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Ukraine Protests: Violent Clashes over Autonomy Deal Outside Parliament
One Ukraine’s national guardsman has been killed and about 100 injured in violent protests outside Ukraine's parliament, the interior ministry said. Clashes between nationalists and...
China Stock Market: 197 People Arrested for Spreading Rumors
A total of 197 people have been arrested in China for spreading rumors online about the recent stock market crash and fatal explosions in...
Austria: Second Migrant Truck Found in Braunau
A second migrant truck has been found in Austria, police said. The truck contained 26 migrants including three children in critical condition. The vehicle was stopped...
Egypt: Al-Jazeera Journalists Sentenced to Three Years in Jail at Retrial
Al-Jazeera journalists Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, who were convicted in Egypt of "spreading false news", have been sentenced to three years...
Bangkok Bomb Attack Suspect Arrested
Thai police have arrested a man in connection with the Bangkok bomb attack that killed 20 people at Erawan Shrine nearly two weeks ago. Officers...
Tropical Storm Erika Hits Dominica Killing at Least 20
Tropical Storm Erika hit the island of Dominica, in the eastern Caribbean, killing at least 20 people. The storm caused floods and mudslides that have...
Brazil Enters Recession After Two Consecutive Quarters of Economic Contraction
Brazil’s economy has entered recession after official figures showed it contracted by 1.9% between in Q2 2015 compared with the previous three months. Analysts had...
Austria Migrant Truck: Four People Arrested by Hungarian Police
Four people have been arrested by Hungarian police over the discovery of the bodies of 71 migrants, thought to be Syrian, in an abandoned...
WDBJ Shooting: Suspect Vester Lee Flanagan Reportedly Kills Himself on I-66
Vester Lee Flanagan, the suspected gunman who shot dead a Virginia TV reporter and a cameraman during live report, has killed himself on the...
Virginia TV Shooting: Reporter and Cameraman Shot Dead on Live TV
Virginia’s WDBJ7 TV reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward have been shot dead during a live report in the town of Moneta. Alison Parker,...
China Central Bank Cuts Interest Rate to Calm Stock Markets
In an effort to calm stock markets after two days of turmoil, China’s central bank has cut its main interest rate by 0.25 percentage...
Spain and Morocco Arrest 14 People Accused of Recruiting ISIS Fighters
Fourteen people have been arrested in a Spanish and Moroccan joint operation targeting suspected recruiters for the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) group. One arrest was...
North Korea and South Korea Reach Agreement to Defuse Tension
North Korea and South Korea have reached an agreement to defuse tension after recent confrontations. Seoul has agreed to halt cross-border propaganda broadcasts as part...
Shandong Explosion: Another Chemical Warehouse Explodes in China
A huge explosion has been reported at a warehouse at the Runxing chemical plant in China's eastern province of Shandong, local media reports. Large flames...
Macedonia: Police Fire Tear Gas at Migrants Trying to Enter from Greece
Police in Macedonia have fired tear gas at thousands of migrants trying to enter from Greece. It comes a day after Macedonia declared a state...
Kim Jong-un Orders Troops to Be on War Footing After Exchanging Fire with South Korea
Kim Jong-un has ordered the North Korean frontline troops to be on a war footing after an exchange of fire with South Korea across...
Alexis Tsipras Resigns Forcing Snap Election
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras has announced he is stepping down and has called an early election. Alexis Tsipras had faced a rebellion within his ruling...
Greece: PM Alexis Tsipras to Call Snap Election for September 20
According to Greek media, PM Alexis Tsipras is set to call a snap election for September 20. Alexis Tsipras has faced a rebellion within his...
Bangkok Bomb Attack Kills at Least 12 People Close to Erawan Shrine
At least 12 people have been killed and dozens injured in a bomb attack near a shrine in Thailand's capital, Bangkok. The attack took place...
Trigana Air Plane Crash: Wreckage of Indonesian Plane Found in Papua Province
The wreckage of Trigana Air plane carrying 54 people has been found in the remote western Papua region, officials say. The Indonesian plane lost contact...
Jimmy Carter Diagnosed with Cancer
Jimmy Carter has revealed he has been diagnosed with cancer after a recent liver surgery. The 90-year-old former president also said the disease has spread...
China: Huge Explosions Hit Tianjin Killing at Least Seven
Huge explosions have hit the city of Tianjin in northern China, reportedly injuring at least 300 people and causing at least seven deaths. The blasts...
Greece Agrees Bailout Deal Terms, Says Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos
Greece's finance minister Euclid Tsakalotos has announced his country has broadly agreed the substance of a bailout deal with its creditors. "Two or three small...
IKEA Knife Attack: Two People Killed at Vasteras Store
Two people have been stabbed to death and another seriously injured in an attack at an IKEA store in Vasteras, Sweden. According to a Swedish...
Turkey: At Least Five Killed in Istanbul and Sirnak Attacks
At least five people have been killed in three separate attacks in Turkey's south-east and Istanbul. Four police officers were killed by a bomb on...
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