Kenya arrests governor after coastal attacks: police
Kenyan police have arrested the governor of the coastal Lamu district in connection with three recent massacres in which over 60 people were killed, officers said.
26 June 2014 13:56
Japan hangs killer in first execution this year
Japan hanged a man on Thursday, the nation's first execution this year, and the ninth since the conservative government of Shinzo Abe came to power in December 2012.
26 June 2014 12:52
Bomb blast in Nigeria capital kills 21, wounds 17
Nigerian authorities have arrested one suspect, and killed another, after a bomb claimed 21 lives in a shopping centre in the capital Abuja, a city gripped by fear of attacks by Boko Haram Islamists.
26 June 2014 11:37
800 Taliban fight Afghan troops in five-day battle: officials
More than 800 Taliban insurgents have launched a major offensive in southern Afghanistan to try to gain territory recently vacated by US troops, officials said Wednesday, with 40 civilians killed in five days of fighting.
25 June 2014 19:59
China state copper firm chief jumps to his death: report
The head of a $2.0-billion Chinese copper producer fell to his death from a building, the firm announced Wednesday, and a state-run newspaper said he committed suicide following corruption allegations.
4 bombs in Cairo metro stations, at least 2 hurt: police
Four makeshift bombs exploded within minutes of each other at three Cairo metro stations during morning rush hour on Wednesday, wounding at least two people, Egyptian police said.
25 June 2014 13:03
Four dead as India train derails, sabotage suspected
A passenger train derailed in eastern India on Wednesday, killing four people after a blast suspected to have been triggered by Maoist rebels, a top railway official said.
25 June 2014 12:05
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Gunmen kill five in fresh Kenya coast attack: police
At least five people have been killed in a new attack on Kenya's coastal region, officials said Tuesday, one week after some 60 people died in twin massacres nearby.
S. Korean soldier who killed comrades in 'stable condition'
A South Korean soldier who killed five comrades was in a stable condition Tuesday after an apparent suicide bid, doctors said, as details emerged of a final note he wrote regretting his actions.
24 June 2014 11:44
Alaska town evacuates after quake tsunami warning
Residents in a remote section of the US Aleutian islands rushed to higher ground after an 7.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Alaska triggered a local tsunami warning, an official said.
24 June 2014 11:14
Homeless man crashes Model 'A' Ford into river
A 34-year-old homeless man was arrested after allegedly crashing a stolen 1930 Model "A" Ford car into a river in the US state of Oregon, police said.
Greek police seize tonne of heroin, 14 arrested
Around a tonne of heroin has been discovered in a warehouse near Athens and 14 people, most of them members of tanker crew, have been arrested, Greek port police said.
23 June 2014 12:07
Saudi jails Shiites over flag insult
A court in Saudi Arabia sentenced five young Shiites to jail terms ranging from three to six years for insulting the kingdom's flag during protests, an official source said.
23 June 2014 11:46
Four killed in Russia copper mine explosion
Four people have been killed and two others injured in an explosion at a copper mine in southeast Russia, a Russian news agency reported.
Deadly blast at munitions disposal facility kills two in South Kazakhstan
An explosion took place at a munitions disposal depot in South Kazakhstan Oblast killing two and injuring one.
Fire destroys Semey gas fitting plant
