Over 3300 killed in Congo’s Kasai region – Catholic church report
Congolese security forces and a militia fighting them have killed at least 3,383 people in the central Kasai region since October, the Catholic church...
Sri Lanka : 164 dead and over 100 missing due to flooding from monsoon...
At least 164 people have been killed and over 100 are missing due to flooding from monsoon rains across southwestern portions of Sri Lanka,...
Oil tanker truck explosion in Bahawalpur, Pakistan kills at least 135
A devastating accident involving an oil tanker truck explosion has left at least 135 people dead in Bahawalpur, eastern Pakistan, the country's Oil and Gas...
US test launches unarmed Minuteman-III (LGM-30G) nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile with the range to...
The US has test-fired a second Minuteman-III (LGM-30G) nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the second such launch in...
President Hassan Rouhani wins re-election in Iran by a wide margin
President Hassan Rouhani won re-election in a landslide on Saturday, giving a mandate to continue his quest to expand personal freedoms and open Iran’s...
56,000 US bridges structurally deficient according to the American Road and Transportation Builders Association
56,000 US bridges are structurally deficient with under performing spans including New York's landmark Brooklyn Bridge, accord to a construction industry report released on...
White House : FBI Director James Comey fired by President Donald Trump
"Today, President Donald J. Trump informed FBI Director James Comey that he has been terminated and removed from office," the White House statement reads....
Ledell Lee : Arkansas conducts first death row execution since 2005, two more scheduled
Arkansas carried out its first execution in nearly a dozen years despite a flurry of legal challenges that spared three convicted killers, but courts...
Chile’s National Forestry Corporation : ‘Catastrophe’ declared as wildfires rage in central Chile
Chile's National Forestry Corporation authorities declared a state of catastrophe in central Chile as crews Saturday fought vast forest wildfires described as the worst...
Nigerian government confirms freeing 82 Chibok hostage girls in Boko Haram exchange
82 Chibok hostage girls taken three years ago by Boko Haram have been freed in exchange for detained suspects, Nigeria's government announced early Sunday,...