A man wrongfully convicted of murdering the civil rights leader Malcolm X has filed a lawsuit seeking $40 million (£33 million) in compensation.
Muhammad Aziz...
One person has died and 84 others injured after protests rocked the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo on Wednesday, hospital officials have said.
The 26-year-old...
A woman has admitted to torching a home and burning a young couple and their three-week old baby alive, following a dispute over sexual services with...
Russian forces are gearing up for an all-out ground offensive on the east of Ukraine – but defenders are targeting ammunition depots to hamper their plans.
Ukrainians today...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled Sri Lanka on a military jet, amid mass protests over its economic crisis.
The country's air force confirmed the 73-year-old...
An anesthetist who allegedly raped a pregnant woman during a cesarean may have assaulted two other mothers on the same day.
Giovanni Quintella Bezerra, 32,...
Iran plans to supply Russia with potentially hundreds of drones for its war in Ukraine, some with combat capabilities, a US official has said.
White...
Thousands of mourners lined the streets of Tokyo to pay their last respects to ex-Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe.
A hearse bearing Abe’s body made...
Tetsuya Yamagami, the man accused of assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, was reportedly motivated by his hatred of the Family Federation for...
The home of Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been set on fire.
This follows a protest outside the home of the Prime Minister.
Over...
With Russia’s military action in Ukraine in its fifth month, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday warned Kyiv that it should quickly accept Moscow’s...
President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to boost protections for abortion and contraception access.
Mr Biden has faced pressure from fellow Democrats to...
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights.
Chauvin, 46, pleaded...
"Right now, we have two big battles," says Dmytro Podvorchanskyi, a soldier with Ukraine's Dnipro 1 Battalion. "The first is an artillery battle," he...
Angola’s former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled Africa’s second-biggest oil producer for nearly four decades, has died aged 79, the Angolan presidency...
A dad took his own life after his daughter died following a botched Brazilian butt lift operation in Turkey.
Craig Cambridge, 51, found his life “spiralling downwards” after his...
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died, according to Japan’s national broadcaster.
Abe, 67, who remains Japan’s longest serving prime minister, was shot while...
