Blaze at Cairo telecommunications building kills 4, disrupts internet, phone
Four workers were killed and at least 22 others were injured in a fire that broke out on Monday at a key data centre in Cairo, Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the…
International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders, accusing them of persecuting women
The International Criminal Court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for two top Taliban leaders, accusing them of persecuting girls and women in Afghanistan. The pair are suspected of “ordering, inducing…
Wildfire threatens Marseille, shuts down airport in southern France
A fast-moving wildfire reached the outskirts of Marseille, France’s second-largest city, on Tuesday, leading its airport to be shut down, with residents told to stay indoors and shut all openings…
UK arson attack trial reveals how Russia-linked operatives recruited ‘gig’ workers for terrorism
Dylan Earl said he needed a “fresh start” in life. Unsatisfied by his prospects in his dreary English town, he decided to orchestrate a terrorist attack in London on behalf…
‘Mushroom murder’ trial: Jury finds Australian woman deliberately killed lunch guests with poisoned Beef Wellington
Erin Patterson, the Australian woman accused of killing three relatives with a meal of death cap mushrooms baked in a Beef Wellington lunch, has been found guilty of three counts…
Eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano sends ash 11 miles high
Indonesia’s rumbling Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted Monday, sending a column of volcanic materials as high as 18 kilometers (11 miles) into the sky and depositing ash on villages. The…
Owners of pet lion arrested after it jumped a wall and attacked a woman and two children in Pakistan
The owners of a pet lion that jumped a wall and attacked a woman and two children in the Pakistani city of Lahore have been arrested. The woman and her…
Russian minister dies by suicide hours after getting fired by Putin, officials say
Former Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit died by suicide on Monday, just hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin fired him from the job, officials said. Starovoit was dismissed by Putin…
‘We have to keep growing:’ Mother of killed Israeli hostage in battle to have a grandchild with his harvested sperm
“Something can be born out of everything – if you want it to,” said Iris Haim, whose hostage son Yotam was killed in Gaza. Those words are helping her find…