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Police find more body parts in popular Paris park
French investigators on Tuesday found more human remains including a head in Paris' busy Buttes-Chaumont park, prosecutors said, after part of a woman's body was discovered the day before.
Three students killed, five wounded in US campus shooting
A public tip-off led US police to the gunman who shot dead three people and severely injured five more -- all of them students -- during a deadly rampage on a university campus, police said Tuesday.
In Channel, major resources track small boats
Fifteen months after 27 migrants drowned in the Channel, the efforts to prevent another tragedy are visible from the bridge of the French navy boat BSAM Rhone as it patrols on a cold February night.
Belief, law and medicine collide in I. Coast 'magic' case
"My grandson fell ill during the night and in the morning he was dead. He was a year and a few months old and could just about walk," said Amena Djaha.
Battle to save lives in field hospital after Turkey quake
After being trapped beneath rubble for 180 hours, 25-year-old Abir is now fighting for her life in a field hospital after a catastrophic earthquake hit Turkey and Syria.
Three dead, five wounded in US campus shooting: police
A gunman who killed at least three people and wounded five on a US university campus shot himself dead Monday after a massive police manhunt.
Focus turns to survivors as Turkey-Syria quake toll passes 35,000
Among the rubble, hundreds of thousands of homeless people face cold and hunger as authorities in Turkey and Syria tackle the dire humanitarian disaster caused by the earthquake that has left more than 35,000 dead.
Three dead, 5 wounded in US campus shooting: police
Three people were killed and five others wounded Monday when a gunman opened fire on a university campus in the United States, before fleeing the scene, local police said.
Along underwater highway, workers fix Channel tunnel at night
Deep under the Channel, men in orange jackets and white hard hats drive up and down one of the world's longest underground highways, beavering away to keep passenger trains running.
Woman's remains found in bag in Paris park: security source
Paris city workers discovered the dismembered lower torso of a woman in a bag in a popular park in the northeast of the French capital on Monday, security sources said.
Portugal Catholic clergy sexually abused nearly 5,000 minors: inquiry
Catholic clergy in Portugal have abused nearly 5,000 children since 1950, an independent commission said on Monday after hearing hundreds of victims' accounts.
Ex-UK policeman jailed for murder admits indecent exposure
A former UK policeman jailed for life for the kidnap, rape and murder of London woman Sarah Everard pleaded guilty on Monday to three counts of indecent exposure.
Thousands protest outside Israel parliament against judicial reforms
Thousands of Israelis protested outside parliament on Monday against the government's controversial judicial reform plan, which aims to give lawmakers substantially more control over the supreme court.
Quake stalls election campaign of Turkey's splintered opposition
Turkey's splintered political opposition was supposed to agree Monday on a joint candidate to challenge Recep Tayyip Erdogan's 20-year grip on power at the ballot box.
Turkey-Syria quake toll rises above 35,000
The toll from last week's earthquake in Turkey and Syria rose above 35,000 on Monday, as rescue teams started to wind down the search for survivors and the aid effort shifted to hundreds of thousands of people made homeless.
Ex-CEO Braun denies 'all charges' in Wirecard fraud trial
Wirecard's ex-CEO Markus Braun denied all charges against him and insisted he had no knowledge of the massive accounting fraud that brought down the German payments firm, as he took the stand for the first time on Monday.
'Enlightened tingle': Aussie cafe offers $140 cup of coffee
At US$140 a pop, one cafe in Melbourne, Australia is serving up no ordinary cup of joe.
Miracle rescues a week after Turkey-Syria quake
Rescuers pulled more survivors from the rubble a week after an earthquake struck Turkey and Syria leaving more than 33,000 dead, as the UN warned the toll was set to rise far higher.
Latvian winner causes a stir at world sommelier championships
A competitor from non-wine producing Latvia has caused a stir at this year's Best Sommelier in the World contest, trouncing the entrant from France and claiming the top prize with his dizzying "thirst for knowledge".
Trugoy of De La Soul dies at 54: US media
David Jolicoeur, member of the De La Soul trio who went by "Trugoy the Dove," has died, US media reported Sunday. He was 54 years old.
