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Three held after shots heard in refugee centre in southern Germany
A special police task force detained three people in a refugee centre in southern Germany on Monday after hearing what appeared to be…
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Peru's convict ex-president Alberto Fujimori, 85, aims to run again
By Marco Aquino and Alexander Villegas LIMA (Reuters) - Alberto Fujimori, 85, who governed Peru with an iron fist for a decade and fled…
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Couple Leaps 90 Feet Into Gorge From Popular Photo Spot to Avoid Oncoming Train
A married couple was forced to leap from a train trestle into a 90-foot gorge to avoid an oncoming locomotive that interrupted their…
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Mexico averages 5 cargo theft incidents a day in June
In June, Mexico averaged five cargo truck thefts per day for a total of 150 reported incidents across the country’s roadways, according to…
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VW Design Centre employees protest against planned closure
Employees of the Volkswagen Group Future Centre in Potsdam - a design centre with around 100 employees - are protesting against the…
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Lamborghini Urus Loses Tires, Keeps Driving on Rims in 120-MPH Police Chase
The Lamborghini Urus is an impressive second take on an SUV for the supercar manufacturer, but let's face it, it's not exactly subtle.…
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PayPal Europe fined $27.3m for unclear consumer contracts by Polish regulator
PayPal Europe has been fined $27.3m by Poland’s competition regulator for failing to adequately tell consumers in its contractual clauses…
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6 firefighters have died battling a bushfire in South Africa after storms batter other areas
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Six firefighters have died battling a bushfire in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa and…
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China's third plenum: the 5 burning questions heating up debate - and our take
China has - after some delay - scheduled the much-anticipated third plenum of its Communist Party's Central Committee for Monday, with the…
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Germany shuts one of its busiest rail routes for 5 months, launching drive to improve reliability
BERLIN (AP) — One of the busiest railway lines in Germany, the 70-kilometer (45-mile) stretch between Frankfurt and Mannheim, is closing…
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Video shows religious gathering in western India and is unrelated to July 2024 stampede
Screenshot of the false X post, captured on July 9, 2024 The video surfaced online as a deadly stampede in Hathras district of Uttar…
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Cocked rifles and infrared cameras along Cyprus buffer zone stoke tensions that could spread farther
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The clang of unseen assault rifles being cocked carries across the United Nations-controlled buffer zone in…
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Lammy urges immediate ceasefire during Israel visit
David Lammy has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza during his first visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories as foreign…
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Former Peruvian leader Alberto Fujimori plans to run for presidency in 2026, daughter says
FILE - Peru's jailed, former President Alberto Fujimori, photographed through a glass window, attends his trial at a police base on the…
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Lion With 3 Legs Makes Death-Defying Swim Across Predator-Infested River
A pair of lion brothers have been captured on video taking a death-defying 1-kilometer (0.6-mile) swim across a Ugandan river packed with…
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Kagame seeks fourth term as Rwandan president
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame, feared and admired in equal measure, is seeking to extend his 24-year rule in an election analysts say he…
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China planning asteroid re-direct mission for planetary defense test
After NASA's successful planetary defense test in 2022, China’s space agency plans to launch a spacecraft designed to redirect a…
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New players emerge in fighting in Myanmar's northeast, as powerful ethnic militias intervene
BANGKOK (AP) — Recently renewed combat in northeastern Myanmar between troops of the military government and ethnic minority militias has…
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Israel claims top Hamas leader killed in deadly Gaza airstrike
Israel on Sunday said Rafa Salama, a top commander from the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, was confirmed killed in a deadly airstrike…
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Mysterious Maya underground structure unearthed in Mexico
Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered a mysterious subterranean structure with painted walls hidden beneath a Maya ball court. The team…
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Kenya police probed after body parts find
Officers at a police station near a rubbish dump where dismembered body parts were found have been transferred, Kenya's acting inspector…
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Italian tax police free 33 Indian workers from 'slave-like' conditions on farms
ROME (AP) — Italy’s tax police said Saturday they had freed 33 Indian farm workers from “slave-like working conditions” in the northern…
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Thousands of Israelis take to streets demanding a hostage deal
Thousands of Israelis demonstrated in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on Saturday, demanding an agreement that would allow around 120 hostages…
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Highway to hell? Plan for Germany's biggest motorway sparks anger
A proposal to create Germany's biggest motorway has sparked a backlash, with critics fearful the "monstrosity" will increase…