A German-born missionary priest, Fr. Hans-Joachim Lohre, has been released after a year as a hostage in Mali at the hands of al-Qaeda-linked extremists. Fr. Hans-Joachim Lohre, a German Missionary of Africa, has been released after being held by extremists in Mali for just over a year.
Among 11 Israeli hostages released on Monday are a mother and her three-year-old twin daughters, who were kidnapped by Hamas on 7 October. Sharon Aloni Cunio, and her children Ema and Yuly, were taken from kibbutz Nir Oz with some other family members. Their release came on th
For their alleged roles in the murder of a teacher, Samuel Paty, the six teenagers have gone on trial in Paris. The children are accused of slander and pointing out Mr Paty to his killer, a Chechen refugee, at the school. They were aged between 13 and 15 at the time of the kil
A South Korean court has ordered Japan to compensate a group of women who were forced to work in military brothels during World War Two. The 16 women, who were kept as sex slaves for Japanese soldiers, previously had their case dismissed. They filed a lawsuit in 2016 but Seoul
.A woman accuses rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs of rape and says he drugged and sexually assaulted her in 1991. In a lawsuit, the plaintiff says the assault took place during a date with the rapper. Mr Combs recently settled a sexual assault suit brought by R&B singer
No less than 150 people have been killed after an earthquake struck remote western Nepal on Friday. Security forces have been deployed to help rescue efforts in the rugged districts of Jajarkot and West Rukum, 500km (310 miles) west of Kathmandu. Strong tremors were felt far a
Guinea's justice minister said that the country's former military ruler, Moussa Dadis Camara has escaped from prison with the help of armed men. The group stormed a jail in the capital, Conakry, early on Saturday morning - freeing Capt Camara and three others. One has since been
Two weapons and ammunition storage facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran's Revolutionary Guards have been destroyed by US air strikes. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the strikes were in response to recent attacks on US bases in Iraq and Syria by Iranian-backed militia gro
The manhunt for a US Army reservist suspected of murdering 18 people and injuring 13 others in a mass shooting in Maine has entered its second day. Police say Robert Card is armed and dangerous and are asking people to shelter inside their homes for safety. On Thursday night,
Activists have labelled the judgement by South Korea's constitutional court which upheld a law banning same-sex relations in the military a setback for LGBT rights. The court said same-sex relationships could harm troops' combat-readiness and undermine discipline. Same