A mother in New Zealand has been found guilty of killing her two children and hiding their bodies in suitcases, in a high-profile case that shocked the country. Hakyung Lee, 44, was convicted of murder at the Auckland High Court on Tuesday, after a trial that lasted about two weeks. She had pleaded not guilty. … Read more
More than 40 people were killed in an attack by an Islamic State affiliate in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN and the military said. Most of them were worshippers taking part in a night vigil at a church in the town of Komanda when they were attacked by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) fighters. … Read more
Facebook Tweet Email Link Associated Press — A regional passenger train derailed in southern Germany, killing at least three people and seriously injuring others on Sunday, authorities said. Federal and local police said the cause of the crash near Riedlingen, roughly 158 kilometers (98 miles) west of Munich, remains under investigation. Photos from the scene … Read more
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Falling rocks struck people on a hiking trail in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies, killing one and injuring three others Thursday. Rescuers had rushed to the park in the afternoon after receiving reports that a group of hikers had been struck by the rockslide. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police … Read more
Desperate Palestinians have faced a barrage of attacks by Israeli forces at food sites. As Israel attacks Iran, its genocide in Gaza has shown no signs of easing. At least 70 Palestinians were killed in a single day this week at a food distribution site run by a controversial group in Khan Younis that is … Read more
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A passenger bus skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka’s tea-growing hill country on Sunday, killing 21 people and injuring 35 others, a police spokesman said. The accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday near the town of Kotmale, about 86 miles east of Colombo, the capital, in a mountainous … Read more
CNN — Russian authorities have detained a man described as a “Ukrainian special services agent” in connection with a car explosion that killed Russian General Yaroslav Moskalik on Friday, according to Russian state news agency TASS. Russia’s Federal Security Service released a video of the man’s arrest, and alleged that he purchased the car that … Read more
More than two dozen wildfires broke out in southeastern South Korea over the weekend, killing four people and injuring nine others, officials said on Monday. Thousands of firefighters and dozens of helicopters were sent out to fight 29 fires that burned through at least 22,000 acres and forced the evacuation of nearly 3,000 people, according … Read more
A small passenger plane crashed seconds after taking off from a Caribbean island near mainland Honduras on Monday, killing all but five of the 17 people on board, the authorities said. Among those killed was Aurelio Martínez, a popular Honduran musician and politician, his record label said in a statement. The Jetstream 32 aircraft was … Read more
Police charge 26-year-old woman over video that prompted widespread condemnation. A nurse in Australia has been charged with making death threats and other offences over a video appearing to show hospital staff boasting about killing and denying treatment to Israeli patients. New South Wales Police said on Wednesday that they had charged a 26-year-old woman … Read more