Man Rams Police Vehicle In Paris
A man rammed his car into a police vehicle in Parisβ Champs-Elysees shopping district Monday, prompting a fiery explosion, and was likely killed in the incident, authorities said.
79 Now Believed to have Died in London High-Rise Fire
London police said Monday that 79 people were now believed to have died in the high-rise apartment building fire.
London Police Plead for Calm After Attack at Mosque
London police, already stretched by a series of major incidents around the capital, are putting more officers on the street to reassure the public after a driver plowed into a crowd of people leaving a mosque early Monday. One man died at the scene and 10 people were injured.
62 Dead In Central Portugal Wildfires; Many Killed In Cars
Raging forest fires in central Portugal killed at least 62 people, many of them trapped in their cars as flames swept over a road, in what the prime minister on Sunday called βthe biggest tragedyβ the country has experienced in years.
Search For Seven Navy Sailors Ends After Bodies Found On Ship
The search for seven U.S. Navy sailors who went missing after their destroyer collided with a container ship off the Japanese coast was called off after several bodies were found Sunday in the shipβs flooded compartments, including sleeping quarters.
Police: 58 Missing, Presumed Dead In London Fire
London police say 58 people who were in Grenfell Tower are still missing and assumed to be dead.
Trump to Announce Plan to Stop Cash Flow to Cuban Military
Stopping short of a complete turnabout, President Donald Trump is expected to announce a revised Cuba policy aimed at stopping the flow of U.S. cash to the countryβs military and security services while maintaining diplomatic relations and allowing U.S. airlines and cruise ships to continue service to the island.
About 4,000 More U.S. Troops to Go to Afghanistan
The Pentagon will send almost 4,000 additional American forces to Afghanistan, a Trump administration official said Thursday, hoping to break a stalemate in a war that has now passed to a third U.S. commander in chief. The deployment will be the largest of American manpower under Donald Trumpβs young presidency.
Russia Claims it has Killed ISIS Leader Al-Baghdadi
Russia claimed Friday it killed the leader of the Islamic State group in an airstrike targeting a meeting of IS leaders just outside the groupβs de facto capital in Syria.
London Fire Death Toll at 17; βMiracleβ if Anymore Survivors
London firefighters traumatized by the devastation they witnessed in a high-rise apartment blaze that killed at least 17 people worked Thursday to make the building safe so they could continue the search for more victims.
BREAKING: Blast at China Kindergarten; Reports of Casualties
Police say an explosion struck the entrance to a kindergarten in eastern China on Thursday, with reports saying there have been casualties.
Death Toll Rises To 12 In London Apartment Building Inferno
They banged on windows, screamed for help, dropped children from smoky floors in a desperate attempt to save them.
Family Says US College Student Released By N. Korea Is In Coma
Otto Warmbier, an American college student serving a 15-year prison term in North Korea for alleged anti-state acts, was released and medically evacuated from the reclusive country Tuesday and has been in a coma for months, his parents said.
Puerto Rico Upholds Statehood Demand in Contentious Vote
Puerto Ricoβs governor is vowing to make the U.S. territory the 51st state after statehood won in a non-binding referendum hit by a boycott and low turnout that raised questions about the voteβs legitimacy.
3-On-3 Basketball Added To 2020 Tokyo Olympic Program
The IOC added 3-on-3 basketball to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic program on Friday in an effort to give the games a more youthful and urban appeal.
Mayβs U.K. Election Gamble Backfires as Tories Lose Majority
Spectacularly punished by voters who took away her majority in Parliament, a politically wounded Theresa May sought to soldier on Friday as Britainβs prime minister, resisting pressure to resign after the failure of her high-stakes election gamble made the massive challenge of untangling Britain from the European Union only more complex and uncertain.
Islamic State Claims Attacks on Iran Parliament
Iranβs semi-official Tasnim news agency says the siege at parliament is over and that four attackers have been killed.
Officer Attacked By Man With Hammer Near Notre Dame In Paris
A police officer shot and wounded a man who attacked him with a hammer near Notre Dame Cathedral on Tuesday, Paris police and a police union official said.
4 Arab Nations Cut Diplomatic Ties to Qatar as Rift Deepens
Four Arab nations cut diplomatic ties to Qatar on Monday over its relations with Iran and support of Islamist groups, isolating the tiny energy rich country by cutting off its land, sea and air routes to the outside world.
London Attack: More Detentions in Hunt for Accomplices
British counter-terrorism investigators searched two homes Monday and detained βa numberβ of people in the investigation into a van and knife attack in the heart of London that left seven people dead.
