A former Indian politician convicted of kidnapping has been shot dead live on TV along with his brother. Atiq Ahmed, who was under police escort, was talking to reporters when a gun was pulled close to his head in Prayagraj, also known as Allahabad. After the shots were fired on

At least 12 inmates were killed in clashes that broke out in a prison in the Ecuadoran port of Guayaquil, the prosecutor's office said Saturday, the latest deadly violence to rock the city's penitentiary system. The dozen inmate deaths occurred after a bloody confrontation

Gunmen stormed a water park in central Mexico on Saturday and killed six adults and a child, unleashing panic among those present, local authorities said. Police "arrived at the scene where they found... three dead women, three men and a seven-year-old minor, in addition to one

Iran issued a stern warning to people who are encouraging women to remove their hijabs  on Saturday. Deputy Attorney General Ali Jamadi warned that "the crime of promoting unveiling will be dealt with by the criminal court, whose decisions are final and unappealable,"

Fighting in the Sudanese capital has raged after a day of deadly battles between paramilitaries and the regular army, leaving at least 56 people dead and nearly 600 wounded, according to a doctors' union. The union released its latest casualty toll early on Sunday. A total of 56

Gunfire and explosions have been heard in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, after days of tension between a notorious paramilitary force and the country's army. The dispute centres around a proposed transition to civilian rule. Reuters is reporting that gunfire has been heard

At least 27 people were injured and 12 lost their lives in a tragic accident in Maharashtra's Raigad district on the old Mumbai-Pune highway on Saturday. The incident occurred when a bus carrying about 40 passengers plunged into a gorge on its way from Pune to Mumbai. The private

Japan, South Korea and the United States have agreed to enhance security cooperation in response to rising threats from North Korea, as they condemned the country’s test of its first-ever solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Defence officials from the three

The US airman accused of leaking confidential intelligence and defence documents has been officially charged in a court appearance in Boston. Jack Teixeira, 21, wore shackles and a prison uniform as he stood before a federal judge on Friday. After a shout of "love you,

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has been evacuated unharmed from a public event after what appeared to be a smoke bomb was thrown at him. A person was detained at the scene in Wakayama, where Mr Kishida had been due to give a speech, local media reported. A witness said

Russia said Thursday it had cut off Ukrainian forces inside Bakhmut, while Kyiv insisted supply lines were still open into the town, scene of the most brutal battle of the war. AFP was unable to verify the status on the ground in the eastern town, which has turned into the longest and

Federal investigators on Thursday arrested a 21-year-old air national guardsman who they believe is linked to a trove of leaked classified U.S. intelligence documents, which have upended relations with American allies and exposed weaknesses in the Ukrainian military. The man, whom The

North Korea said Friday it flight-tested a solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time, a possible breakthrough in its efforts to acquire a more powerful, harder-to-detect weapon targeting the continental United States. North Korea’s official Korean Central

A bus carrying Israeli tourists overturned on a rural road in central South Korea, local police told AFP Friday, leaving one person dead and dozens more injured. The bus carrying 33 Israeli tourists was travelling from the popular historic city of Gyeongju in the southeast to nearby

Ex-US President Donald Trump is suing his former lawyer for $500m (£400m), alleging breach of contract. He says Michael Cohen breached his duty as attorney to act in his client's best interests. The lawsuit comes amid escalating attacks from Trump allies on Cohen, who is a

A missile launch by North Korea sparked confusion in northern Japan, where an evacuation order was issued and then retracted within 30 minutes. Sirens blared across Hokkaido and residents were told to "evacuate immediately" on Thursday morning. Authorities said the missile

The US believes the UN Secretary General is too willing to accommodate Russian interests, according to fresh revelations in classified documents leaked online. The files suggest Washington has been closely monitoring Antonio Guterres. Several documents describe private

Russia has conducted what it said was the successful test launch of an "advanced" intercontinental ballistic missile, weeks after it suspended participation in its last remaining nuclear arms control pact with the United States. The Russian defence ministry said in a

Four hundred people on board a fishing boat off the coast of southern Italy are yet to be rescued, more than two days after activists raised the alarm. The boat, which is believed to have set out from Tobruk in Libya, was being escorted by the Italian coastguard on Tuesday. But the

Four soldiers were killed in an incident of firing inside Bathinda military station in Punjab early this morning. The jawans belonged to an artillery unit of the Army.  The area has been sealed off and quick response teams are conducting a search, the Army's South Western