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Hajj Pilgrimage 2015: At Least 310 Killed in Mina Stampede
More than 300 people taking part in the Hajj pilgrimage have been killed in a stampede near the Islamic holy city of Mecca, Saudi...
Egypt: Al Jazeera Journalists Freed After Presidential Pardon
Jailed Al Jazeera journalists Mohammed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed have been freed after receiving pardons from Egypt’s President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi. Egyptian-Canadian Mohammed Fahmy and...
VW Emissions Scandal: CEO Martin Winterkorn Resigns
VW CEO Martin Winterkorn has resigned after the revelation that the world’s largest automaker manipulated US diesel car emissions tests. Martin Winterkorn said he was...
Philippines: Foreign Tourists Kidnapped from Samal Island Resort
Two Canadian tourists, a Norwegian hotel manager and a Filipino woman have been kidnapped from a resort in the southern Philippines, the military has...
Greece Snap Election Results: Alexis Tsipras Celebrates Syriza Victory
Greece former PM Alexis Tsipras has hailed a "victory of the people" after his left-wing Syriza party won the country's snap election. Alexis Tsipras said...
Eiffel Tower Closed Due to Terror Suspect
Eiffel Tower was closed after a man carrying a backpack was seen scaling the tower. The alarm was raised early on Sunday, September 20, and...
El Chapo Guzman Escape: Mexico Arrests 13 Top Serving and Former Prison Officials
Thirteen top serving and former prison officials have been arrested in Mexico over the escape of the notorious drugs lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman...
Japan’s Parliament Votes Security Bills to Allow Troops to Fight Abroad
Japan's parliament has voted a constitutional amendment to allow troops to fight abroad for the first time since the end of World War II...
Burkina Faso Coup: Ousted President Michel Kafando Freed
Burkina Faso's detained interim President Michel Kafando has been freed and is in good health, the coup leaders say. However, PM Isaac Zida, who was...
Federal Reserve Holds Interest Rates Unchanged
The Federal Reserve has decided to hold interest rates unchanged, keeping them at the same level since December 2008. The central bank said nine members...
American Airlines Flights Grounded at Major US Airports
A computer glitch has grounded all American Airlines flights from Miami, Dallas and Chicago, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced. According to the FAA,...
Burkina Faso Coup: General Gilbert Diendere Named Country’s New Leader
General Gilbert Diendere, a close ally of former Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore, has been named the country's new leader after presidential guard officers...
Refugee Crisis: Hungary Declares State of Emergency at Serbian Border
Hungary's government has declared a state of emergency at the Serbian border as tough new laws to stop refugees entering illegally took effect at...
Refugee Crisis: Hungary Migrant Laws Take Effect
Hungary is bringing in tough new laws to stop the entry of illegal refugees. Hungarian police can now detain anyone who tries to breach a...
Bangkok Bomb Attack: Suspect Abudusataer Abudureheman Fled to Turkey
Abudusataer Abudureheman, the key suspect in last month’s deadly Bangkok shrine bombing, has fled to Turkey, Thai police say. Police believe Abudusataer Abudureheman, also known...
Ethan Schmidt: Delta State Professor Shot Dead in Campus
Professor Ethan Schmidt has been shot dead on the campus of Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi. Ethan Schmidt worked in the history department. Multiple law...
Malcolm Turnbull Becomes Australia’s Prime Minister After Ousting Tony Abbott
Malcolm Turnbull has become Australia’s new prime minister after Tony Abbott was ousted as leader of the centre-right Liberal Party. In the dramatic late night...
Mexican Tourists Mistakenly Killed by Egyptian Forces in Wahat
Egyptian security forces have mistakenly killed 12 people, including Mexican tourists, during an anti-terror operation, Egypt’s interior ministry says. The tourists were travelling in four...
Bangkok Bomb Attack: Two Malaysians and One Pakistani Arrested in Malaysia
Two Malaysians and one Pakistani have been arrested in Malaysia in connection with last month's deadly bombing at the Erawan shrine in Bangkok, Thailand. Malaysian...
California Wildfires 2015: State of Emergency Declared as Thousands Flee Their Homes
California Governor Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency after wildfires forced thousands of people to flee their homes in the north of...
Typhoon Etau Sparks Evacuations in Japan
Hundreds of thousands of people in Japan have been advised to evacuate their homes, as the country is on high alert over heavy rains...
Europe Refugee Crisis: Denmark Suspends All Trains to and from Germany
Denmark has decided to suspend all trains to and from Germany after police stopped hundreds of refugees at the border. Danish police also closed a...
MH370 Crash: Reunion Flaperon Belongs to Missing Plane, Say French Prosecutors
According to French prosecutors, the plane wing debris found on Reunion Island in July certainly came from Malaysia Airlines missing flight MH370. The wing section,...
Bangkok Bomb Attack: Police Arrest Second Foreign Suspect
Thai police have arrested a second foreign suspect in connection with the deadly bombing at Bangkok’s Erawan Shrine on August 17, PM Prayuth Chan-ocha...
Hurricane Fred Hits West African Islands of Cape Verde
Hurricane Fred has hit the island nation of Cape Verde, off the coast of West Africa with winds of up to 85mph. Cape Verde’s government...
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