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Gunman kills one, wounds five in town outside Paris

A gunman firing from his car killed one person and wounded five -- including a 12-year-old girl shot eight times -- in the Paris suburbs Friday, with prosecutors investigating a potential "terrorist" act.

Casualties feared as multi-storey building collapses in Nairobi

A multi-storey building collapsed mid-construction in the Kenyan capital on Friday, the Red Cross said, with reports from local media of casualties and looting at the site.

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'Eats through a straw': French teens wounded in high school protests

Several children have been seriously injured during protests in France, as high school pupils demand better conditions and police crack down on their demonstrations.

Purple reign: Philippines seeks to keep grip on ube throne

The Philippine ube has become a trend-setting sensation from Los Angeles to London to Seoul, with the humble yam's bright purple hue drawing lines outside coffee shops and bakeries and millions of views on social media.

Ready, set, snooze: Sleep-deprived Japanese compete for best-rested

In diligent, exhausted Japan, self-described elite "competitive sleepers" vied to lie down, relax and nap the fastest and deepest in a contest organised by a mattress company.

Tens of thousands expected in Paris for high school protests

Tens of thousands of demonstrators are expected on the streets of Paris on Tuesday as France's powerful trade unions join high school students rallying for better conditions in a wave of protests marked by clashes with police.

Trump says US moved bombers from UK base after 'threats'

President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States had withdrawn all B-1 bombers from a British airbase because of unspecified threats that he believed were linked to Iran.

ICC unseals arrest warrants for Taliban education ministers

The International Criminal Court on Monday unsealed arrest warrants for two Afghan education ministers accused of committing crimes against humanity through the Taliban government's restrictions on women and girls.

Turkey blocks X account of British reporter

Turkish authorities have blocked the X account of a journalist for British broadcaster Sky News, she said Monday, in the latest wave of social media censorship that a rights group denounced as a "tsunami".

Disgraced former US House speaker dies at 84

Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican speaker of the US House of Representatives whose career ended in disgrace after he admitted sexually abusing teenage boys he had coached, has died aged 84, officials said Monday.

Ukraine blames Russia for deadly sinking of Turkish ship in Black Sea

Russian drones carried out a deadly attack on a grain ship in the Black Sea on Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, after Romania reported a ship had caught fire and sunk near its coast with two crew killed.

US withdraws all bomber aircraft from UK airbase

The United States confirmed that it had withdrawn all B-1 bombers from the British airbase of RAF Fairford, reportedly due to "new threats," with Britain's government insisting Monday the site is safe.

Alleged Indian leader of neo-Nazi child abuse ring goes on trial in Paris

An Indian man went on trial in Paris on Monday, accused of running a neo-Nazi child exploitation ring in which young girls were allegedly coerced into performing sexual acts online and engaging in self-harm.

Myanmar says 10,000 migrants returned from Malaysia this year

Myanmar has repatriated nearly 10,000 migrants from Malaysia this year, state media said on Monday, a day after a flotilla returning almost 1,500 of its citizens docked in the country.

Three years on, Israeli rescuer cannot escape October 7

Israeli rescuer Natan Kenig says it does not take much of a trigger for him to relive the October 7, 2023 attack: his eyes open or closed, at home or out with friends, he still sees the rockets, torched cars and lifeless bodies.

Chervon Appoints Neil Harrison to the Position of VP Sales, Marketing and MD for Chervon Canada

NAPERVILLE, IL / ACCESS Newswire / October 5, 2026 / Neil Harrison joins Chervon as Vice President Sales, Marketing and Managing Director for Chervon Canada; effective Monday, October 5, 2026, reporting to CEO Joe Galli.

Chervon Names Claudio Chiappetta Vice President of Retail Sales for Chervon Canada

NAPERVILLE, IL / ACCESS Newswire / October 5, 2026 / Claudio Chiappetta joins Chervon as Vice President of Retail Sales for Chervon Canada; effective Monday, October 5, 2026, reporting to VP, MD Neil Harrison.

