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Hamburg airport flights halted over 'hostage' situation
Air traffic at Hamburg airport remained suspended Sunday over a hostage situation on the tarmac involving a father and his child, German authorities said.
Zelensky denies stalemate, Kyiv claims hit on Russian-held shipyard
President Volodymyr Zelensky denied on Saturday that Ukraine's counter-offensive against Russian forces had hit a stalemate, as hours later Kyiv said it had struck a shipyard in the Moscow-annexed Crimean Peninsula.
Guinean ex-dictator Camara recaptured, in jail: army, lawyer
Guinea's ex-dictator Moussa Dadis Camara was recaptured and returned to prison on Saturday, hours after an apparent jailbreak led by a heavily armed commando, the army and his lawyer said.
Thousands march in Berlin in solidarity with Palestinians
Thousands took to the streets of Berlin on Saturday in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza amid ongoing bombardments by Israel after the deadly Hamas attack on its territory on October 7.
At least 157 dead in Nepal earthquake
At least 157 people were killed in an overnight earthquake that struck a remote pocket of Nepal, officials said Saturday, as security forces rushed to assist with rescue efforts.
At least 143 dead in Nepal earthquake
At least 143 people were killed in an overnight earthquake that struck a remote pocket of Nepal, officials said Saturday, as security forces rushed to assist with rescue efforts.
Colombia says ELN guerrillas will free Liverpool footballer Diaz's kidnapped father
Colombia said Friday the ELN guerrilla group will release the father of Liverpool footballer Luis Diaz, whom it abducted five days ago as it engaged in peace talks with Bogota.
At least 132 dead in Nepal earthquake
At least 132 people were killed in an overnight earthquake that struck a remote pocket of Nepal, officials said Saturday, as security forces rushed to assist with rescue efforts.
At least 119 dead in Nepal earthquake
At least 119 people were killed in an overnight earthquake that struck a remote pocket of Nepal, officials said Saturday, as security forces deployed to assist with a frantic rescue effort.
More than 60 dead in Nepal earthquake
More than 60 people were killed when a shallow 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit a remote pocket of Nepal, officials said early Saturday.
Storms kill three, displace thousands in southern South America
Three people have died and thousands have had to leave their homes due to heavy rains and flooding in southern South America this week, according to officials who pointed to the El Nino weather phenomenon.
Bogota says ELN guerrillas will free Liverpool striker Diaz's kidnapped father
The Colombian government said Friday the ELN guerrilla group would release the father of Liverpool striker Luis Diaz, whom it abducted five days ago in the midst of peace talks with Bogota.
Fifteen dead as Storm Ciaran batters Western Europe
The death toll from Storm Ciaran rose to at least 15 across Western Europe Friday, as heavy downpours and record winds brought chaos to land, sea and air travel.
Israeli families bring war crime complaint to ICC: lawyer
The families of nine Israeli victims of last month's Hamas attacks have lodged a complaint at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for suspected war crimes, their lawyer said Friday.
Twelve dead as Storm Ciaran batters Western Europe
At least 12 people were killed as Storm Ciaran battered Western Europe with record winds of up to 200 kilometres per hour, causing travel mayhem with closed ports and flight and rail disruptions.
Australian woman faces court for alleged mushroom murders
An Australian woman appeared in court Friday accused of murdering her inlaws with a toxic mushroom lunch and attempting to kill her estranged husband four times.
Bankman-Fried found guilty of massive crypto fraud
Sam Bankman-Fried, the one-time cryptocurrency golden boy accused by US prosecutors of stealing billions of dollars of FTX customers' money, was found guilty on Thursday on all counts, and now faces up to 110 years behind bars.
Australian woman in court over alleged mushroom murders
An Australian woman accused of killing her parents-in-law with a toxic mushroom lunch on Friday appeared in court, where she faces three counts of murder and a string of other charges.
Colombia to cull some of Pablo Escobar's hippos
Colombia will cull some of the 166 hippos descended from a small herd imported by deceased drug lord Pablo Escobar in the 1980s, the country's environment minister said Thursday.
