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Congo militia leader goes on trial in test of international court

Congo militia leader goes on trial in test of international court

A Congolese militia leader goes on trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday accused of crimes including murder…
Migrants protest as Hungary shutters Budapest train station

Migrants protest as Hungary shutters Budapest train station

Hundreds of angry migrants demonstrated outside Budapest's shuttered Eastern Railway Terminus on Tuesday, demanding that they be allowed to travel…
Shebab ‘storm AU base’ in Somalia

Shebab ‘storm AU base’ in Somalia

Militants from Somalia's Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shebab group rammed a suicide car bomb into an African Union army base early Tuesday and…
Thailand arrests second foreign suspect in Bangkok blast probe

Thailand arrests second foreign suspect in Bangkok blast probe

Police hunting for the perpetrators of Thailand's deadliest bombing have arrested a second foreign suspect, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said…
Cultural heritage a casualty of war

Cultural heritage a casualty of war

Islamic State militants have destroyed two of the most important temples in the UNESCO-listed Syrian city of Palmyra, as they…
Migrant trains reach Germany as EU asylum system creaks

Migrant trains reach Germany as EU asylum system creaks

Trainloads of migrants arrived in Austria and Germany from Hungary on Monday as European Union asylum rules collapsed under the…
German minister’s ‘Negro’ comment sparks social media storm

German minister’s ‘Negro’ comment sparks social media storm

A German state minister sparked a social media storm Tuesday after calling a beloved German pop singer a "wonderful Negro"…
Three killed, dozens wounded, in suicide attack on Pakistan forces

Three killed, dozens wounded, in suicide attack on Pakistan forces

 A Taliban suicide bomber killed at least three people and wounded dozens on Tuesday in northwest Pakistan where security forces…
Ukraine guardsman killed in nationalist protest outside parliament

Ukraine guardsman killed in nationalist protest outside parliament

 A Ukrainian national guardsman was killed and nearly 90 others wounded by grenades hurled from a crowd of nationalist protesters…
Locals: Boko Haram kills nearly 80 in NE Nigeria villages

Locals: Boko Haram kills nearly 80 in NE Nigeria villages

Suspected Boko Haram gunmen shot dead nearly 80 people in separate attacks on three villages at in Nigeria's restive northeast…
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