UAE migrant workers granted visa amnesty

The United Arab Emirates, a major hub for migrant labourers, on Wednesday began an amnesty for workers who entered the country without a visa or overstayed their work permit.The government said those…

`Burqa ban' goes into effect in Denmark

Denmark's ban against the use of full-face veils in public spaces, called a "burqa ban,'' went into effect on Wednesday.The Danish parliament approved the ban in May.It includes full-face veils like …

Train collision injures 15 tourists in Peru

About 15 tourists have been injured near Machu Picchu in Peru after two passenger trains collided on Tuesday, local authorities say.The trains, owned by rival companies, crashed en route to the count…

Russian journalists killed in Central African Republic were investigating private Russian army

Three Russian journalists who were killed in the Central African Republic were investigating the activities of a private Russian army there, a media organisation they were working with said on Wednes…

Greek fire victims sue authorities over deaths in Mati

The relatives of a woman and a man killed in a wildfire near Athens last week sued state authorities, the fire brigade and the police over their deaths, a judicial source said on Wednesday.The author…

China to join naval war games off Australia despite strained ties

China's navy will join 26 countries in military exercises off Australia's north coast this month, but not live-fire drills, Australia's defense minister said on Wednesday at a time of strained ties b…

More than 100 wildlife rangers died on duty in past year - World Wildlife Fund

More than 100 wildlife rangers died on the job in Asia and central Africa over the last year, nearly half killed by poachers, the WWF reported Tuesday.Illegal hunters are decimating endangered wildli…

All 103 passenger alive after plane crashes shortly after take-off in Mexico

A passenger plane has crashed in the capital of Mexico's Durango state, just moments after take-off.State Governor Jos? Rosas Aispuro said there were no deaths among the 101 on board, although around…

Head of Malaysia Civil Aviation resigns over MH370 report

The head of Malaysia's civil aviation regulator resigned on Tuesday after an official report found failings in air traffic control when Flight MH370 disappeared.In a long-awaited report released on M…

Indian police hunt eight men after raping pregnant goat

Police in northern India on Tuesday said that a major manhunt was underway for eight men accused of having sex with a pregnant goat that later died. The suspects face prosecution under the colonial e…

Philippines army says 11 killed by bomb explosion in a van at military checkpoint

A bomb exploded in a van in the restive southern Philippines on Tuesday, killing 11 people at a military checkpoint in an attack officials blamed on militants with ties to Islamic State.The blast too…

Colombia 'rebel' shooting kills eight

Eight people have been killed in a shoot-out in north-east Colombia.Armed men on motorcycles arrived at a billiard hall in the village of El Tarra in Norte de Santander province and opened fire on th…

UN receives 70 cases of sexual abuse, others

The UN said it received 70 new allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse across all its entities and implementing partners, between the beginning of April to the end of June 2018.UN Deputy Spokesp…

Blasts, gunshots at eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad

Multiple blasts hit an area of the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Tuesday followed by gunfire as an unknown number of gunmen attacked an area of shops and government offices, officials said.Sohr…

Passenger bus hit roadside bomb attack in western Afghanistan killing eight, wounding 40 wounded - Officials

A roadside bomb which hit a bus in restive western Afghanistan on Tuesday killed at least eight people and wounded around 40, mostly women and children, officials said."It was a bomb planted by the T…

Prominent Afghan militia commander killed in suicide bomb attack

A suicide bomber in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar killed at least four people, including a prominent local militia commander, considered a leading opponent of Islamic State fighters in the…

Pope accepts resignation of archbishop convicted of abuse cover-up

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Philip Wilson, an Australian archbishop convicted in May of concealing abuse by a notorious paedophile priest in the 1970s, the Vatican said Monday.Earlie…

Five men arrested by police in Nepal for kidney smuggling

Police in Nepal have arrested five men in connection with a kidney-smuggling racket allegedly luring poor people to hospitals in India to have their kidneys removed and sold, a police official said M…

Four tourists killed in Tajikistan

Four tourists, including two Americans, were killed in Tajikistan on Sunday by armed attackers in what was originally reported as a hit-and-run road accident, the interior minister said Monday."(The …

At least 500 hikers stranded on mountain after Indonesia quake

Indonesia mounted a rescue operation on Monday to reach more than 500 hikers and guides stranded by landslides on an active volcano on Lombok, a day after a powerful earthquake struck the holiday isl…