‘Horror & anger’ in Christchurch hospital as medics battle to save livesIn a city battered by quakes, Christchurch's medics were tragically well-schooled in tackling mass casualty events -- but none could have prepared for the injuries unleashed by a white supremacist wit...
Vote banks and cash top-ups: Thai political loyalty up for grabsIn his final days as a "Red Shirt" rabble-rouser Suporn "Rambo Isaan" Attawong urged farmers to take up martial arts in defence of Thai democracy as a coup loomed. Now he is contesting national electi...
What next for Algeria’s protesters and politicians?Tens of thousands of Algerian protesters have dismissed President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's promise not to seek a fifth term -- but what are those in power likely to do next? Bouteflika has proposed a "n...
Resist, forgive, submit? Afghan youth on hopes for peaceSitting in his male beauty shop, 25-year-old Zabihullah longs for peace in Afghanistan — but not one that would see religious police beating people in the streets for their hairstyles or outfits. He r...
Venezuela’s hidden damage: mental stress as desperation growsEscarli is afraid of the dark. German appears absent. Yuri tips into rage at the smallest upset. Mental malaise in Venezuela is growing, a hidden anguish adding to the litany of ills ravaging the coun...
Anti-government protesters briefly break into Serbia TV buildingProtesters briefly broke into Serbia's state television building in the capital Belgrade on Saturday demanding media freedom and unbiased coverage of more than three months of anti-government demonstr...
Husband of slain woman forgives New Zealand mosque gunmanA man whose 44-year-old wife was killed in the Christchurch mosque attack as she rushed back in to rescue him said he harbors no hatred toward the gunman, insisting forgiveness is the best path forwar...
Govt critic to face ruling party candidate in Slovak run-offVocal government critic Zuzana Caputova clinched pole position in round one of Slovakia's weekend presidential election, according to near complete results of the first ballot since an investigative j...
As Paris demos burn, Trump tries a told-you-soAfter hooded rioters torched and looted shops in Paris' fabled tourist areas, President Donald Trump took aim at France suggesting its climate policy was to blame. "How is the Paris Environmental Acco...
Student pilot, takeaway owner, child among victims of NZ shootingsAn aircraft engineer, a takeaway store owner, a student pilot; details emerging of some of the 50 people gunned down at two New Zealand mosques paint a picture of dozens of ordinary lives suddenly and...
Over 60,000 people, mostly civilians, have fled from last IS Syria enclave: SDFThe US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Sunday over 60,000 people, mostly civilians, had flooded out of Islamic State's last enclave in eastern Syria since a final assault to capture it b...
Flash floods, slides in eastern Indonesia kill at least 50A disaster official say days of torrential downpours have triggered flash floods and mudslides in mountainside villages in Indonesia’s easternmost province, killing at least 50 people and injuring 59...
At Ethiopia flight memorial, white roses mark passing of livesAn aircraft hangar in the Ethiopian capital was filled with the white roses as aviation staff gathered on Sunday to remember the two pilots and six crew, who perished along with 149 passengers in the...
Police take a man in custody for the murder of NY Mafia bossPolice have a 24-year-old suspect in custody in the slaying of reputed Mafia boss Francesco "Franky Boy" Cali in New York City, authorities said on Saturday. The 53-year-old Cali, who was shot to deat...
Afghan troops go missing after fleeing battle with TalibanAfghan officials say around 100 soldiers fled their posts and tried to cross into neighboring Turkmenistan during a weeklong battle with the Taliban, in the latest setback for the country’s battered s...
The New Zealand mosque massacres revive old wounds in the BalkansAs the gunman drove to the two New Zealand mosques where he carried out his mass killings, a Serb nationalist song was heard playing in the background of the haunting video he broadcast live on Facebo...
Indonesia’s ‘Red scare’ revived ahead of electionsBookseller Yanto Tjahaja was tending to his shop when soldiers burst through the door and confiscated a dozen titles over claims they violated one of Indonesia's most sensitive taboos: communism. Upwa...
Historic floods hit Nebraska after “bomb cyclone” stormLarge parts of Nebraska and the US Central Plains were underwater on Saturday after a late-winter "bomb cyclone" storm triggered historic flooding along the Missouri and Platte rivers, causing two dea...
Once sanctuaries, houses of worship struggle with securityA rabbi who packs a gun. A church installing security cameras. A police car protecting a mosque. Houses of worship have traditionally been places of refuge where strangers are welcome. But high-profil...
US Navy veteran detained in Iran gets 10 years in prison, lawyer saysA US Navy veteran has been sentenced to 10 years in an Iranian prison, his family's lawyer said, after he was arrested last July while visiting an Iranian woman in the city of Mashhad. Michael White,...
Anti-government protests erupt in Nicaragua after extended pauseProtesters targeting Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega took to the streets on Saturday, demanding the release of all political prisoners and turning up the heat on the political crisis that has consu...
Biden stops just short of saying he’s running in 2020Veteran Democrat Joe Biden campaigned for president in every way but name Saturday, declining to announce his 2020 plans but dropping hints, including a memorable gaffe that suggests he will soon be a...
As Xi heads to Italy, Vatican says China should not fear ChurchA top Vatican official says China's government should not fear "distrust or hostility" from the Roman Catholic Church, writing amid speculation over whether President Xi Jinping will meet Pope Francis...