8 climbers missing in Himalayas
INDIA – A group of eight climbers were missing while climbing India’s second highest mountain.
The team, which included four people from the United Kingdom,...
Blasts injure 79 at Russian military plant
MOSCOW – The Russian health ministry said 79 people were injured when several blasts at the explosives plant Kristall shook the central Russian town...
Palestinian stabs Israelis, killed by police
JERUSALEM – An Israeli police spokesman said a Palestinian stabbed two Israelis in Jerusalem on Friday, wounding one of them critically, before being shot...
Captain involved in collision arrested
BUDAPEST – Police said the captain of a vessel that collided with a small tour boat on the Danube River in Budapest, resulting in...
Louisiana passes law banning abortion
LOUISIANA – Louisiana’s Democratic governor signed a highly restrictive new abortion law that bans the procedure after a fetal heartbeat was detected as early...
Pakistani general gets life sentence for spying
PAKISTAN – A Pakistani general was sentenced to life for spying by a military court that gave death sentences to a brigadier and a...
Blast kills 6 in Afghan training center
KABUL – Police and security officials said a suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance to a military training center in the Afghan...
Internet star mocks arrest warrant
AUSTRALIA – A heavily-tattooed internet star taunted police in Australia from his Instagram account after a warrant was issued for his arrest.
Police were seeking...
Tiniest baby survives premature birth
CALIFORNIA – A baby born weighing just 245g (8.6oz), believed to be the tiniest on record to survive premature birth, was discharged from a...
16 charged for burning girl alive
BANGLADESH – Sixteen people were charged in Bangladesh over the murder of a teenager who was burned to death after reporting sexual harassment.
Nusrat Jahan...