Category : International

Danish police say several people have been hit by gunshots at a shopping mall

Police in Denmark say several people have been hit by gunshots at a shopping mall in Copenhagen.

Second woman killed in shark attack off Egypt's Red Sea coast

A second woman has been killed in a shark attack off Egypt's Red Sea coast.

At least 77 rescued from church basement after awaiting second coming of Christ

Dozens of people who were being kept in a church basement in Nigeria as they awaited the second coming of Jesus Christ have been freed by police.

'There was a bang': Ukrainian civilians learning the hard way that Russian mines will take years to clear

We stuck rigidly to a narrow strip of safe ground. To the left and right it's littered with mines.

Third police officer dies after 'pure hell' shooting in US

A third officer has died after a shooting in the US when police tried to execute an arrest warrant on a man accused of domestic violence.

Part of Egypt's Red Sea coast closed after woman killed in shark attack

Part of the Red Sea coast has been closed after an Austrian woman was killed in a shark attack.

Russia says it has 'full control' of city of Lysychansk but Ukraine denies claim

Russia claims it has taken full control of Lysychansk, Ukraine's last bastion in the eastern province of Luhansk.

US forensic experts to analyse bullet that killed Al Jazeera journalist

American forensic experts are going to analyse the bullet that killed an Al Jazeera journalist in May as the Palestinian Authority attempts to resolve a standoff with Israel over her death.

'They want to cheat women': Afghans feel betrayed as Taliban continues to ban girls attending secondary school

At the end of three days of talks and speeches from Taliban leaders and Islamic Scholars at the Grand Council meeting in Kabul there was a sense of deflation and betrayal.

Germans warned to prepare for possible gas shortage amid fears Russia could cut off supplies

Germans have been warned to prepare for a possible shortage of natural gas this winter amid fears that Russia could cut off supplies.

Crew abandons sinking ship that snapped in half after being hit by deadly typhoon

More than two dozen crew members are missing from a ship which snapped in half after being hit by a tropical storm.

Elon Musk reveals meeting with Pope after nine-day Twitter silence

Elon Musk has revealed he had a meeting with the Pope as he broke his nine-day silence on Twitter, the social media giant he is trying to buy.

Oscar Pistorius meets father of murdered partner as he seeks parole

Oscar Pistorius has met with the father of his ex-partner Reeva Steenkamp, who he murdered in 2013.

Two Britons detained in Ukraine charged with 'mercenary activities'

Two British men detained by Kremlin forces in separatist-held eastern Ukraine have been charged with "mercenary activities", according to Russian state media.

Two Britons held in Ukraine charged with 'mercenary activities' - as Foreign Office 'condemns exploitation'

The Foreign Office has condemned the exploitation of prisoners of war after two British men held by Kremlin forces in eastern Ukraine were charged with "mercenary activities".