UN admits aid failure for Syria as quake toll hits 33,000
The United Nations denounced Sunday the failure to deliver desperately needed aid to war-torn regions of Syria, while warning the death toll of more than 33,000 from the earthquake that also struck Turkey is set to rise far higher.
Cyprus ex-foreign minister tipped to be next president
Former Cypriot foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides was tipped Sunday to become the next president, five television stations projected based on exit polls after a tight runoff in the small EU member state.
UN warns of aid failure for Syria as quake toll hits 33,000
The UN denounced Sunday a failure to get desperately needed aid to war-torn regions of Syria, while warning that the death toll of over 33,000 from an earthquake that also devastated Turkey could double.
UN warns of aid failure for Syria as quake toll nears 30,000
The UN denounced Sunday a failure to get desperately needed aid to war-torn regions of Syria, while warning that the death toll of nearly 30,000 from an earthquake that also devastated Turkey could at least double.
Cyprus votes for new president in tight run-off election
Cyprus went to the polls Sunday for a tightly fought presidential runoff between two career diplomats seeking the top post in the south of the divided Mediterranean island.
Turkey-Syria quake deaths pass 28,000, UN warns toll to double
Rescuers on Sunday pulled a seven-month-old baby and a teenage girl from the rubble nearly a week after a powerful earthquake devastated huge areas of Turkey and Syria, killing more than 28,000 people.
Turkey-Syria quake deaths pass 28,000, UN expects toll to double
Rescuers pulled a seven-month-old baby and a teenage girl from the rubble on Sunday, nearly a week after an earthquake devastated Turkey and Syria and killed more than 28,000.
New York truck attacker may face death penalty despite Biden pledge
President Joe Biden promised to abolish capital punishment for federal crimes, but the US government is due to argue, beginning Monday, that an Uzbek man should get the death penalty for killing eight people in New York half a decade ago.
Turkey-Syria quake deaths to top 50,000: UN relief chief
The death toll from a massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria will "double or more" from its current level of 28,000, UN relief chief Martin Griffiths has said.
Race to identify Turkey quake victims
Tuba Yolcu is desperate for news of her missing aunt and scours a sports hall where victims of a powerful earthquake that hit her hometown in Turkey lie in body bags.
Looters raid city's shops, homes after Turkey quake
His bloodied face is instantly visible as he runs down the alley of the old bazaar in the historic city of Antakya, pursued by a shopkeeper with an iron bar, accusing him of looting in the wake of Turkey's huge earthquake.
Miracle rescues as Turkey-Syria quake deaths near 26,000
Rescuers pulled a two-month-old baby and an elderly woman from the rubble on Saturday, five days after an earthquake devastated Turkey and Syria leaving nearly 26,000 dead.
'We want to help,' Turks rush to aid quake survivors
With temperatures below freezing, the line of earthquake victims waiting for steaming hot stews and soups stretches out into the dark in the Turkish city of Gaziantep.
Fifteen arrested after clashes outside UK migrant hotel
UK police said Saturday they have arrested 15 people including one child after fireworks were thrown and a police car set on fire at an anti-immigration demonstration outside a hotel housing asylum seekers near Liverpool.
Belgian lawmaker charged in EU graft probe
Prosecutors on Saturday charged a Belgian lawmaker in the European parliament with corruption after searching his bank safe as part of a probe into a bribery scandal linked to Qatar that has rocked the EU.
Albanian opposition rallies to demand prime minister's departure
Thousands demonstrated in Tirana on Saturday calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama over corruption claims and blaming him for rising poverty in Albania.
Miracle rescues as Turkey-Syria quake toll passes 25,000
Rescuers pulled a two-month-old baby and an elderly woman from the rubble on Saturday, five days after an earthquake devastated Turkey and Syria, leaving more than 25,000 dead.
Three arrested after clashes outside UK migrant hotel
UK police have arrested three people on suspicion of violent disorder during an anti-immigration demonstration by far-right protesters outside a hotel used to house asylum seekers near Liverpool.
Mozambique floods kill four in capital area
Four people have died in floods following days of incessant rains in southern Mozambique, the country's institute for risk management said on Saturday.