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Five held over deadly India flyover collapse as hopes of finding survivors fade
Five people involved in the building of a flyover which collapsed in India killing at least 25 people have been arrested.
Dozens feared trapped beneath the rubble as flyover collapse kills 15
At least 15 people have been killed and 150 feared trapped after a partially built flyover collapsed in the Indian city of Kolkata.
Takata plunges 20% on ‘worst case’ airbag recall costs of $24 bn
Takata’s shares plunged 20% in Tokyo on Wednesday, after Bloomberg News said the embattled Japanese airbag supplier’s recall-related costs...
India has the most people in the world without clean water, report shows
India has the world’s highest number of people without access to clean water — imposing a major financial burden for some of the country’s...
Bataclan victims’ families enraged as ‘voyeuristic’ investigators visit scene
The first police officers to the terrorist attack which left 89 people dead at the Bataclan concert hall in Paris have returned to the venue.
At least five cats tortured and burned with acid in Paris
At least five cats have been attacked with acid and left with burns in the space of just a few weeks in an eastern suburb of Paris. Maria, a resident...
North Korea fires ballistic missiles into the sea in latest gesture of defiance
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Thursday in defiance of UN Security Council resolutions.
N Korea leader Kim Jong-un poses beside possible nuclear warhead mock-up
North Korea has successfully miniaturised nuclear warheads which can be mounted on ballistic missiles, according to the repressive regime’s leader,...
Dinner, dinner, dinner, dinner, rat-man: ‘Mad Matt’ in court for video bite
An Australian man has appeared in court on animal cruelty charges - after allegedly biting the head off a live rat in a video he posted on Facebook.
Female militants killed after gun and bomb attack on Istanbul police station
Two women - one with a machine gun and the other a pistol - opened fire outside an Istanbul police station this morning.
Facebook investigated for forcing users to reveal too much information
Facebook is being investigated by watchdogs over claims it abused its market domination to breach data protection laws in Germany.
Islamic State ‘executes 8 Dutch deserters’ as in-fighting escalates
Eight Dutch members of Islamic State have reportedly been executed in Syria by the jihadist group after being accused of trying to desert.
Guatemala jails civil war officer and paramilitary in landmark slavery case
A retired army officer and a former paramilitary were jailed for 120 and 240 years respectively for the sexual enslavement of women during Guatemala’s...
Three British tourists killed on unauthorised climb of Vietnam waterfalls
Three British tourists were killed while climbing waterfalls in Vietnam and their guide has been arrested for taking them on an unauthorised tour.
From China to UK, global human rights under attack in 2015, says Amnesty
At least 30 countries illegally forced refugees to return to places where they would be in danger last year, Amnesty said on Wednesday as it warned that...
10m without water in Indian capital as caste protests continue to bite
As many as 10 million people in India’s capital are without water following three days of rioting over jobs for ‘lower caste’ people.
Caste protests cut water to Indian capital, hit industry
India deployed thousands of troops in a northern state on Sunday to quell protests that have severely hit water supplies to New Delhi and left at least...
Chocolate fries: sweet saviour or last gamble for McDonald’s Japan?
Customers like Shigeaki Yamaguchi may be the last hope for McDonald’s Japan as it battles slumping sales in the wake of an embarrassing string of...
Rubio under pressure as Republicans debate in South Carolina
Marco Rubio enters Saturday night’s Republican presidential debate facing immense pressure to right his campaign after faltering badly in the last...
Life in Death Valley: breathtaking wildflowers enjoy possible ‘superbloom’
Fields of gorgeous wildflowers are bursting to life throughout the typically barren landscape of Death Valley — in what experts think may be the...
In unprecedented move, NATO sends warships on migrant mission
NATO launched an unprecedented naval mission in the Aegean Sea Thursday to tackle people smugglers taking refugees and migrants from Turkey to Greece,...
NATO warships to patrol Aegean in mission to stop people smugglers
NATO is sending three warships to the sea between Turkey and Greece to crack down on those smuggling desperate people into Europe.
Winds of change: Climate change will see transatlantic flights take longer
Flights from Europe to North America will take longer and nudge up airline fuel costs if climate change strengthens high altitude winds as widely expected,...
Unprovoked shark attacks on humans reach record levels
The number of unprovoked shark attacks doubled last year, a new global study has found.
North Korea’s new satellite flew over Super Bowl site
Here’s a bit of Super Bowl trivia: North Korea’s newest satellite passed almost right over the stadium just an hour after it ended.
Under pressure: White House hopeful Rubio in the line of fire after rise in polls
Marco Rubio, a first-term senator on the rise in the presidential race, faced a barrage of attacks in Saturday night’s Republican debate, with rivals...
Georgia executes oldest death row inmate after 11th hour appeals rejected
A 72-year-old man convicted of murdering a convenience store manager in a 1979 robbery in Atlanta’s suburbs was executed in Georgia early on Wednesday,...
In Rome and Geneva, the mission is the same: how to stop Islamic State
Nearly two dozen nations gather today to plot their fight against the Islamic State militant group in Syria and Iraq and how to choke off its rise in Libya.
Dog accidentally enters half-marathon… after being let out to pee
A dog that accidentally entered a half marathon after being let out to pee by its owner ended up finishing seventh in the race.
Matt Damon brings call for clean water for all to Sundance
The water contamination crisis in Flint, Michigan, is something millions of people across the globe experience every day. Actor Matt Damon and Gary...
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