An environmental activist who protested mining and hydro-electric projects in northern Honduras in an effort to preserve tropical forests and rivers has been killed, police said on Sunday. Juan Lopez was shot dead on Saturday night by several men as he headed home in his car from church, an official told Reuters,…
At least 274 inmates have escaped from a prison in Nigeria’s Borno state following heavy flooding, the Nigerian Correctional…
At least eight people died during a failed attempt to cross the English Channel from northern France, French maritime…
In recent years, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been signalling its intent to become a major player in…
A pastor who the United States says was wrongfully detained in a Chinese prison for nearly two decades has…
Germany has begun new controls at all of its land borders as part of a crackdown on migration, placing…
Shanghai was brought to a standstill on Monday morning by what authorities say was the strongest typhoon to directly…
Venezuela says it has seized 400 US rifles and arrested foreigners – Americans among them – who it claims…
At least two people have been killed and 29 injured in a train collision in Egypt, the country’s health…