UN says 1,500 migrants have died in Mediterranean in 2018, names Italy deadliest route

For the fifth straight year, at least 1,500 migrants have perished in the Mediterranean, with the route between Libya and Italy being the deadliest, claiming the lives of one in 19, the U.N. migratio…

Vanuatu's Ambae island evacuated again over volcano eruption

A Vanuatu island is being fully evacuated for a second time as its volcano erupts again.The Manaro Voui volcano began spewing ash in recent days, prompting officials to order thousands of residents o…

Indian woman held for leaving dead infant aboard plane

An Indian woman has been detained after a dead infant was found on board a domestic flight from Guwahati in north-east India to the capital Delhi.The cabin crew of the Air Asia flight found the baby …

Israel to build new settler homes after deady knife attack

Israel is to build hundreds of new homes in a settlement in the occupied West Bank where a Palestinian stabbed three Israelis, one fatally, Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Friday."The best an…

Trump knew about Trump Tower meeting with Russians says Cohen

U.S. President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen said that Trump knew in advance about a June 2016 meeting in Trump Tower at which Russians offered to provide damaging information a…

North Korea returns remains of US war dead

A US military aircraft flew the remains of more than 50 American servicemen out of North Korea on Friday, prompting a personal "thank you" from Donald Trump to Kim Jong Un.The return of the remains -…

North Korea to transfer remains of U.S. soldiers from Korean War on Friday

North Korea will transfer the remains of an unspecified number of soldiers killed in the Korean War on Friday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, after accepting about 100 wooden caskets sent…

Republican lawmakers move to impeach US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein

U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is in trouble as members of House of Representatives on Wednesday introduced five articles of impeachment against him.Eleven House Republicans are spearhea…

Six killed as gunmen attack funeral in Mexico

Gunmen burst into a funeral parlor in Mexico on Wednesday and opened fire on mourners, killing six and wounding four, authorities said.No arrests were immediately made after the assault in the town o…

Explosion outside US embassy in Beijing

A 26-year-old Chinese man set off a small explosive device outside the US embassy in Beijing on Thursday, injuring his hand in the blast before he was taken into custody, police said.Chinese police s…

Turkey puts jailed US pastor under house arrest

A Turkish court on Wednesday ruled to place an American pastor under house arrest after he spent almost two years imprisoned on terror-related charges, state media said, in a case that has raised ten…

Death toll from Greek wildfires now at 79, search for survivors under way

At least 79 people died in huge wildfires around Athens, Greek authorities said Wednesday, as rescuers scoured scorched homes and burned-out cars for survivors of one of the deadliest fire outbreaks …

Prison riot results in mass breakout at Australia's Greenough Regional Prison

Nine of 10 prisoners who escaped from an Australian jail on Tuesday have been recaptured, police say.The men had broken out of Greenough Regional Prison, 400km (250 miles) north of Perth, during what…

Swedish activist stops deportation of Afghan man

A stunt by a Swedish activist to stop the deportation of an Afghan refugee has been widely hailed on social media.University student Elin Ersson had booked the same flight as the Afghan and refused t…

17 bodies recovered in Lao's floods

Rescuers have recovered 17 bodies after the flash floods caused by a dam breach in Southern Laos in Thailand.A wall of water was unleashed on Monday after parts of the dam were washed away, sending f…

Thai cave boys ordained as Buddhist novices

Eleven boys from a soccer team, rescued from a flooded Thai cave in a drama that gripped global audiences, were ordained as Buddhist novices on Wednesday at a temple in Chiang Rai in memory of a volu…

Suicide attacks kill dozens in southern Syria

Suicide attacks in southern Syria have killed at least 38 people, reports say.The attacks took place in and around the government-held city of Sweida, state media and monitors reported. The Islamic S…

Israel 'shoots down' Syrian fighter near Golan Heights

Israel has shot down a Syrian warplane which crossed into its airspace, the Israeli military says.Two surface-to-air missiles were fired at the Sukhoi fighter jet, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) twe…

Nepal arrests two suspected French paedophiles

Two French nationals have been arrested in Nepal on suspicion of sexually abusing children, police said Tuesday.Weak law enforcement appears to have made Nepal a favoured destination for paedophiles,…

Casualties after several rockets fired into Kabul - Police

At least three people were wounded after several rockets were fired into Kabul on Tuesday, police said, but there was no immediate claim of responsibility for the latest attack on the Afghan capital.…