Five killed, dozens shot in Chicago ‘violent night’Forty-four people were shot across the Midwestern US city of Chicago Sunday, US media reported, with five killed in a wave of violence police branded "totally unacceptable." Chicago Police chief of pa...
Bangladesh considers capital punishment for driving deathsBangladesh's cabinet on Monday will consider capital punishment for traffic accident deaths, a law ministry official said, as thousands of students held protests for a ninth day over the deaths of two...
Iran says US ‘isolated’ as it braces for return of sanctionsIran said the United States was "isolated" in its hostility to the Islamic republic on Monday, as it braced for the return of sanctions against a backdrop of political turmoil inside the country. "Of...
South Korea’s diehard Trump supporters hail ‘guardian of liberty’Every time an image of US President Donald Trump appears on TV in South Korea, 69-year-old Vietnam War veteran Chung Seung-jin solemnly salutes. The US flag Chung keeps in his home in Seoul gets simil...
Venezuela arrests ‘terrorists’ over Maduro attack as opposition fears reprisalsSix "terrorists and hired killers" have been arrested in Venezuela accused of trying to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro in an alleged drone attack, the government said on Sunday. Interior and Jus...
Morocco’s ancient city of Volubilis rises againSituated in a fertile plain at the foot of Mount Zerhoun, the sprawling remains of Morocco's oldest Roman site -- Volubilis -- have survived pillage and long periods of neglect. After decades of decay...
‘Nice to be back’: NZ Prime Minister Ardern returns to capital after maternity leaveNew Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern returned on Monday to Parliament to run her first Cabinet meeting, six weeks after giving birth to her daughter. Ardern entered the Cabinet's dedicated meet...
Japan marks 73rd anniversary of atomic attack on HiroshimaA bell tolled Monday in Hiroshima as Japan marked 73 years since the world's first atomic bombing, with the city's mayor warning that rising nationalism worldwide threatened peace. The skies over Hiro...
Massive California wildfire becomes fifth largest in state historyA massive, out-of-control Northern California wildfire that destroyed 68 homes and forced thousands to flee has become the fifth largest in state history, officials said on Sunday, as crews battled hi...
Tourists flee Indonesia’s Lombok island after earthquake kills 91Rescue workers found chaos and destruction across the Indonesian resort island of Lombok on Monday after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake killed at least 91 people and prompted an exodus of tourists rattled...
Saudi expels Canadian envoy, recalls its own over ‘interference’Saudi Arabia said Monday it was expelling the Canadian ambassador and had recalled its envoy while freezing all new trade, in protest at Ottawa's vigorous calls for the release of jailed activists. Th...
Tajikistan fears for tourism after attack on bike touristsEn route to mountainous Tajikistan's "roof of the world" lies a hastily-erected memorial to four bike tourists killed in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group late last month. Roses and tulips...
Cambodia strongman Hun Sen swears to die if vote numbers inflatedCambodia's strongman Premier Hun Sen Monday rejected claims the results from last month's widely criticised election had been falsified, saying he would stake his life on their accuracy. Hun Sen's Cam...
Iraq says national election recount completed: State TVIraq's election commission has completed a manual recount of votes from a parliamentary election held in May after the process was cut short in Baghdad, state television said on Monday. The recount wa...
Migrant rescue ship Aquarius won’t take people back to LibyaRescue ship Aquarius, which has picked up almost 3,000 migrants from the Mediterranean this year, will carry out rescue missions without waiting for orders from coastguards and will not return people...