Austria's parliament has removed Chancellor Sebastian Kurz from office in a special parliamentary session. His previous coalition ally, the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ), and the opposition Social Democrats (SPÖ) on Monday backed the no-confidence motion. The FPÖ had become

A man carrying a knife in each hand and screaming "I will kill you!" attacked a group of schoolgirls waiting at a bus stop just outside Tokyo on Tuesday, killing two and injuring 16 before killing himself, officials and media said. Most of the victims were schoolgirls who were lined up

The Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship has announced that it has completed all necessary procedures, granting 3,354 children of Emirati mothers the UAE citizenship. In a statement, the Authority said that procedures were completed following the directives of The President,

A group of schoolchildren waiting for a bus have been attacked by a knife-wielding man in a Japanese city just south of Tokyo. At least 18 people were injured on a residential street in Kawasaki. Two of them, a 12-year-old girl and a 39-year-old man, are dead. A suspect, a man in

Forty-two inmates were killed at three different prisons in the capital of Brazil's northern Amazonas state Monday (May 28), authorities reported, a day after 15 died during fighting among prisoners at a fourth prison in the same city. The Amazonas state prison agency said all 42

At least 30 people have died and dozens more were missing on Sunday after a boat accident on Lake Mai-Ndombe in western Democratic Republic of Congo, a local mayor said. "So far, we have recovered 30 bodies, 12 women, 11 children and seven men," the mayor of Inongo, Simon Mbo Wemba,

US President Donald Trump has become the first foreign leader to meet Japan's Emperor Naruhito. Mr Trump, who is currently on a four-day state visit to Japan, was greeted by the emperor and Empress Masako at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. The US leader said ahead of the meeting

Fighting erupted among inmates at a prison in the northern state of Amazonas on Sunday, and at least 15 people died before the riot was brought under control, authorities said. The state prison secretary said in a statement that prisoners began fighting among themselves around noon,

The big centre-right and centre-left blocs in the European Parliament have lost their combined majority amid an increase in support for liberals, the Greens and nationalists. The centre-right European People's Party remains the largest bloc, and is expected to form a pro-EU

Three Frenchmen have been sentenced to death by an Iraqi court after being found guilty of joining the Islamic State (IS) militant group. The men - named as Kevin Gonot, Leonard Lopez and Salim Machou by AFP news agency - have 30 days to appeal. They were among 12 French citizens

A close aide of BJP leader Smriti Irani was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Amethi district of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday night. Surendra Singh was killed by the bike-borne assailants while he was sleeping outside his house. Singh was taken to the district hospital from where

A magnitude 8 earthquake has struck Northern Peru. It was felt at a depth of 109.9km, about 80km southeast of Lagunas, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake was felt around 7.41pm on Sunday night (NZ time). The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said there was

The Kerala coast of India has been put on high alert following intelligence reports that boats carrying 15 ISIS terrorists had set off from Sri Lanka to the Lakshadweep islands, police said Saturday. According to highly places sources in the police department, the coastal police

U.S. President Donald Trump teed off Sunday with "golf buddy" Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as the pair relaxed before official talks likely to touch on trade and North Korea. On a sweltering cloudless Tokyo morning, where the temperature climbed above 30 degrees Celsius,

An international tribunal has ordered Russia to "immediately" release 24 Ukrainian sailors and three naval ships it seized off Crimea in November. Moscow says the sailors violated its maritime border near the peninsula which it seized from Ukraine in 2014. But the International

Maltese authorities say they have rescued 216 migrants aboard two dinghies in distress in the Mediterranean Sea near Malta. The migrants were rescued Friday night by the Armed Forces of Malta and are being taken to Malta where they will be examined by doctors and given the chance to

Officials say a British man died on Saturday on Mount Everest - bringing to 10 the total death toll this season on the world's largest peak. Robin Haynes Fisher, 44, reportedly fell ill while descending from the summit. An Irish man, Kevin Hynes, also died on Everest on Friday.

At least 29 inmates have died after clashes broke out at a prison inside a Venezuelan police station, authorities have said. Oscar Valero, public security chief for Portuguesa state, said at least 19 police officers were wounded. He said the violence broke out when police special

The race to become the next Conservative Party leader has begun, following Theresa May's announcement that she will step down next month. The contest will not only result in a new party leader, but also in the next prime minister of the UK. Party bosses expect a new leader to be

At least 19 students have died in a fire at a school in India, officials said. Students were seen jumping and falling from the building in the western city of Surat as black smoke billowed from windows. Most of the victims were teenagers who had been studying at a tuition centre.