Chervon Names Peter J. Carlson Director of Sales for Strategic Accounts

NAPERVILLE, IL / ACCESS Newswire / October 5, 2026 / Peter J. Carlson joins Chervon as Director of Sales for Strategic Accounts effective Monday, October 5, 2026, reporting to SVP of Industrial and Commercial Sales, Jeff Campbell.

Chervon Names Daniel L. Abbott Director of Sales - Western U.S.A.

NAPERVILLE, IL / ACCESS Newswire / October 5, 2026 / Daniel L. Abbott joins Chervon as Director of Sales - Western U.S.A.; effective Monday, October 5, 2026, reporting to SVP Matt DeFeo.

'Verity' kills, Cruise bombs in N. American movie theaters

The bookish thriller "Verity" cleaned up in its North American box office debut this weekend while Tom Cruise flopped in "Digger" playing a rich old guy who thinks he can save the world.

US prison chief who oversaw botched execution resigns

The prison chief in the southern US state of Tennessee has resigned, the governor said Saturday, after an unprecedented botched execution left a convicted murderer on a ventilator in critical condition.

Turkey football ref chief jailed pending trial for graft

The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) said Saturday it was working to shake up its refereeing oversight body after its top official was jailed pending trial on graft charges.

Man City whistleblower Rui Pinto facing 'dire consequences' - lawyers

Computer hacker Rui Pinto, the man behind the Football Leaks website which helped trigger the Premier League probe into Manchester City's finances, faces "dire consequences" after having his protected witness status removed, his lawyers said on Friday.

Pilot in flydubai attack says could not let 'all those people die'

An Indian pilot attacked by his co-pilot aboard a flight from the UAE to Israel said Friday that he "could not let all those people die", in his first public remarks after he helped stop the plane from crashing.

Indian flydubai pilot opened cockpit door to save passengers

Indian flydubai captain Smit Machchhar knew he had to act quickly after an alleged in-flight attack by his co-pilot, opening the cockpit door in a "last push" to get help and avert disaster, he said Friday.

Effective Altruism: the philosophy behind Silicon Valley's AI fears

Dario Amodei says he is not part of it. But the Anthropic chief's personal and professional circle is entwined with Effective Altruism (EA), a philanthropic movement that has become one of the most contested ideas in Washington and Silicon Valley.

Judge denies acquittal bid by US woman who killed her kids

A judge on Thursday denied an acquittal request by an American mother accused of murdering her three children, a court filing showed, weeks after a jury failed to reach a verdict in the high-profile case.

Bolivia's attorney general arrested on drugs, money laundering charges

Bolivia's US-sanctioned Attorney General Roger Mariaca was arrested on suspicion of money laundering and drug trafficking, with police finding $300,000 in cash smuggled out of his house in an ambulance, the government said Thursday.

Female US inmate in critical condition after botched execution

A condemned female murderer who survived two lethal injections during a botched execution by the US state of Tennessee was in critical condition and receiving "life-saving care," her lawyer said Thursday.

Spotlight on UK-UAE ties amid Manchester City scandal

The Manchester City financial scandal threatens to tarnish one of Abu Dhabi's most dazzling showcases of "soft power" and confronts the United Kingdom with a delicate balancing act in preserving its long-standing ties with the Emirates.

Bolivia's attorney general arrested for alleged drug trafficking, money laundering

US-sanctioned Bolivian Attorney General Roger Mariaca has been arrested on suspicion of money laundering and drug trafficking, with police finding bundles of cash smuggled out of his house in an ambulance, the government said Thursday.

Botched US execution prompts global calls to scrap death penalty

An unprecedented botched execution that left a female murderer alive after two lethal injections triggered international calls Thursday for the US state of Tennessee to abandon capital punishment.

Algeria adopts law imposing death penalty on forest arsonists

Algerian lawmakers adopted on Thursday a law imposing the death penalty on convicted forest arsonists, after deadly wildfires ripped through swathes of the country in recent weeks.

Brazil court orders removal of fake posts amid patron saint election row

Brazil's electoral court has ordered the takedown of social media posts accusing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro of planning to strip the country's patron saint of her title if elected.

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