A bombing Sunday in southwest Pakistan killed a soldier and wounded 11 people, who were mostly civilians. The Pakistani Taliban took responsibility for the attack.
Posted on 7 February 2023 | 4:02 pm
Extremists in Mozambique reportedly killed a Doctors Without Borders worker soon after one of the organization's top officials was asked to report on regional humanitarian conditions.
Posted on 7 February 2023 | 3:56 pm
Emma Pattison, 45, was found dead in her home Sunday, alongside her husband and seven-year-old daughter. Pattison was the headteacher of Epsom College, an elite private school.
Posted on 7 February 2023 | 3:50 pm
LQBTQ activists are urging Japan to adopt equal rights laws, legalize same-sex marriage, and ban sexual discrimination before the country hosts a Group of Seven summit in May.
Posted on 7 February 2023 | 2:26 pm
A Japanese court rejected a damage suit filed by children of Hiroshima survivors who are seeking medical aid. The plaintiffs said the impact of radiation exposure could be hereditary.
Posted on 7 February 2023 | 2:23 pm
At least 24 people were killed and 53 others were injured in the second day of fighting in Somaliland. Groups are seeking the reunification of Somaliland and Somalia.
Posted on 7 February 2023 | 2:23 pm
Russia's infamous Wagner Group has been accused of supplying its troops with performance enhancing drugs to keep up stamina on the front lines.
Posted on 7 February 2023 | 2:19 pm
The steady rain in Peru triggered mudslides that killed at least 36 in several small villages. Local officials have asked for heavy machinery to move debris blocking important roads.
Posted on 7 February 2023 | 2:16 pm
An infant whose mother appears to have given birth under the rubble from the earthquake that shook Syria has been rescued. The girl's mother was found dead.
Posted on 7 February 2023 | 2:07 pm
As glaciers melt into lakes, flooding has become a growing risk to 15 million people around the world. Asia faces the biggest risk as the Himalayan mountains heat up.
Posted on 7 February 2023 | 2:05 pm
The charges against the Croatians accused of child trafficking were dropped earlier in the week. The eight Croatians were arrested so they won't leave Zambia
Posted on 7 February 2023 | 2:04 pm
James Alexander, a 16-year-old Catholic high school student in Ontario, is appealing to a human rights tribunal after allegedly being suspended for claiming there are only two genders.
Posted on 7 February 2023 | 1:45 pm
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told reporters Tuesday that China has requested the return of the surveillance aircraft shot down over the United States.
Posted on 7 February 2023 | 1:35 pm
Texas Republicans are renewing calls for the release of Mark Swidan, a 38-year-old American on death row in China on drug charges the U.N. says is wrongfully detained.
Posted on 7 February 2023 | 12:40 pm
David Carrick, a former police officer in London, admitted to being a serial rapist. He was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 30 years.
Posted on 7 February 2023 | 11:39 am
A candidate for mayor in Ecuador has won the election after he was murdered ahead of polls opening over the weekend.
Posted on 7 February 2023 | 11:30 am
Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, Denmark's 49-year-old defensive minister, is taking a leave of absence. He claimed to feel unwell after a medical checkup at Copenhagen hospital last week.
Posted on 7 February 2023 | 11:19 am
Russia is working with Burma's government to develop nuclear power to fill energy shortages in the country. The Nuclear Technology Information Center recently opened in Burma.
Posted on 7 February 2023 | 10:53 am
An independent newspaper in Russia had its license revoked. A Russian court upheld the verdict to revoke the newspaper's license. The paper has been critical of the Kremlin for years,
Posted on 7 February 2023 | 10:41 am
Charles Sobhraj allegedly killed at least 20 tourists in South Asia, preying on them when they would stay at his hostel so he could steal their passports.
Posted on 7 February 2023 | 10:33 am
Ukraine says more than 1,000 Russian troops have been killed on the battlefield in a 24-hour span, setting a new record for the war, a report says.
Posted on 7 February 2023 | 9:47 am
The trial of Lucy Letby continues in the United Kingdom. Letby is on trial in the U.K. and is accused of killing seven babies and attempting to kill another 10. She has denied all charges against her.
Posted on 7 February 2023 | 9:47 am
A Vietnamese woman was shot when South Korean marines rampaged through her village during the war in 1968. A court in South Korea ordered the government to pay the woman $24,000.
Posted on 7 February 2023 | 9:43 am
Demonstrators took to the street in France to protest the government's pension reform plans. The pension bill would raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.
Posted on 7 February 2023 | 9:25 am
A dinghy carrying migrants crashed into the rocks off the Greek island of Lesbos. Three of the migrants died and 16 others were rescued by the Greek Coast Guard.
Posted on 7 February 2023 | 9:25 am