Suspect in rapper Tupac Shakur killing denies murder
A former gang member who had long boasted of his involvement in the murder of rap legend Tupac Shakur a quarter of a century ago pleaded not guilty in a US court on Thursday.
Colombian guerrilla group kidnapped Liverpool striker Diaz's parents: Bogota
The Colombian government on Thursday accused the ELN guerrilla group, with which it is seeking to negotiate peace, of kidnapping Liverpool winger Luis Diaz's parents in their home town last weekend.
Australian woman charged with murder over mushroom meal deaths
Australian police charged a woman with murder Thursday over a mushroom meal that left three people dead and a local preacher fighting for his life.
Italy's dormant bobsleigh track ready for troubled 2026 Winter Olympics
The Cesena Torinese bobsleigh track has been dormant for over a decade since being built for the 2006 Winter Olympics but is ready to come to the aid of the troubled Milan-Cortina edition in just under two years' time.
Australian woman arrested in lethal mushroom mystery
Australian police on Thursday arrested the woman at the centre of a mushroom meal mystery that left three people dead and a local preacher fighting for his life.
Visions of Bankman-Fried clash in US trial closing arguments
Prosecutors and defense lawyers set out their competing visions of cryptocurrency's former golden boy Sam Bankman-Fried in the closing arguments of his blockbuster trial on Wednesday.
Judge seats jury in Young Thug case after nearly 10-month selection
The judge in the sprawling US gang conspiracy trial of rapper Young Thug and several others on Wednesday seated a jury after a glacial selection that lasted nearly 10 months, local media said.
EU bans Meta's use of personal data for behavioural advertising
The European Data Protection Board said Wednesday it had adopted a binding decision that will ban Facebook and Instagram owner Meta from using the personal data of users for targeted advertisements.
Third man jailed for robbery of cycling star Mark Cavendish
A 27-year-old man was jailed for 15 years on Wednesday for his role in a violent robbery at the home of British cycling star Mark Cavendish in 2021.
Storm Ciaran triggers weather alert in northwestern Europe
Much of northwestern Europe went on high alert Wednesday as a storm dubbed Ciaran threatened to bring gale-force winds and extreme rainfall to the region.
Elderly Japanese hostage taker 'had grudge' with post office
Japanese police on Wednesday were probing the motives of an 86-year-old who took two women hostage in a post office after reportedly first setting his home on fire and shooting into a hospital.
In Ecuador, animal tattoos take on dangerous gang stigma
In gang-ridden Ecuador, people who sport popular animal tattoos such as tigers or eagles are increasingly forced to hide their ink as such symbols have become usurped by criminal groups.
Guyana seeks UN court protection on 'sinister' Venezuela territorial claim
Guyana has asked the UN's highest court to stop a Venezuelan referendum on whether or not to annex the oil-rich Essequibo region both South American nations lay claim to.
Armed residents guard streets in Mexico's hurricane-hit Acapulco
Armed with machetes and baseball bats, some residents of Mexico's hurricane-ravaged beachside city of Acapulco are guarding their neighborhoods from looters who have already emptied supermarkets.
Antitrust trial pits JetBlue against Biden administration
Midsized carrier JetBlue began squaring off in court Tuesday against the US Department of Justice in a closely-watched challenge to the Biden administration's antitrust policy.
Bankman-Fried struggles in final day of court testimony
Former crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried struggled on Tuesday to explain his behavior during the last days of his FTX empire, as prosecutors shone a light on his willingness to take massive risks.
Paris police fire on woman making 'threats' at train station
French police on Tuesday shot and seriously wounded an unarmed woman who was making threats at a train station in Paris during morning rush hour.
Japan police detain octogenarian hostage-taker
Japanese police detained a reportedly 86-year-old man who held several people hostage in a post office after apparently shooting into a hospital and injuring two people on Tuesday.
France probes Stars of David graffiti in Paris
Paris prosecutors opened an investigation Tuesday into dozens of Stars of David daubed on buildings around the city and its suburbs, seen as threatening Jews amid the war between Israel and Hamas.
Japan police detain hostage-taker after hours-long standoff
Japanese police have detained a suspected gunman reportedly in his 80s who holed up in a post office on Tuesday with several hostages.