Armenia opposition leader nominated for Prime Minister

Armenian opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan on Monday was formally nominated for the post of prime minister by his supporters, inching closer to victory after two weeks of protests that transformed th…

Malaysia convicts first person under "fake news" law

Malaysia's new law against fake news has been used for the first time since it was in early April.A Danish national has pleaded guilty to breaking the new law against fake news on Monday. The man, wh…

Officials say 11 children killed in Afghan suicide attack on foreign convoy

A suicide attack on a foreign military convoy in southern Afghanistan on Monday killed at least 11 children who were nearby, officials said, amid a spate of attacks across the war-torn country.Sixtee…

350 trafficking victims rescued in Caribbean and Latin America

Nearly 350 victims of human trafficking have been rescued by police in 13 Caribbean and Latin American countries.The Interpol-coordinated Operation Libertad saved men, women and children trafficked a…

Sajid Javid appointed as new interior minister by Britain's PM May

Sajid Javid has been named as the new home secretary after Amber Rudd's resignation.Mr Javid, the son of a Pakistani bus driver whose family came to the UK in the 1960s, is currently Communities, Loc…

Syria: Iranian personnel among dozens dead in missile attacks

Missiles hit a number of military sites in northern Syria on Sunday night, state media say, with unconfirmed reports of dozens of fatalities.The Syrian military said facilities in Hama and Aleppo pro…

India: Four men arrested over viral molestation video

Police in the eastern Indian state of Bihar have arrested four men for allegedly molesting a woman and uploading a video of the incident on social media.The video shows seven men attacking the woman …

China's foreign minister to visit North Korea

China's foreign minister will visit North Korea this week, his office said Monday, becoming the highest-ranking Chinese official to travel there in years as Beijing moves to further improve ties with…

Japan jail escapee nabbed after massive 3-week manhunt

A thief who fled an open jail in Japan sparking a high-profile manhunt involving some 15,000 officers was taken into custody on Monday, police said, more than three weeks after his escape.Tatsuma Hir…

Pope receives victims of Chilean paedophile priest

Three victims of a Chilean paedophile priest have held private meetings with Pope Francis, as the Vatican tries to quell a sex abuse scandal that has rocked the Roman Catholic Church in Chile.The men…

Whistleblowing Myanmar policeman sentenced to jail

A Myanmar police officer who told a court his colleagues had tried to "entrap" two Reuters journalists has been handed a prison term, a police spokesman said Monday.Deputy police major Moe Yan Naing,…

Twin Kabul suicide blasts kill at least 21, including journalists

At least 21 people were killed, including Agence France-Presse chief photographer Shah Marai and three other journalists, when two suicide blasts ripped through Kabul on Monday, the health ministry a…

Syria regime bombardment kills 17 civilians in south Damascus: monitor

Syrian regime air strikes and shelling killed 17 civilians including seven children on Friday in the Palestinian camp of Yarmuk in southern Damascus, a Britain-based monitor said.Regime forces have p…

Evidence of world's biggest child sacrifice found in Peru

Archaeologists in Peru have found evidence of the biggest-ever sacrifice of children, uncovering the remains of more than 140 youngsters who were slain alongside 200 llamas as part of a ritual offeri…

Korean Summit: North and South Korea commits to denuclearisation

The leaders of North and South Korea agreed Friday to pursue a permanent peace and the complete denuclearisation of the divided peninsula, as they embraced after a historic summit laden with symbolis…

EU to ban bee-killing pesticides

EU countries voted on Friday for a near-total ban on insecticides blamed for killing off bee populations, in what campaigners called a "beacon of hope" for the winged insects.Bees help pollinate 90 p…

Seven killed in Guatemala prison riot

Prisoners in Guatemala fought each with guns and knives in a riot that left seven dead and 25 wounded, officials said late Thursday.It took guards hours to retake control of the prison 45 kilometers …

Acting Armenian PM rejects talks with opposition leader

Armenia's acting prime minister, Karen Karapetyan, has rejected a proposal by opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan to hold talks on Friday as anti-government protests continue to rock the country. Armen…

North Korea sued by parents of former detainee Otto Warmbier

The parents of Otto Warmbier, the US student jailed by North Korea before being sent home in a coma where he died days later, sued the Pyongyang regime Thursday for the alleged torture and murder of …

Pompeo sworn in as US secretary of state; heads to Europe, Middle East

Former CIA director Mike Pompeo was sworn in as America's top diplomat Thursday after a bruising battle over his hardliner image, and immediately embarked on a mission to Europe and the Middle East w…