North and South Korea hold historic summit

The leaders of the two Koreas held a landmark summit Friday after a highly symbolic handshake over the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries, with the North's Kim Jong Un declaring t…

Five migrants die off Morocco, Spain searches for more boats

Five migrants have died trying to cross the Mediterranean, the Spanish coastguard said Thursday after rescuing at least 105 others, while bad weather was hindering a search for another two boats with…

China air force circles Taiwan in latest military drill

Chinese aircraft flew around self-ruled Taiwan on Thursday, China's air force said, the latest in a series of exercises Taiwan has described as military intimidation.Taiwan, claimed by Beijing as Chi…

Thirteen children die as India school bus hits train

Thirteen children have died after their school bus collided with a train in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, police say.The bus had been travelling across an unmanned railway crossing when…

Former police officer arrested for 'Golden State Killer' murders, rapes after 40-year chase

California authorities, after a 40-year manhunt, on Wednesday announced the arrest of a 72-year-old former police officer on suspicion of being the notorious "Golden State Killer," a serial rapist an…

India teacher arrested over wedding bomb murder

Police in India have arrested a college teacher in connection with a "wedding bomb" that killed a newly-married software engineer and injured his wife.Punjilal Meher worked with the victim's mother i…

Danish inventor gets life term for murdering journalist onboard own submarine

A Copenhagen court on Wednesday found Danish inventor Peter Madsen guilty of the premeditated murder and sexual assault of Swedish journalist Kim Wall on his homemade submarine last year, handing him…

Israeli Policeman Jailed Over Killing Of Palestinian

An Israeli court on Wednesday sentenced a police officer to nine months in jail over the fatal shooting of a Palestinian teenager in 2014, an incident documented by video footage. The sentence was ha…

Journalist death cast spotlight on the safety of media personnel in Afghanistan

Gunmen killed an Afghan journalist on his way to work in the southern city of Kandahar on Tuesday, officials said, an attack that highlights the risks faced by media workers in Afghanistan.Abdul Mana…

Press freedom and Democracy threatened by Trump, Russia and China

Press freedom around the world is under threat from a triple whammy of US President Donald Trump, Russia and China's bid to crush all dissent, a watchdog said Wednesday.Reporters Without Borders (RSF…

Spanish police make record cocaine bust in Algeciras port

Spanish police have made a record cocaine seizure, finding nearly 9 tonnes of the drug hidden among boxes of bananas in a shipping container at the southern port of Algeciras, the customs office said…

"Caravan" migrants from Central America arrive US-Mexico border

U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered border officials to repel and drive back Central American migrants, making their way towards the US-Mexico border in hopes of seeking asylum.Dozens of migrants…

Court convicts popular Indian guru of rape

An Indian guru with millions of followers was found guilty Wednesday of raping a teenage devotee on the pretext of ridding her of evil spirits, a lawyer for the victim said.Asaram Bapu, 77, who leads…

1.3 tonnes of cocaine seized by Chinese authorities; Largest seizure ever in China

Chinese police have seized 1.3 tonnes of cocaine from South America in the country's biggest ever haul of the drug, authorities said.Police in the southern city of Shenzhen have detained 10 suspects,…

Australian nun detained in the Philippines to be deported

The Philippines on Wednesday ordered the deportation of an elderly Australian Catholic nun who angered President Rodrigo Duterte, accusing her of engaging in illegal political activities outside of h…

Toronto van driver charged with murder as Prime Minister Trudeau reassures nation

A van driver who ran over 10 people when he plowed onto a busy Toronto sidewalk was charged with murder Tuesday, as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged a rattled nation not to live in fear a…

Turkey newspaper chief slams journalist terror trial

The chairman of the Turkish opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet on Tuesday denied charges his staff aided a terrorist organisation, days before a final verdict in a trial dismissed by critics as an attac…

Italy Confirms Seizure Of German Migrant Rescue Ship

Italy's highest court of appeal on Tuesday rejected a request by the German NGO Jugend Rettet to release its migrant rescue boat, impounded eight months ago on suspicion of facilitating illegal immig…

10 dead after man deliberately runs van into a crowd in Canada's city Toronto

At least 10 people have died after a man plowed a white rental van into a crowd of pedestrians in Canada's biggest city Toronto on Monday, in what police dubbed a "deliberate" attack.The incident too…

Three missing film students confirmed dead in Mexico

Three Mexican film students who went missing five weeks ago were kidnapped, tortured, killed and likely dissolved in acid, investigators said Monday, a gruesome end to a case that triggered vehement …