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France makes arrests after deadly 'Islamist' knife attack
French police have made several arrests since a man went on a stabbing rampage, killing one and wounding several others in what President Emmanuel Macron called an "Islamist terrorist act", anti-terror prosecutors told AFP Sunday.
Prayers for Pope Francis, 'critical' in hospital
Pope Francis's ninth night in hospital was peaceful, the Vatican said Sunday, the day after revealing the 88-year-old was in a "critical" condition.
Pope Francis, in critical condition, had quiet night: Vatican
Pope Francis had a quiet night in hospital, the Vatican said Sunday, the morning after revealing the 88-year-old was in a "critical" condition.
One dead, several wounded in 'Islamist' knife attack in France
A man who went on a stabbing rampage in France, killing one and wounding several others in what President Emmanuel Macron called an "Islamist terrorist act", was on a terrorism watchlist and subject to deportation orders, according to authorities.
'Now it's over' says Hermoso after Rubiales found guilty
Spain international Jenni Hermoso said Saturday the ordeal sparked by the forcible kiss from disgraced former Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales is finally "over".
Pope suffers respiratory attack, condition critical: Vatican
Pope Francis's condition "continues to be critical", the Vatican said Saturday, saying the 88-year-old was alert but had suffered a respiratory attack that required "high-flow oxygen", and also blood transfusions.
French convict freed in murderous ambush is arrested in Romania
A French convict, on the run since being freed last May in an ambush that left two prison officers dead, has been arrested in Romania, the interior ministers of both countries said Saturday.
One dead, several police wounded in 'Islamist' knife attack in France
One person died and two police officers were seriously injured Saturday in a knife attack in eastern France that President Emmanuel Macron said was an "Islamist terror act".
One dead, several police officers wounded in 'Islamist' knife attack
One person died and two police officers were seriously injured Saturday in a knife attack in eastern France that President Emmanuel Macron said was an "Islamist terror act".
One dead, several police officers wounded in knife attack in France
One person died and two police officers were seriously injured in a knife attack in eastern France on Saturday that occurred during a demonstration, the local prosecutor said.
Thousands join Hungarians judges' rally
Judges, judicial employees and sympathisers marched Saturday for judicial independence in central Budapest, ending at the Justice Ministry building.
France says convict freed in May shootout arrested in Romania
A French convict, on the run since being freed last May in an ambush that left two prison officers dead, has been arrested in Romania, Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said Saturday.
Syrian suspect in Berlin stabbing wanted 'to kill Jews': police
A Syrian man arrested after a stabbing attack at Berlin's Holocaust memorial that seriously wounded a Spanish man had been harbouring a "plan to kill Jews", police and prosecutors said Saturday.
Pope begins second week in hospital, cancels Angelus prayer
Pope Francis began a second week in hospital on Saturday, alert but still "not out of danger", as top cardinals sought to dampen speculation about his future.
Pope 'rested well' on eighth night in hospital: Vatican
Pope Francis "rested well" during his eighth night in hospital, where the 88-year-old is being treated for double pneumonia, the Vatican said Saturday.
The last carriage horses of Indonesia's capital endure harsh lives
In a dark stable under a heaving highway in Indonesia's capital, trucks rumble past emaciated carriage horses tied to pillars in ramshackle wooden stalls, their ribs protruding.
LA prosecutor says opposes new trial for Menendez brothers
The chief prosecutor in Los Angeles will oppose an attempt by Erik and Lyle Menendez to get a new trial for the bloody 1989 murder of their wealthy parents, he said Friday.
Suspect arrested after stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust memorial
German police said Friday they had arrested a male suspect over a stabbing that badly wounded a 30-year-old Spanish man at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial near the US embassy.
Man badly wounded in suspected stabbing at Berlin's Holocaust memorial
German police said Friday that a man was badly wounded in a possible stabbing at central Berlin's Holocaust memorial near the US embassy with the attacker still at large.
Man found guilty of trying to kill Salman Rushdie
An American-Lebanese man was found guilty by a jury Friday of attempting to kill novelist Salman Rushdie when storming a stage and repeatedly plunging a knife into the "Satanic Verses" author.
Man badly wounded in assault at Berlin's Holocaust memorial: police
German police said on Friday that a man was badly wounded in a possible stabbing at central Berlin's Holocaust memorial near the US embassy with the attacker still at large.
Netanyahu vows militants to pay as Hamas cites 'error' over Bibas body
Israel's prime minister on Friday accused Hamas of murdering two Israeli children in Gaza and said the militants would pay for failing to return their mother, Shiri Bibas, which Hamas blamed on a possible "mix-up of bodies".
German anti-fascist activist on trial in Hungary over alleged assault
A German anti-fascist activist accused of allegedly participating in violent attacks against neo-Nazis went on trial on Friday in Hungary, as nationalist premier Viktor Orban has vowed to clamp down on "far-left violence".
Daughter of British IS victim reads last texts to him at France trial
The daughter of murdered British aid worker this week at the Paris trial of two of his presumed Islamic State group jailers recounted her anguish after her father went missing in war-torn Syria in 2013.
Sweden investigating new Baltic Sea cable damage
Swedish authorities said Friday they were investigating suspected damage to an underwater cable in the Baltic Sea, following a string of incidents experts believe are acts of sabotage orchestrated by Russia.
French PM under growing pressure over Catholic school abuse claims
France's prime minister was under increasing pressure Friday after a former teacher at a Catholic school claimed Francois Bayrou was aware of claims of sexual abuse of young boys there in the 1990s but did not act on them.
Ill-prepared trekkers swarm Mt Etna for high-altitude selfies
Authorities near Sicily's Mount Etna are bracing to control an influx of visitors this weekend, attracted by a two-week flow of lava inspiring high-altitude selfies and other reckless behaviour.
Trump appoints new 'pardon czar'
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he has appointed Alice Marie Johnson, a woman he pardoned in his first term, as "pardon czar" to advise on other cases.
Dutch court gives life sentence to Rotterdam hospital shooter
A Dutch court Friday handed a life sentence to a man who shot dead three people and set fire to a Rotterdam hospital during a rampage that sparked pandemonium and shocked the country.
Hermoso will appeal Rubiales 'forced kiss' verdict
Jenni Hermoso will appeal the verdict in the case of former Spain football chief Luis Rubiales, who was fined after being found guilty of a forced kiss on the Women's World Cup-winning player, her lawyer said.
Myanmar returns 300 more Chinese scam centre workers
Myanmar handed over 300 Chinese scam centre workers to be repatriated through Thailand on Friday, as authorities intensify a crackdown on the illegal operations.
Only one in six Japanese citizens has a passport, data shows
Only around one in six Japanese citizens hold valid passports, fresh data shows, with the number of residents travelling abroad slowly recovering but still below pre-pandemic levels.