CIA Nominee, Haspel Faces Grilling Over Torture Record

Facing tough opposition over her own record, CIA director nominee, Gina Haspel, will pledge Wednesday to never revive the interrogation program that saw Al-Qaeda detainees tortured.In excerpts of her…

Three blasts rock Afghan capital of Kabul, casualties feared

Three blasts hit the Afghan capital of Kabul in rapid succession on Wednesday and gunfire then broke out, police and interior ministry officials said.Police said one blast was near a police station i…

Trump withdraws from Iran nuclear deal

President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of a landmark deal curbing Iran's nuclear program and reimposed crippling sanctions on Tuesday, defying European pleas and prompting international …

Father jailed for murder he tried to blame on 14-year-old son

A father who tried to pin a murder on his 14-year-old son has been jailed for life.Matthew Moseley, 50, handed his son Thomas a shotgun seconds after murdering Lee Holt, 32, on his doorstep.He pressu…

Philippine tourism secretary resigns over conflict of interest accusations

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday accepted the resignation of his tourism secretary, the ninth official to leave his cabinet, after the state audit agency flagged a questionable deal in…

Passenger bus catches fire, explodes in Rome

A passenger bus caught fire and exploded in the heart of Rome on Tuesday, witnesses said, sending a plume of black smoke over the city center in the ninth such blaze this year.Local transport authori…

Two dead in car bombing at checkpoint near Libya's oil crescent: official

Two people were killed and four wounded in a car bombing at a checkpoint west of Libya's biggest oil ports on Tuesday, a senior security official said.The victims included a guard and a civilian at t…

Former top Chinese official jailed for life

A former Chinese Communist Party official once tipped for a top leadership position has been sentenced to life in prison for bribery.Sun Zhengcai, a former Politburo member, is the latest senior figu…

NY attorney general quits after women abuse report

New York state's top prosecutor and a public champion of the #MeToo movement resigned on Monday, just hours after being accused by The New Yorker of physically assaulting four women.It was an abrupt …

Black students pushed off stage for "celebratory dancing" at graduation ceremony

A university has been forced to apologise after faculty members ?inappropriately' shoved black students off stage for celebrating their graduation.A video from a ceremony at the University of Florida…

13 Dead, Scores Hospitalised In Cambodia Poisoining

At least 13 people have died and nearly 150 have been hospitalised in central Cambodia after drinking the contaminated liquid, health officials said Monday, blaming either home brewed rice wine or wa…

Rescue crews search for missing Polish miners

Rescuers on Monday were searching for three missing miners more than 48 hours after a deadly earthquake hit a coal mine in the country's south killing two men nearly a kilometer (mile) underground.Lo…

Court moves case of "rape and murder" Indian girl out of Kashmir

India's Supreme Court on Monday ordered the trial of eight men accused of the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl to be moved to another state after her family and lawyer said they faced death …

Suicide attack on Kabul blood drive thwarted by Afghan police

A suicide bomber targeting a blood drive for victims of recent attacks blew himself up in Kabul on Monday after being spotted by police, officials said, causing no other casualties.The foiled attack …

Trial of US pastor arrested in Turkey over Alleged Terrorism resumes

The Turkish trial resumed on Monday of US pastor Andrew Brunson who faces up to 35 years in jail on terror and spy charges in a case condemned by the United States. Brunson, leader of a small Protest…

IS claims assassination of Iraq election candidate

Gunmen shot dead a parliamentary candidate at his home in northern Iraq on Monday, a local official told AFP, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group.The candidate was "shot dead" by armed me…

Toddler eaten by leopard in Uganda national park

Ugandan authorities were on Monday hunting for a leopard that snatched and ate the three-year-old son of a female ranger working in the popular Queen Elizabeth National Park.The boy had been left in …

Hawaii volcano destroys dozens of homes

The eruption of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii has destroyed 26 homes and is threatening hundreds more, with new fissures opening overnight on Sunday.Nearly 2,000 people have so far been evacuated. So…

Second India teen raped, set on fire

A 17-year-old battled for her life Monday after being raped, doused in kerosene and set on fire, the second such case to shake India as it battles an increase in sexual crimes.The teenager was attack…

Pakistan interior minister recovering after being shot by man linked to new religious party

Pakistan's interior minister was recovering in hospital Monday after being shot in a suspected assassination attempt possibly linked to blasphemy, with the attack seen as a "bad omen" for nationwide …