot year, the UN said on Monday. The World Meteorological Organisation forecast "a 70 per cent chanc…