Guatemala's Fuego volcano eruption kills 25, injures hundreds

An estimated 25 people, including at least three children, were killed and nearly 300 injured on Sunday in the most violent eruption of Guatemala's Fuego volcano in more than four decades, officials …

Forest fires rage as India resort town grapples with water crisis

Helicopters doused forest fires raging near the drought-stricken Indian resort of Shimla on Friday as more police were deployed to guard water tankers in the historic Himalayan town.Shimla's water sh…

Large cats that escaped from German zoo recaptured

Two lions, two tigers and a jaguar that escaped from a zoo in L?nebach in western Germany have been recaptured.The animals were found after a search involving drones, officials quoted by German media…

Eleven killed in Nicaragua protests, including attack on Mother's Day march

Eleven people were killed on Wednesday in one of the worst days of violence since protests against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega began more than a month ago, a rights group said on Thursday.The …

Russia's Foreign Minister Lavrov meets North Korea's Kim in Pyongyang, invites him to Moscow

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Pyongyang on Thursday invited North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to visit Russia, Moscow said, during the first meeting between the head of the reclusive state …

New York meeting paves way for Kim-Trump summit

The right-hand man to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has met US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in New York to discuss a historic summit.Gen Kim Yong-chol dined with Mr Pompeo after flying in from Ch…

European court says Lithuania and Romania allowed US torture

European judges have ruled that Lithuania and Romania violated the rights of two al-Qaeda terror suspects by helping the CIA to mistreat them.The US captured Abu Zubaydah and Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri …

Calm returns after most severe Israel-Gaza flare-up in years

Calm returned to the Gaza Strip and nearby Israeli communities on Wednesday after the worst military flare-up since a 2014 war raised fears of yet another full-blown conflict in the beleaguered Pales…

Evacuations urged in Hawaii as lava flow advances

Authorities urged people in Hawaii Wednesday to evacuate an area at risk of being cut off by a flood of lava from the erupting Kilauea volcano."Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that lava from sev…

Pakistan appoints former chief justice as caretaker Prime Minister

Pakistan's ruling and opposition parties on Monday announced the appointment of a former Supreme Court chief justice as caretaker prime minister.The selection of Nasir ul Mulk comes days after the co…

Malaysians make record bust of crystal meth, shipped from Myanmar

Malaysia has made its largest ever seizure of crystal methamphetamine, officials said on Monday, finding nearly 1.2 tonnes of the drug disguised as tea in a shipment from Myanmar, and arrested six su…

"Hero" Malian migrant who rescued child in Paris to be made citizen

A Malian migrant hailed as a hero after mounting a daring rescue to save a small boy dangling from a balcony in Paris is to be made a French citizen.Mamoudou Gassama won widespread praise after climb…

Israeli Army Raids Palestinian Camp After Soldier's Death

The Israeli army raided a Palestinian refugee camp in the occupied West Bank Monday, AFP journalists said, in an apparent hunt for suspects in the killing of a soldier.Dozens of Israeli troops entere…

"Hero" Malian migrant climbs building to save child in Paris

An immigrant in Paris has been hailed a hero after he climbed a four-storey building to rescue a young child hanging from a ledge.Mamoudou Gassam, who is from Mali, has been told that the city will s…

Hawaii volcanic smog blankets Marshall Islands

Haze from the Kilauea volcano eruption in Hawaii blanketed the Marshall Islands 3,700 kilometres (2,300 miles) away on Sunday, as officials warned it would continue moving west.The haze, a phenomenon…

Beijing protests US warship operation in South China Sea

China has voiced "strong dissatisfaction" after two US warships sailed by an island claimed by Beijing in the disputed South China Sea, adding to simmering tensions in the strategic waterway.The fore…

Cyclone Mekunu intensifies as it bears down on Oman

Oman said Friday that Cyclone Mekunu, which wreaked havoc in the Yemeni island of Socotra, has intensified into category 2 as it bore down on the south of the sultanate."Latest observations show that…

Trump says North Korea summit could still happen on 12 June

US President Donald Trump has said his summit with North Korea's leader could still happen on 12 June, despite earlier cancelling the meeting."We'll see what happens. It could even be the 12th. We're…

Police begin hunt for Canadian restaurant bombing suspects

Canadian police have launched a huge manhunt for two suspects who set off a homemade bomb at a restaurant in a Toronto suburb.Peel Regional Police has asked for the public's help to identify the men …

Netherlands, Australia hold Russia responsible in MH17 downing: Dutch cabinet

The Netherlands and Australia said on Friday they held the Russian state responsible in part for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in July 2014 that killed all 298 aboard, and will seek comp…