Two collapse after exposure to 'unknown substance' near site of Skripals poisoning

British police said Wednesday that two people are in a critical condition in a Salisbury hospital after being exposed to an "unknown substance", just a short distance from where former Russian spy Se…

Ex-Malaysian PM Najib charged with corruption

Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was formally charged on Wednesday with corruption linked to a multi-billion dollar financial scandal that contributed to his shock election defeat less tha…

Former Malaysian premier Najib arrested, to be charged in graft probe

Malaysian anti-corruption agents arrested former Prime Minister Najib Razak on Tuesday following a probe into how money went missing from a state fund he founded almost a decade ago and authorities s…

Austria says to 'protect' its borders after German migrant deal

Austria's government warned Tuesday it could "take measures to protect" its borders after Germany planned restrictions on the entry of migrants as part of a deal to avert a political crisis in Berlin…

China issues U.S. travel warning amid trade tensions

China's embassy in Washington has issued a security advisory to Chinese nationals traveling to the United States, the latest such warning as trade tensions escalate between the two countries.The emba…

Missing Thai football team found alive, after nine days trapped in cave

Twelve boys and their football coach trapped in a flooded Thai cave for nine days were found alive late Monday after a painstaking search by specialist divers who finally discovered the emaciated gro…

Belgium charges two for attack plot on Iran opposition in France

Belgian prosecutors on Monday charged a husband and wife over a plot to bomb a weekend rally by an exiled Iranian opposition group in France.Amir S. and Nasimeh N., both Belgian nationals, "are suspe…

Trump ex-lawyer hints could flip against US president

Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, facing potential arrest in New York, has declared his first loyalty is to his family and the country, signaling a willingness to cooperate with prosecutors agai…

Knifeman attacks children's birthday party in Idaho

A man has injured nine people in a knife attack at a children's birthday party in Boise, Idaho, US police say.They believe that Saturday's attack at a complex for refugees was motivated by "vengeance…

Indonesia calls off operation to retrieve ferry victims

Indonesia said on Monday it was calling off a two-week operation to retrieve the bodies of nearly 200 passengers thought to have drowned in one of the world's deepest volcanic lakes.The overcrowded w…

Mass evacuations in Northern California due to wildfires

Californian authorities have issued red flag weather warnings and mandatory evacuation orders after a series of wildfires fanned by high winds and hot temperatures ripped through thousands of acres.T…

Five more lynched over 'Whatapp child abduction' rumour in India

Five men have been lynched by a mob in India's western state of Maharashtra allegedly over rumours of child abduction spreading over WhatsApp.Twelve people have been arrested for the killings, which …

US actress Susan Sarandon arrested at protest rally against migrant family separation

Actress Susan Sarandon says she was one of almost 600 women arrested at a sit-in in support of migrants at a US Senate building.Police in Washington say 575 people were charged with unlawfully demons…

Man detained at Moscow airport after false bomb threat: authorities

A man was detained at Moscow's Domodedovo airport on Friday after falsely stating he was carrying an explosive device, the airport said in a statement.The incident comes as Russia is hosting the socc…

Five wild elephants trample man to death

A Thai man was trampled to death by five wild elephants near a rubber plantation on Friday, police said, the latest deadly encounter in a country where pachyderms are both venerated and feared.Masare…

Paris attacks suspect Abdeslam justifies 2015 killings

The suspected sole surviving gunman from 2015 attacks in Paris has come close to admitting his role in the carnage in a rare statement to investigators in which he justified the killings, reports sai…

Iraq executes 12 death row jihadists in response to killings

Iraq executed a dozen death row jihadists on the order of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, his office said Friday, in retaliation for the Islamic State group's murder of eight captives.The executions …

Bali airport reopened after volcano eruption grounded flights

Bali opened its international airport Friday after a volcanic eruption temporarily grounded flights, stranding thousands of tourists on the Indonesian holiday islandNgurah Rai airport began operating…

Five dead in 'targeted attack' on US local newspaper office

A man armed with a shotgun and smoke grenades burst into a newspaper office in the US city of Annapolis on Thursday, killing five employees in what police described as a "targeted attack."Officials s…

Summit between Trump and Putin to hold July 16 in Helsinki: officials

A long-awaited first summit between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will take place in Helsinki on July 16, the Kremlin and the White House said on Thursday.The t…