Ten United Nations peacekeepers were killed in an attack on a UN camp in Mali on Sunday, according to a statement from the UN secretary-general. Another 25 were injured in the attack, said Secretary-General António Guterres, who added that he condemned the attack against the camp for

Footage of a group of teenagers - many wearing Make America Great Again caps - taunting a Native American man in Washington DC has drawn criticism. The teenagers, students at Kentucky's Covington Catholic High School, are seen mocking Omaha elder Nathan Phillips as he sings and

About 170 people are feared to have died in two separate Mediterranean shipwrecks, the UNHCR says. The Italian navy reports a ship sank off the coast of Libya with 117 people on board, while Moroccan and Spanish authorities have tried to find a lost boat in the western Mediterranean.

The constitutional court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has upheld the victory of opposition presidential candidate Felix Tshisekedi. The court rejected an appeal by Martin Fayulu, another opposition contender in the 30 December poll. Mr Fayulu argued that Mr Tshisekedi had

Mexican authorities now put the number killed in Friday night's fuel pipeline blast at 66, with scores more injured. It is believed the explosion occurred after the line was ruptured by suspected fuel thieves in the town of Tlahuelilpan, in Hidalgo state. Officials say scores of

DHAKA: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s niece and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s granddaughter British MP Tulip Rizwana Siddiq gave birth to a baby boy. The Hampstead and Kilburn MP was at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead on Thursday (Jan 17) morning, less than 24

Malaysia Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has stressed that Israelis should not come to Malaysia as the country does not have diplomatic relations with Israel. Dr Mahathir said Malaysia had the right to keep its border closed to certain people, especially from countries the

At least 21 people have been killed and 71 more injured in an explosion at an oil pipeline in Mexico. It is believed the blast occurred after the line was ruptured by suspected oil thieves in the town of Tlahuelilpan, in Hidalgo state. Officials say dozens of people had been

2019 is promising to be a great year for the stargazers. In fact, the first month of the year is going to bring a rare lunar event - Super Blood Moon – to excite amateur astronomers. This particular Super Blood Moon is actually going to be a trifecta of lunar events – a total lunar

“The best-selling brand in our world today is indeed fear,” stated Mr. Guterres. “It gets ratings. It wins votes. It generates clicks,” he added, during the press conference, held at UN headquarters in New York. “I believe the biggest challenge that governments and

US special counsel Robert Mueller has disputed a claim that President Trump told his long-time lawyer Michael Cohen to lie to Congress. Mr Mueller's office said the report by Buzzfeed News was "not accurate". The website said that Cohen had told investigators that Donald Trump

President Trump will meet with North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, in late February, the White House announced on Friday, renewing a high-level diplomatic dialogue that has eased tensions with a rogue nuclear state but has shown no progress in eliminating its nuclear arsenal. A White

A car bomb exploded in front of a Bogotá police academy Thursday morning, killing at least 21 people, wounding 68 and spreading fear about a revival of Colombia’s violent past. Images from the academy in the southern part of the Colombian capital showed the remains of a large

US President Donald Trump has postponed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's upcoming trip to Brussels and Afghanistan, asking her to stay to negotiate an end to the partial US government shutdown. The president was able to halt the trip by denying the use of military aircraft to Mrs

Thick fog in India's capital city Delhi Friday morning disrupted several flights and trains and also slowed down traffic to a crawl amid warnings from policemen.  Departures from the Delhi Airport were put on hold from 5:30 am to 7 am today and most of the arrivals were also hit

British Queen Elizabeth's husband Prince Philip has escaped unhurt in a car crash on Thursday while driving near the Queen's Sandringham estate. The Duke of Edinburgh, 97,  is back at Sandringham and has seen a doctor as a precaution, Buckingham Palace has said. The

India's self-styled 'godman' Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a journalist in 2002. The three others who were convicted along with Ram Rahim in the murder last Friday have also been given the life term by a special court in

At least 21 people were killed when Somali militants stormed a luxury hotel compound in Nairobi, Kenya's government has confirmed. Hundreds were forced to flee the bloodshed at the DusitD2 hotel and business complex on Tuesday. Some 28 injured people have been admitted to

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has survived as prime minister after weathering a dramatic no-confidence vote in her government, but was left scrambling to strike a Brexit compromise that could secure the backing of parliament. In a statement in Downing Street on Wednesday night, the

Iran has called on the US to release one of its journalists who, it says, was illegally arrested by the FBI while making a family visit. American-born reporter Marzieh Hashemi was reportedly taken into custody upon landing in St Louis on Sunday and subjected to "inhumane" conditions.