Beheadings in Mozambique mark Islamist threat in new gas frontierAnastacio Talene Nakupenda woke to the sound of gunshots as a dozen men burst from dense forest to attack his remote Mozambican village, torching homes, stealing food and decapitating one of his neigh...
Top cardinal demands Vatican get tough with bishops on sex abuseA leading Roman Catholic cardinal and key adviser to Pope Francis called on Tuesday for the Vatican to "swiftly and decisively" adopt strict policies for cases of sexual abuse involving bishops and to...
Lebanon questions activists over social media postsLebanon's security forces are increasingly bringing activists in for questioning over their social media posts, sparking widespread anger in recent days that freedom of expression is being squeezed. S...
‘God or Stalin’: conservative Russia editor set to become top culture MPAn ultra-conservative journalist and MP who once said only God or Stalin could save Russia is set to be appointed head of the country's culture committee in parliament's lower house, media said Wednes...
New Zealand to grant paid leave for domestic violence victimsNew Zealand's parliament passed legislation Wednesday granting paid leave to domestic violence victims, with supporters calling it a groundbreaking measure to help those trying to escape abusive relat...
Dozens dead in IS attacks on southern Syria: monitorA string of Islamic State group suicide attacks in southern Syria has killed at least 40 people, mostly pro-regime fighters, in one of the jihadists' deadliest assaults in months, a monitor said Wedne...
Turkey’s Erdogan says will discuss Idlib, Deraa with Russia’s PutinTurkey's President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he will discuss with Russian President Vladimir Putin ways to protect Syrians from potential attack in the northern province of Idlib, the largest r...
Tape of Trump discussing hush money for alleged affair releasedDonald Trump can be heard discussing with his personal lawyer how to buy the rights to the story of a Playboy model, who says she had an affair with the now president, on a tape released Tuesday by CN...
Macron moves to quash security aide crisis as opposition digs inTop French officials were to appear for fresh hearings Wednesday over the rogue security aide scandal which has engulfed the government of President Emmanuel Macron, who has broken his silence over th...
Cambodia’s rulers cajole and coerce voters to boost election turnoutFor the past month, the deputy village chief of a hamlet in rural Cambodia has had a singular focus. A member of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), the deputy chief says he has been instructed...
Nineteen dead, more than 3,000 in need of rescue, after Laos dam collapseNineteen people have been confirmed dead and more than 3,000 need to be rescued after a dam collapsed in a remote part of land-locked Laos, local media reported on Wednesday. The Vientiane Times, citi...
Judge: Release immigrant held after Army base pizza deliveryA federal judge wants to know if the US government has "any concept of justice" in mind for an Ecuadorean immigrant detained while delivering pizza to a Brooklyn Army installation Judge Paul Crotty on...
Thai cave boys ordained as Buddhist novices to honour dead rescuerEleven boys from a soccer team, rescued from a flooded Thai cave in a drama that gripped global audiences, were ordained as Buddhist novices on Wednesday at a temple in Chiang Rai in memory of a volun...
In Colombia, human rights activists live in constant fearOne day after Luis Dagua last left his farm in Colombia's southwest his body was found, his head shattered with a rock. He was a 64-year-old farmer and rights activist and left behind four children. A...
Rescuers scour scorched towns after Greek wildfires kill 74Rescue workers in Greece scoured charred homes and burned-out cars on Wednesday as the toll from some of the worst wildfires this century was expected to rise from at least 74 dead and 187 hurt. Score...
At least 27 feared dead in Myanmar jade mine landslideAt least 27 people are feared dead following a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar, police said Wednesday, as heavy rains hampered the search for survivors. The poorly-regulated and notorious...
Spain rescues nearly 500 migrants at sea in a single daySpanish rescue services said Tuesday they had plucked nearly 500 migrants from the Mediterranean in a single day who were trying to reach the country’s coast. The Spanish Maritime Safety Agency said o...
Heart of Yosemite to close as crews battle raging wildfireCampsites and lodges emptied out after disappointed tourists were ordered to leave the heart of Yosemite National Park by noon Wednesday, as firefighters battled to contain a huge wildfire just to the...
Wannabe ninjas plague Japan town after viral mix-upA Japanese city has been left fighting off wannabe ninjas after a news report on local labour shortages that suggested it wanted to hire the traditional assassins went viral. The western city of Iga w...
Japan hosts multinational drills to intercept weapons at seaJapan is hosting a multinational security exercise off Tokyo's southern coast aimed at intercepting shipments of missiles and other weapons of mass destruction at sea. Japanese navy sailors and their...
Poland’s Senate approves Supreme Court changesPoland's Senate approved early Wednesday a controversial bill to reform the Supreme Court in a move that critics say puts the judicial system under government control and is a threat to the country's...