Bomb kills 20, injures 40 at Pakistan election rally -Official

A bomb killed at least 20 people and injured 40 others Friday during a rally in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, in the day's second attack on a political event ahead of the July 25 election.…

India student dies after being pushed from roof in safety drill

A 19-year-old college student has been reported dead from injuries sustained following a safety exercise.Indian police said the college student, N Logeshwari died after she had been forced to jump of…

28 people dead following air strike in eastern Syria: reports

An air strike killed at least 28 people in an Islamic State-held area of eastern Syria near the border with Iraq, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday.The Syrian state news agency a…

Prominent Chilean priest arrested over sex abuse allegations

Prominent Chilean Catholic priest Oscar Munoz, who held senior positions in the archdiocese of Santiago, was detained Thursday over allegations that he sexually abused seven children -- the latest pe…

Charges against porn actress Stormy Daniels dropped, lawyer slams 'setup'

Charges were dropped against adult film star Stormy Daniels on Thursday after an Ohio strip club arrest that her lawyer slammed as a "politically motivated" setup against the woman suing President Do…

Trump says agreement reached by Nato states to increase defence funding

US President Donald Trump says Nato countries have agreed to increase their military spending.Speaking after a two-day summit in Brussels, he said allies had committed to spending more than 2% of the…

Police officers deployed for Trump visit to the UK outraged by poor accommodation condition

Police officers working on the operation to protect Donald Trump during his UK visit are being forced to stay in ?conditions worse than prisoners', it emerged today.Outraged police officers shared pi…

Iranian man flogged 80 times for consuming alcohol as a child

Amnesty International has condemned the Iranian authorities for publicly flogging a man who was convicted of consuming alcohol when he was 14 or 15.Local media published photographs of the man - iden…

72 defendants sentenced to life imprisonment for participation in failed coup by Turkish court

A Turkish court sentenced 72 defendants to life in prison on Thursday for their roles in clashes on a suspension bridge in Istanbul in which 34 people were killed during an attempted coup two years a…

Adult film actress Stormy Daniels arrested in Ohio - lawyer

US porn star Stormy Daniels has been arrested in a strip club in Columbus, Ohio, according to her lawyer.Ms Daniels was arrested for allegedly letting a customer touch her on stage "in a non sexual m…

Tennis: Novak Djokovic beats Kei Nishikori to make Wimbledon semifinals

Novak Djokovic reached his first Grand Slam semi-final in almost two years after beating Kei Nishikori in four sets at Wimbledon on Wednesday.The Serbian battled through 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-2 on Centre Cou…

One dead, one missing as Spanish fishing boat sinks near Argentina

One person has died and another is missing after a Spanish fishing vessel sank off Argentina on Wednesday, but 25 crew members have been rescued, the Argentine Navy said.The crew of the Dornera were …

Israeli army says Patriot missile shot down Syrian drone

Israel intercepted a drone launched from Syria with a Patriot missile on Wednesday, setting off sirens in the occupied Golan Heights, the army said."UAV from Syria intercepted by Patriot missile, cau…

Muslim televangelist Adnan Oktar detained by Turkish police on fraud charges

Turkish police on Wednesday detained on fraud charges a televangelist notorious for propagating conservative views while surrounded by scantily-clad women he refers to as his "kittens".Adnan Oktar, a…

Greece acts against Russian diplomats in security breach over Macedonia row

Greece has taken "the necessary measures to protect its national interest" after "interference" by Russian officials in the name dispute with the former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia, the government…

Trump labels Germany 'Russian captive' at NATO summit

US President Donald Trump launched a blistering attack on Germany at the start of a tense NATO summit Wednesday, accusing Berlin of being "captive" to Russia and demanding it and other allies immedia…

Jehovah's Witnesses labelled an 'extremists sect' in Russia

With masks and rifles, police came to Anatoly Vilitkevich's door in the early morning and made him pack a bag. He was wanted for religious extremism -- as a Jehovah's Witness."Forget it," they told h…

Neo-Nazi given life sentence for German race murders

After a five-year trial, a member of a neo-Nazi gang has been found guilty of 10 racially-motivated murders.Beate Zsch?pe was the main defendant on trial over the murder of eight ethnic Turks, a Gree…

Trump says meeting with Putin, not NATO, may be 'easiest'

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin "may be the easiest" part of his upcoming European tour as he clashed with EU allies ahead of a NATO summit.Trump…

UPDATE: All 12 boys and coach rescued from Thai cave

All 12 boys and their coach who became trapped in a flooded Thai cave more than a fortnight ago have been rescued, the Navy SEALs announced on Tuesday, completing an astonishing against-the-odds resc…