Five people were killed and several others injured when a gunman opened fire at an industrial park in the US state of Illinois, police there say. The gunman was also killed during an exchange of fire with police officers. Five officers were shot and wounded. The shooting took place

Nigeria's presidential and parliamentary elections have been delayed for a week. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) made the announcement just five hours before the polls were due to open on Saturday. "Proceeding with the election as scheduled is no longer

In 2017, nearly one in five children were living in conflict-affected areas around the world, Save The Children figures show At least 100,000 babies die every year because of armed conflict and its impact, from hunger to denial of aid, Save the Children International said on Friday.

India has said it will ensure the "complete isolation" of Pakistan after a suicide bomber killed 46 soldiers in Indian-administered Kashmir. Federal Minister Arun Jaitley said India would take "all possible diplomatic steps" to cut Pakistan off from the international community.

House Democrats are gearing up to pass a joint resolution disapproving US President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration to build his US-Mexico border wall, a move that will force Senate Republicans to vote on a contentious issue that divides their party. House Judiciary Committee

At least 40 CRPF jawans were killed and dozens injured in a terror attack in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir in India.  Death toll in the Pulwama's Awantipora terror attack is expected to rise, police officials said.  The injured have been shifted to a hospital. 18 of

Twenty-seven members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard were killed in a suicide attack in the southeast of the country on Wednesday.  At least 10 members of the Guard were also wounded in the suicide car-bomb attack, which targeted a bus transporting the security force,

Maria Ressa, editor of the Philippine website Rappler, known for its tough coverage of populist President Rodrigo Duterte, was arrested on Wednesday evening in connection with a long-running libel case, adding to the growing list of criminal charges she faces. In a story on its site,

Belgium's air traffic control authority has shut down the country's air space for 24 hours due to staffing uncertainties caused by a nationwide strike. The authority, called skeyes, said it was forced to shut down its air space from 9pm GMT on Tuesday until 9pm GMT Wednesday.

The political turbulence in Thailand has continued to escalate in the build-up to the election, with a political party likely to be forcibly dissolved, the military suspending a critical TV station and the king’s sister forced to apologise after she was disqualified from running for

Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaidó has told tens of thousands of his supporters that humanitarian aid will be brought in, despite opposition from President Nicolás Maduro. He also told a rally in Caracas that "the usurper [Maduro] has to leave". Mr Maduro earlier told

More than 40 Mexican “modern day slaves” who were allegedly forced to work as cleaners at vacation properties in Canada for as little as $50 a month have been freed and offered legitimate employment, police said Monday. The Ontario Provincial Police and the Barrie, Ontario, force

At least 15 people were killed and three injured after a fire at a hotel in Delhi's congested Karol Bagh area early on Tuesday (Feb 12).  A woman and a child, among those dead, were killed when they tried jumping from a window, reports said. More than two dozen fire engines

DHAKA: Democrats and Republicans have reached an agreement in principle over border security to fund the US government and avert another partial shutdown. Lawmakers said the deal had been struck in a closed-door meeting in Washington. No details have been released. Talks had stalled

Thailand's Election Commission disqualified the sister of the king from running for prime minister on Monday (Feb 11), ending a stunning, short-lived candidacy for a populist party after King Maha Vajiralongkorn called the bid "inappropriate". The commission released the official

Talks between congressional Republicans and Democrats aimed at averting another US government shutdown have broken down without agreement. The negotiators were hoping for a deal by Monday to give Congress time to pass legislation by Friday, when last month's federal funding deal

Prime Minister Theresa May will ask MPs to give her more time to secure changes to the controversial part of her Brexit deal - the Northern Irish backstop. Mrs May is due to report back to MPs this week, after trying to persuade the EU to make last-minute changes. According to the

Companies such as Discovery Channel, Sony and Bloomberg and Panasonic have already chosen to invest in the Netherlands because of Brexit.  Sony announced last month it was moving its European headquarters to Amsterdam, as companies in the UK continue to progress with contingency

US Senator Elizabeth Warren has formally launched her bid to stand for the White House in 2020 with a speech in which she promised to tackle economic inequality. She is the latest Democrat to launch a campaign to become the party's presidential candidate. Even before she had

Blizzards in Tibetan areas of western China have left thousands of head of livestock dead and roads covered in up to 45 centimeters (18 inches) of snow, state media reported Saturday. Local authorities had sent veterinarians, medicine and animal feed to the hard-hit areas in Qinghai