Israeli man dies of wounds suffered in West Bank stabbing, assailant killed by police Wednesday, 30 December 2015, 10:02 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press An Israeli man has died of wounds sustained in an early December stabbing in the West Bank city of Hebron. Shoham Rubio, a spokeswoman for Shaarei Tzedek hospital in Jerusalem, says 41-year-old...
Lack of details on ‘car accident death’ of top North Korean official sparks suspicion Wednesday, 30 December 2015, 09:56 Last update: about 9 years ago North Korea said today that the country's top official in charge of relations with South Korea died in a traffic accident earlier this week. The Korean Central News Agency gave no other details,...
ISIS leaders linked to Paris attack among 10 terror group members killed in US airstrikes Wednesday, 30 December 2015, 08:05 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press U.S. and coalition airstrikes killed 10 Islamic State leaders over the past month, including several linked to the Paris attacks or other plots against the West, a U.S. military official in Iraq said...
World News in One Minute: find out what happened around the world on 29 December Wednesday, 30 December 2015, 07:59 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press WASHINGTON — The United States criticizes Russia for killing hundreds of civilians in airstrikes in Syria and accuses Moscow of undermining hopes for a cease-fire between Bashar Assad's...
More than a million migrants reached Europe by sea since January - UN refugee agency Wednesday, 30 December 2015, 07:55 Last update: about 9 years ago More than one million refugees and migrants have reached Europe by sea since the start of 2015, according to the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR). More than 80% of the 1,000,573 people...
Journalist death toll rises in 2015, Charlie Hebdo attack among deadliest for press Tuesday, 29 December 2015, 11:04 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press Sixty-nine journalists were killed around the world on the job in 2015. Twenty-eight of them were slain by Islamic militant groups, including al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group, according...
Israel's top court sends ex-Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to 18 months in prison Tuesday, 29 December 2015, 11:01 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press Israel's Supreme Court on Tuesday reduced former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's prison sentence for a sweeping bribery scandal from six years to 18 months, partially accepting his appeal and...
Mother of youngest Paris suicide bomber says she is 'proud' he had no victims Tuesday, 29 December 2015, 09:12 Last update: about 9 years ago The mother of the youngest of the Paris attackers, who blew himself up outside France's national stadium, says she is "proud" that her son killed no one but himself. A woman identified as Fatima...
Terrorism: Belgian Police arrest two men on suspicion of planning NYE Brussels attacks Tuesday, 29 December 2015, 08:40 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press Belgium's federal prosecutor says two persons have been arrested on suspicion of planning attacks in Brussels during the holidays. The prosecutor's office said Tuesday that the two were arrested...
World News in One Minute: Find out what happened around the world on 28 December Tuesday, 29 December 2015, 08:05 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press CLEVELAND — A grand jury declines to indict a white police officer in the killing of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old black boy who was shot while playing with what turned out to be a pellet gun....