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Bolivian miners lift roadblock after deputy minister beaten to death

Bolivian miners lift roadblock after deputy minister beaten to death

Protesting Bolivian miners on Friday abandoned a roadblock where a day earlier they kidnapped a government deputy minister, who was…
Bangladesh security forces kill ‘mastermind’ of Dhaka cafe attack

Bangladesh security forces kill ‘mastermind’ of Dhaka cafe attack

Bangladesh security forces killed four militants on Saturday, including the alleged mastermind of an attack on a cafe in Dhaka…
French court suspends burkini ban

French court suspends burkini ban

France's highest administrative court on Friday suspended a controversial ban on the burkini by a French Riviera town after it…
Death toll in Somalia beach restaurant attack rises to 10

Death toll in Somalia beach restaurant attack rises to 10

The death toll from an attack late on Thursday by Islamic militants on a seaside restaurant in the Somali capital…
Exclusive: Monsanto pulls new GM cotton seed from India in protest

Exclusive: Monsanto pulls new GM cotton seed from India in protest

Monsanto Co has withdrawn an application seeking approval for its next generation of genetically modified cotton seeds in India, a…
Number of dead in Italy quake climbs, first funerals to be held

Number of dead in Italy quake climbs, first funerals to be held

The number of people killed in an earthquake that flattened parts of central Italy rose to 267 on Friday as…
Judge orders search of new Clinton emails for release by September 13

Judge orders search of new Clinton emails for release by September 13

A U.S. judge ordered the State Department on Thursday to release by Sept. 13 any emails it finds between Hillary…
Colombia, FARC rebels reach deal to end half-century of bloodshed

Colombia, FARC rebels reach deal to end half-century of bloodshed

Colombia's government and Marxist FARC rebels reached a final peace deal on Wednesday to end a five-decade war which once…
To deter refugees, Norway readies fence on ex-Cold War border

To deter refugees, Norway readies fence on ex-Cold War border

Norway is putting up a steel fence at a remote Arctic border post with Russia after an influx of migrants…
Karachi’s next mayor to run city via ‘video link’ from behind bars

Karachi’s next mayor to run city via ‘video link’ from behind bars

The imprisoned politician who is almost certain to be the next mayor of Pakistan's largest and richest city of Karachi…
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