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Twenty killed, dozens injured as trains collide in Italy

Twenty killed, dozens injured as trains collide in Italy

Twenty people died and dozens were injured when two passenger trains collided head-on in southern Italy on Tuesday, a regional…
Heavy fighting in South Sudan risks return to civil war

Heavy fighting in South Sudan risks return to civil war

Heavy fighting involving tanks and helicopters raged in South Sudan on Monday between troops loyal to the president and those…
Beijing vows to ignore high-stakes South China Sea ruling

Beijing vows to ignore high-stakes South China Sea ruling

China said it will ignore a ruling expected on Tuesday by an arbitration court in The Hague in a case…
Montenegro president calls October vote, key to EU-NATO hopes

Montenegro president calls October vote, key to EU-NATO hopes

Montenegrin President Filip Vujanovic on Monday set October 16 for parliamentary elections regarded as crucial for his country's aspirations to…
Theresa May set to replace Cameron as rival quits PM race

Theresa May set to replace Cameron as rival quits PM race

Britain's Interior Minister Theresa May is set to become the nation's first woman prime minister since Margaret Thatcher after her…
Fighting flares again in South Sudan capital after UN demand for restraint

Fighting flares again in South Sudan capital after UN demand for restraint

Heavy fighting erupted again in South Sudan's capital on Monday a day after the U.N. Security Council told rivals President…
Critic of Cambodian government shot dead in capital

Critic of Cambodian government shot dead in capital

A critic of the Cambodian government was shot dead in the capital on Sunday, at a time of rising political…
Australia’s prime minister declares victory in marathon election

Australia’s prime minister declares victory in marathon election

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull declared victory on Sunday in a marathon national election, with his coalition government retaining power…
Houston police shoot dead a black man pointing gun in street

Houston police shoot dead a black man pointing gun in street

Two Houston police officers fatally shot an African-American man who pointed a gun at them despite their commands that he…
NATO agrees to reinforce eastern Poland, Baltic states against Russia

NATO agrees to reinforce eastern Poland, Baltic states against Russia

NATO leaders agreed on Friday to deploy military forces to the Baltic states and eastern Poland for the first time…
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