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'Trans' neo-Nazi shakes up gender debate in Germany
A fierce debate has erupted in Germany around a neo-Nazi provocateur who was ordered to serve time in a women's prison after legally changing gender, and has now not shown up to serve the sentence.
Smog then floods: Pakistani families 'can't catch a break'
Perched on her neighbour's rooftop, Ghulam Bano gazes down at the remains of her home, submerged in murky, foul-smelling floodwater that has engulfed much of Pakistan's Punjab region.
Iran has executed at least 841 people this year: UN
At least 841 people have been executed in Iran since the start of the year, the UN said Friday, decrying "a systematic pattern of using the death penalty as a tool of state intimidation".
German neo-Nazi heads for women's jail after gender change
A fierce debate has erupted in Germany around a neo-Nazi who is set to begin a jail term in a women's prison on Friday after legally changing gender.
South Korea's ex-first lady indicted for bribery
The wife of jailed former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was indicted Friday on charges including bribery, stock-market rigging, and accepting luxury gifts worth more than $50,000, a special prosecution team said.
Thai court to rule on PM's fate after Cambodia phone call row
Thailand's Constitutional Court began delivering its verdict Friday on suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who could be thrown out of office over her handling of the country's border row with Cambodia.
NZ police say CCTV shows father on the run for four years
New Zealand police released rare images Friday apparently showing a fugitive father whose nearly four years on the run with his children have gripped the country.
Jury finds Australian croc wrangler lied about air crash
An Australian celebrity crocodile wrangler was found guilty Friday of lying to police and seeking to falsify flight records after a fatal helicopter crash.
Australian police urge gunman to surrender after officers killed
Australian police told an on-the-run gunman accused of killing two officers to "lay down your firearms" Friday, as they hunted him for a fourth day in rugged, forested bushland.
Families lose hope for Salvadorans held in gang crackdown
Ana Mercedes Garcia has barely slept since her son was taken away three years ago, one of tens of thousands of men to have disappeared inside El Salvador's grim prisons since 2022.
US targets Venezuela over 'Soles' cartel. Does it exist?
Washington cited Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's alleged role in the "Cartel de los Soles" as it dispatched five warships and thousands of Marines toward the Caribbean country for an anti-drug deployment.
Brazil police target network that siphoned billions from fuel sector
Brazilian police launched a mega operation in several states Thursday to crush a criminal network that sold adulterated fuel to clients and concealed billions of dollars in earnings in cahoots with financial companies, officials said.
UK govt seeks to overturn ban on housing migrants in hotel
The UK government on Thursday called for a court-ordered ban on housing asylum seekers at a protest-hit hotel to be lifted, warning the move risked setting "a precedent".
'Ruins': Pakistan's Punjab reels from flood surge
Orange-vested rescue teams rowed through streets transformed into muddy rivers in Pakistan's Punjab province on Thursday, helping to pluck people and their livestock from flooded villages.
Actor Micheal Ward in UK court on rape charges
Award-winning British actor Micheal Ward, known for starring in the Netflix series "Top Boy", appeared in a London court Thursday to face rape and sexual assault charges.
Swiss court rejects Islamic scholar Ramadan's rape conviction appeal
Switzerland's supreme court said Thursday it had rejected an appeal by Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan against his rape conviction, but his lawyers said he would take the case to Europe's rights court.
Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai verdict to come 'in good time': judge
A Hong Kong court finished hearing closing arguments in the national security trial of pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai on Thursday, though a judge declined to say when a verdict will be reached.
Swiss court rejects Tariq Ramadan rape conviction appeal
Switzerland's supreme court said Thursday that it had rejected an appeal by Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan against his rape conviction by a lower court.
Gunman still at large after Australian police killings
Australian police said Thursday they will not rest until they catch a 56-year-old gunman who fled into the bush two days earlier after allegedly killing two officers.
Shooter kills two children in Minneapolis church, injures 17 others
A heavily-armed shooter opened fire Wednesday on school children attending a church service in Minneapolis, killing two pupils and wounding 17 people in the latest violent tragedy to jolt the United States.
NGO says starving Gaza children too weak to cry
The head of Save the Children described in horrific detail Wednesday the slow agony of starving children in Gaza, saying they are so weak they do not cry.
Gunman kills two children in Minneapolis church, injures 17 others
A shooter opened fire Wednesday on school children attending a church service in Minneapolis, killing two pupils and wounding 17 people in the latest violent tragedy to jolt the United States.
Shooter kills 2 children in Minneapolis church, 17 people injured
A gunman opened fire Wednesday on school children attending church in Minneapolis, killing two pupils and wounding 17 people, police said, in the country's latest violent tragedy.
French star chef to 'step back' after domestic abuse complaint
French celebrity chef Jean Imbert said Wednesday he would "step back" from his restaurants after prosecutors opened an investigation into a domestic violence complaint from his former partner.
'Resident Evil' makers marvel at 'miracle' longevity
When zombie-blasting survival game "Resident Evil" launched on the very first PlayStation console in 1996, Japanese publishers Capcom never thought the series would reach tens of millions of people or endure for three decades.
Wildfires pile pressure on Spanish PM
Wildfires that have swept across Spain this summer are piling pressure on Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who is already reeling from a string of corruption allegations against members of his inner circle.
Lego posts record sales, sees market share growing further: CEO
Danish toymaker Lego, the world's biggest, posted record sales for the first half of the year and continues to gain market share despite global volatility, its chief executive told AFP.
Floods, landslides kill at least 30 in India's Jammu region
Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 30 people in India's Himalayan region of Jammu and Kashmir, officials and local media said Wednesday.
Police search Australian bush for gunman after two officers killed
Police searched the Australian bush on Wednesday for a heavily armed 56-year-old gunman still on the run a day after allegedly killing two officers and wounding a third.
Feudal warlord statue beheaded in Japan
A statue of a powerful 16th-century warlord and samurai outside a shopping arcade in Japan has been beheaded, a shop official and media reports said Wednesday.
US revokes visa of Brazil justice minister in Bolsonaro row
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday that the United States had revoked the visa of Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski, a move he termed "irresponsible."
Spain calls wildfires one of its worst disasters in years
The Spanish government on Tuesday described wildfires that have swept the country as one of the country's worst environmental disasters in years, as it approved relief measures for affected areas.