Two killed in Istanbul building collapse
At least two people were killed and six wounded after an eight-storey residential building collapsed in Istanbul of Turkey on Wednesday, the governor’s office said.
Trump calls for rejection of 'politics of revenge' in speech that jabs Democrats
President Donald Trump appeared before a divided Congress for the first time on Tuesday to appeal to lawmakers' sense of unity at a moment of deepening partisan spite.
North Korea is hiding nukes and selling weapons, alleges confidential UN report
North Korea is moving its nuclear and ballistic weapons to hide them from potential US military strikes, according to a UN Security Council diplomat citing a confidential UN report.
Mamata stages sit-in against Modi
The chief minister of a big Indian state led a sit-in on Monday in a standoff with prime minister Narendra Modi’s government over a corruption investigation she condemned as a vendetta, as political tension rises ahead of a general election.
Seven dead in Paris building blaze: fire service
Seven people died and another was seriously injured in a building fire in a wealthy Paris neighbourhood on Monday night, the fire service said.
Pentagon will deploy approximately 3,750 additional US forces to provide more support at southwest border
The Pentagon announced Sunday approximately 3,750 additional U.S. forces will deploy to the southwest border to provide additional support to Customs and Border Protection.
Maduro refuses ultimatum from European countries calling for free elections in Venezuela
Embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has refused to accept an ultimatum from European countries calling for free elections.
Dropping weapons treaty would let US update its nuclear arsenal
The US scrapping of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty with Russia could launch a new arms race, but will also allow the United States to update its nuclear arsenal, a publicly stated goal for the past year.
Seven die as train derails in India’s Bihar
At least seven people have died and 24 others have been injured after a Delhi-bound train derailed in Bihar’s Vaishali, reports NDTV.
Nawaz Sharif taken to hospital
Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who is serving a seven-year jail term over graft charges, was taken to hospital on Saturday, officials said.
