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Suspect arrested over UK crossbow triple murders
A man wanted in connection with the deaths of the wife and two daughters of a British horseracing commentator has now been arrested on suspicion of murder, police said on Friday.
63 missing after Nepal landslide sweeps two buses into river
At least 63 people were missing in Nepal on Friday after a landslide triggered by heavy monsoon rains swept two buses off a highway and into a river, authorities said.
Those left behind: Parents who lose a child to suicide
"Why didn't I pick up on his pain?" asked Marie-Noelle Cullieret, whose 24-year-old son killed himself after he failed a pilot's exam.
French rugby players to be charged as rape accuser hospitalized
Two French international rugby players accused of raping and beating an Argentine woman -- who has since been hospitalized -- will be charged in the case, a judicial source told AFP on Thursday.
'If you protest, you die': drug gangs recruit Ecuador's fishermen
With its idyllic, hotel-dotted coast, Ecuador's beach town of Salinas is the setting of a brutal war that most tourists never get to see.
Spain extradites top Venezuelan gang member
Spain on Thursday extradited to Caracas a powerful member of the Tren de Aragua gang which has spread across Latin America and the United States, said Venezuela's attorney general.
French rugby players to be questioned as rape accuser hospitalized
The Argentine woman accusing two French international rugby players of raping and beating her was hospitalized Thursday, her lawyer said, as the pair were transferred to the city where the alleged crime took place for questioning.
Russia planned assassination of German arms maker: CNN
The United States foiled a Russian plot earlier this year to assassinate the chief executive of a major German arms maker supplying weaponry to Ukraine, CNN reported on Thursday.
Woman accusing French rugby players of rape hospitalized: lawyer
The Argentine woman accusing two French international rugby players of raping and beating her was hospitalized on Thursday, her lawyer told AFP.
Fire at France's Rouen cathedral extinguished
The fire that broke out Thursday in the spire of the cathedral in the northern French city Rouen has been extinguished, local fire services said, with no major damage reported.
Russian planned assassination of German arms maker: CNN
The United States foiled a Russian plot earlier this year to assassinate the chief executive of a major German arms maker supplying weaponry to Ukraine, CNN reported on Thursday.
Fire 'under control' at France's Rouen cathedral
A fire that broke out Thursday in the spire of the cathedral in northern French city Rouen is "under control", local fire services said, just hours after the city's mayor shared a photo of a column of smoke rising from the Gothic landmark.
Russia denies jailed campaigner Orlov's plea for freedom
A Moscow court on Thursday upheld a prison sentence against Nobel Prize-winning rights advocate Oleg Orlov, after the campaigner compared Russia's justice system to that of Nazi Germany.
South Korea names K-pop group NewJeans tourism ambassadors
South Korea on Thursday appointed K-pop girl band NewJeans "honorary ambassadors" as part of a drive to promote tourism, joining a long list of Korean celebrities to take up the role.
Bangladesh charges 26 for destruction of vast mangrove forest
Bangladeshi police have charged 26 people for destroying a swath of mangrove forest that protects the low-lying nation from storm surge waters exacerbated by climate change, environmental officers said Thursday.
South Korea names K-pop group NewJeans as tourism ambassadors
South Korea on Thursday appointed K-pop girl band NewJeans "honorary ambassadors" as part of a drive to promote tourism, joining a long list of Korean celebrities to take up the role.
Paul Kagame: Rwanda's polarising strongman
A visionary hero who ended the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and brought peace to a traumatised country, or a despot who rules through fear and repression.
Archegos founder Bill Hwang guilty in multibillion-dollar fraud case
The founder of US investment firm Archegos, Bill Hwang, was found guilty Wednesday of fraud and market manipulation in a case focused on the fund's 2021 implosion that cost major banks billions of dollars.
UK police detain crossbow attack suspect after three women killed
UK police said Wednesday a 26-year-old man was in custody after the wife and two daughters of a radio racing commentator were killed with a crossbow in a suspected "targeted" attack.
UK police arrest crossbow attack suspect after three women killed
anUK police said Wednesday a 26-year-old man was in custody after the wife and two daughters of a radio racing commentator were killed with a crossbow in a suspected "targeted" attack.
Scandal-hit France ease past Uruguay
France beat Uruguay 43-28 in Montevideo on Wednesday in the visitors' first game since two of their players were arrested on suspicion of rape.
Swedish game studio channels fandom in 'Star Wars Outlaw'
From Yoda figurines to Lego stormtrooper helmets, Star Wars is everywhere around the Massive Entertainment video game studio that's about to unveil a hotly anticipated title drawn from George Lucas's iconic franchise.
Argentine woman raped and beaten by French rugby players: lawyer
The lawyer of an Argentine woman who has accused two French international rugby players of rape said her client was savagely beaten and locked in a hotel room during an incident that the men claim was consensual.
Baldwin trial hears actor broke 'cardinal' safety rules
Alec Baldwin was accused of playing "make believe" with a deadly weapon, as the Hollywood star's trial for involuntary manslaughter over a fatal shooting on the set of Western movie "Rust" began Wednesday.
Man shot dead by police in France's New Caledonia
French police shot and killed an alleged gunman in New Caledonia on Wednesday, local prosecutors said, bringing the toll of almost two months of unrest in the French Pacific territory to 10.
Chinese man arrested, two others sought for vandalising Japan war shrine
A Chinese man was arrested and two others placed on a wanted list for allegedly defacing a Japanese war shrine that has long angered other Asian nations, Tokyo police said Wednesday.
A Tunisian village's fight for running water
In front of a small mosque in central Tunisia, women queue at one of their village's last water sources, a pipe meant for crop irrigation, but now a lifeline in the parched area.
Russia issues warrant for exiled opposition figure Yulia Navalnaya
Russia on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for Yulia Navalnaya, accusing the exiled opposition figure of participating in an "extremist organisation".
Two France rugby players await questioning in Argentina sex assault probe
Two players of the French national rugby team are waiting to be questioned by prosecutors in Argentina about claims that they sexually assaulted a woman in an encounter the pair claims was consensual.
Jury chosen in Alec Baldwin manslaughter trial for 'Rust' shooting
Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial over a fatal shooting on the set of Western movie "Rust" began Tuesday with the selection of a jury who will now decide if a crew member's death was his fault.
Eight killed after Beryl sweeps across US
At least eight people were killed in the southern United States after storm Beryl felled trees and caused heavy flooding, before being downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone on Tuesday.
Peru prosecutors seek 30 years in jail for Keiko Fujimori
Peru's prosecution on Tuesday requested a jail term of 30 years and 10 months for three-time presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori, who is on trial for corruption.