Bull gores, kills man at festival in Spain

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 15:37:41 -0400

A bull in Spain gored a man, who later died, during a running festival on Saturday, according to local officials. The man suffered four wounds from the bull’s horns.

Serbia's president calls for NATO troops to take over security in Kosovo amid rising tensions

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 15:05:18 -0400

Serbia's president has called for NATO-led troops stationed in Kosovo to assume security responsibilities in the northern part of the region following violent clashes.

2 private planes collide and crash, killing 5 in Mexico's Durango state

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 15:03:30 -0400

Two private planes collided and subsequently crashed on a small dirt airstrip in the town of La Galancita, Durango, Mexico, resulting in the deaths of five individuals.

2 men in Puerto Rico plead guilty to hate crime involving transgender woman

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 15:02:46 -0400

Two men in Puerto Rico pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit a hate crime against a transgender woman who was killed over three years ago.

Pakistani military raid kills 3 militants in former Taliban stronghold

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 15:01:38 -0400

Pakistani forces conducted a raid on a suspected militant hideout in the Khyber district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, near the Afghanistan border.

Central Greece braces for new storm as flood recovery efforts continue

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 14:59:48 -0400

Emergency services in central Greece are on high alert as they prepare for a new storm heading toward regions still recovering from Storm Daniel.

8 people electrocuted as heavy rainfall and flooding sweep South African settlements

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 14:58:42 -0400

Eight individuals, including four children, died from electrocution in two separate incidents following heavy rainfall that led to flooding near Cape Town, South Africa.

Russian commander purportedly seen in video from state media after Ukraine declared him killed in strike

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 14:47:01 -0400

Russian state media released a video Tuesday claiming to show a navy commander alive after he was declared dead by Ukrainian officials on Monday.

India chafes against UN Security Council in final day at UN General Assembly

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 14:03:01 -0400

India and Canada avoid making public attacks on one another over the killing of a Sikh activist during the final day of the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday.

Greek government to address acute labor shortages as country faces surge of illegal migrants

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 13:58:17 -0400

A major regularization program may be underway in Greece as the country faces a spike in migrant arrivals from Turkey. An official said labor shortages have slowed public projects.

1,000 hunger deaths recorded in Ethiopia’s Tigray region following November cease-fire

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 13:57:32 -0400

Following conflict that ended in Tigray, Ethiopia, in November, hunger has become the leading cause of death in the region. Researchers said they verified 1,329 deaths from starvation.

Killer pediatric nurse Lucy Letby faces retrial on attempted murder charge

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 13:50:50 -0400

Lucy Letby, a British pediatric nurse convicted of killing infant patients, will be retried on one attempted murder charge that had deadlocked a jury.

Trudeau torched as 'embarrassment,' Canada's House speaker faces growing calls to resign for honoring Nazi

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 10:32:10 -0400

Canada's House speaker is facing growing calls to resign and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is also being blamed after Parliament honored a Nazi fighter.

2 powerful explosions rip through Sweden, injuring at least 3

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 09:16:15 -0400

Within hours, two explosions total in central Sweden have struck Linkoping and Stockholm. It was not made clear whether the blasts were connected.

Ukrainian captain found guilty after cruise boat collides with another vessel in Hungary, causing 27 deaths

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 08:19:57 -0400

A Ukrainian captain, who led a river cruise boat that crashed with another vessel in 2019 in Hungary, has been found guilty of negligence. The crash caused dozens of deaths.

North Korean borders open to foreign visitors for first time since COVID-19: report

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 07:48:47 -0400

North Korea is opening its borders to foreign visitors, ending its years-long quarantine protocol initiated during the COVID-19 pandemic.

German police find 100 Syrian citizens during raids to find smuggled migrants

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 07:39:36 -0400

Federal authorities in Germany have found more than 100 Syrian citizens while cracking down on gang and commercial smuggling of foreigners.

20 dead in Nagorno-Karabakh in explosion at gas station crowded with residents fleeing to Armenia

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 07:19:35 -0400

At least two dozen people have died in a gas station explosion as thousands of residents flee Nagorno-Karabakh upon news that Azerbaijan is reclaiming control of the breakaway region.

Cholera, dengue outbreaks reported in Sudan as conflict between armed forces continue, UN says

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 07:03:32 -0400

As Sudan’s military and rival paramilitary force continue its deadly fighting, outbreaks of cholera and dengue fever have been reported in the impoverished nation.

South Korea flexes military muscle with parade, issues dire warning about North's nuclear pursuit

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 05:31:14 -0400

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol issued a dire warning for North Korea and its continued pursuit of a nuclear arsenal ahead of the South's Armed Forces Day military parade.

US officials make multiple visits to China despite continued spying accusations against Beijing

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 05:00:26 -0400

Multiple high-level U.S. officials have visited China over the summer despite increased tensions over Chinese spying activities in the United States in recent months.

Security forces rescue 14 Nigerian students abducted by gunmen

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 17:57:54 -0400

Security forces have rescued 14 of at least 20 Federal University Gusau students, who were abducted from the northwestern Nigerian school by gunmen last week.

Ex-Albanian environment minister gets almost 7 years in bribery case

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 17:43:21 -0400

Former Albanian Environment Minister Lefter Koka has been sentenced to six years and eight months in prison for his role in a bribery scheme.

Bahraini officer and soldier killed in drone attack on Yemeni-Saudi border

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 16:48:32 -0400

A drone strike launched by Yemeni rebels resulted in the deaths of a Bahraini officer and a soldier while they were patrolling the Yemeni-Saudi border.

European Union member states weaken proposal to lower vehicle emissions

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 16:20:03 -0400

European Union member states have diluted the European Commission's proposal to update pollution standards for new combustion engine vehicles.