15:54 28/5/2015 |
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The US state of Nebraska has abolished the death penalty after a veto-override was passed through its legislature.
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10:10 28/5/2015 |
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Colombia's left-wing FARC guerrilla group says that one of their negotiators at peace talks in Cuba was among 27 rebels killed in a bombing raid last week.
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19:24 27/5/2015 |
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Saudi-led coalition warplanes have bombed a special forces camp in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, killing at least 36 people, officials and witnesses say.
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18:30 27/5/2015 |
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Operations of the Colombian military forces in an attempt to exterminate the FARC guerrilla forces have increased in the last weeks as clear results could not be achieved from the peace negotiations aiming an end to the armed conflict between FARC and Colombian government.
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10:12 27/5/2015 |
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Iraqi forces have launched a counteroffensive to retake areas of Anbar province recently captured by gangs from the ISIS.
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09:13 25/5/2015 |
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In Iran, on May 23, sixteen prisoners were transferred to solitary confinement in Ghezel Hessar Prison in the city of Karaj in preparation for their imminent executions.
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09:19 23/5/2015 |
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A three-hour shootout between Mexican security forces and unidentified gunmen Friday left 42 of the gunmen dead, as well as one federal police officer, officials said. Three gunmen were arrested.
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09:19 23/5/2015 |
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From May 19 to 21, the antihuman clerical regime in Iran executed 37 in prisons or on the streets of various cities.
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22:50 22/5/2015 |
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Colombia's FARC leftist guerrilla group has suspended a unilateral ceasefire after 26 of its fighters were killed in a government air and ground offensive.
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13:58 22/5/2015 |
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The Colombian army killed 18 guerrillas from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) on Thursday in bombing raids, followed by ground attacks. The latest attack against the rebels was one of the deadliest since President Juan Manuel Santos restarted suspended airstrikes last month.
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09:53 22/5/2015 |
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EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Thursday warned of potential war crimes in the UNESCO World Heritage site of Palmyra after Daesh gangs seized the ancient Syrian city.
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09:51 22/5/2015 |
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A Baltimore grand jury has charged all six police officers accused in the death of Freddie Gray.
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09:51 22/5/2015 |
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More than 3m voters are invited to cast ballots over 15 hours in Ireland’s 43 constituencies, with the historic result to follow on Saturday.
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09:58 21/5/2015 |
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French special forces have killed four members of al-Qaeda in northern Mali, including one of its leaders who was suspected of involvement in the killing of several French citizens, France's defence ministry has said.
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09:32 20/5/2015 |
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About 400 refugees have been saved by local fishermen in the Strait of Malacca, off the coast of Aceh province.
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16:26 19/5/2015 |
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Eleven Afghan policemen have been sentenced to one year in prison for failing to protect a woman killed by a mob in the capital Kabul in March.
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13:08 19/5/2015 |
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A sexual assault victim in India who remained in a coma for 42 years has died, rekindling the debate on legalizing euthanasia in the country.
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09:20 19/5/2015 |
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More than 50 people have been killed in a landslide in Antioquia province in north-west Colombia, officials say.
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09:21 18/5/2015 |
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Police in the US state of Texas say nine people have been killed and at least 100 arrested after a shootout between rival biker gangs in Waco.
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16:32 17/5/2015 |
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Thousands of protesters are gathering in the Macedonian capital Skopje to demand the resignation of long-serving Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski.
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