Mexico Police ‘handed Italians To Gang’
Mexican authorities have launched criminal proceedings against four police officers over the disappearance of three Italian men. The missing men – all from Naples – were last seen on 31 January...
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In Gang-Plagued New York Town, Some Are Wary of Trump Visit
President Donald Trump on Friday will visit a New York suburb traumatized by the violent street gang MS-13, which he has pledged to wipe out, but many in the Long Island community of Brentwood are...
Bangladesh Says Faulty Boiler Caused Deadly Factory Blast
A faulty boiler caused an explosion at a Bangladesh factory that killed 13 people this week, authorities said Wednesday, as survivors accused the owners of ignoring their concerns. A government...
Bangladesh Arrests Three Female Militants
Bangladesh police have arrested three female members of an Islamist extremist group blamed for the deadly Dhaka café siege, officials said Sunday, as authorities continue to crack down on militant...
China Landslide Leaves 120 Missing In Sichuan
More than 120 people are missing after a landslide in Sichuan province in south-western China, state media say. About 40 homes were destroyed in Xinmo village in Maoxian county, after the side of a...
At Least 120 Missing In China Landslide
More than 120 people are missing after a landslide in Sichuan province in south-western China, state media say. About 40 homes were destroyed in Xinmo village in Maoxian county, after the side of a...
Islamic Militants Attack Philippine Village
Islamic militants launched a day-long assault on a southern Philippine village Wednesday during which they held 31 people hostage inside a school, authorities said, raising fears of spreading...
Islamic Militants Take Hostages At Philippine School
Islamic militants occupied a primary school and took hostages in a southern Philippine village on Wednesday, a few hours drive from a city where other jihadists were fighting a month-long war,...
Chaos As Pigs Escape On Japanese Highway
A group of 19 plucky pigs caused a five-kilometre (three mile) traffic jam on a Japanese motorway after making a bold dash for freedom while on the way to market. Police near Osaka, western Japan,...
Top Republican Demands Apology For Assault On Reporter
The top Republican in the US Congress demanded an apology Thursday from the party's candidate in a high-stakes election in Montana, who stands accused of assaulting a reporter on the eve of the vote....
China Condemns Couple’s Kidnapping In Pakistan
China condemned on Thursday the armed kidnapping of a Chinese couple in Pakistan, after the abduction raised safety concerns for Beijing's multi-billion dollar investments in the country. "The...
22 Dead, 59 Injured After Suicide Attack At Ariana Grande’s Concert In Manchester
Local police and emergency services have rushed to Manchester Arena in the United Kingdom following an Ariana Grande concert. According to concertgoers, reportedly two explosions went off inside the...
Five Men Beaten, Arrested, In India Over Alleged Cow Killing
Indian police Friday arrested five men for "animal cruelty" after they were caught skinning a buffalo and beaten on suspicion of killing a cow, an animal considered sacred by Hindus. The mob bashing...
Vietnam Village Sealed Off As Hostage Crisis Deepens
A group of Vietnamese farmers who took more than a dozen police and officials hostage over a land dispute said Thursday they would resist any rescue attempt by the authorities and have sealed off...
‘Living Saint’ Charged With Killing 20 People At Pakistan Shrine
A man seen by devotees as a living saint has been charged with murder and terrorism after allegedly knifing and clubbing 20 worshippers to death at a Pakistani shrine, police said Monday. Police are...
20 Murdered In Punjab
Twenty people have been murdered and others wounded at a Sufi shrine near the city of Sargodha, in Pakistan's Punjab province, police say. Deputy police commissioner Liaquat Ali Chatta said the main...
20 Murdered At Sufi Shrine In Punjab
At least 20 people have been murdered and others wounded at a Sufi shrine near the city of Sargodha, in Pakistan's Punjab province, police say. Deputy police commissioner Liaquat Ali Chatta said the...
Violence Erupts At Pro-Trump Rally
Violence broke out at a pro-Donald Trump rally in southern California on Saturday when a masked man pepper-sprayed the female organizer before demonstrators tackled him to the ground. Video posted on...
Bomb Attack, Police Shootout In Indonesian City
A small bomb exploded in a park in the Indonesian city of Bandung on Monday, with the attacker fleeing into government offices and engaging in a shootout with police. No one was reported wounded in...
Solidarity In US Indian Community Over Shooting Death of Engineer
The Indian community in the United States reached out over the weekend in solidarity with the victims of an apparent hate crime in which an Indian engineer was shot dead in a Kansas bar. Many...