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Two dead, nine missing after ship sinks between Japan, S. Korea
Two crew were confirmed dead and nine others were missing Wednesday after their cargo ship sank in rough waters between Japan and South Korea, Japanese authorities said.
Dead vulture, missing leopard: mystery at the Dallas Zoo
What mysterious forces are at work at the Dallas zoo?
US sues Google over dominance of online ad market
The US Justice Department sued Google on Tuesday for its dominance of the online advertising market, launching a fresh legal battle against the California-based tech giant.
French rugby chief Laporte released after police probe over alleged tax fraud
French Rugby Federation (FFR) president Bernard Laporte was released without charge on Tuesday after being detained earlier in the day as part of an investigation into suspected tax fraud.
Swiss president faces parliamentary probe over media leaks
The Swiss parliament decided Tuesday to open an investigation targeting President Alain Berset, among others, over media leaks linked to government measures at the height of the pandemic.
Spain court rejects bid to end Hells Angels trial
A Spanish court on Tuesday rejected a plea from a former leader of the Hells Angels to end his trial on the grounds that the charges against him were based on illegal wiretaps.
Busy Paris rail station shut after arsonists wreck cables
A busy railway hub in Paris suffered a near-total traffic shutdown Tuesday after unidentified vandals triggered a crippling signal malfunction by setting cables on fire in a mysterious arson attack.
Eurostar recovery hampered by post-Brexit checks
Cross-Channel train operator Eurostar complained Tuesday that slower post-Brexit passport checks for travellers are forcing it to run some services almost one-third empty.
Climate group sues German government for missing targets
German environmentalists on Tuesday sued the government for failing to follow its own laws to protect the climate and reduce emissions.
Grief grips Asian Americans after California mass shootings
Asian Americans were reeling Tuesday after two mass shootings in California targeting members of their community left 18 people dead -- with the alleged gunmen in both cases being older men of Asian descent.
Cable sabotage paralyses busy Paris rail station
A busy railway hub in Paris suffered a near-total traffic shutdown on Tuesday after vandals triggered a crippling signal malfunction by setting cables on fire.
Mauritanian ex-president heads into historic trial
Mauritania's ex-president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz goes on trial on graft charges on Wednesday in an exceptional prosecution of a former African head of state.
French court again dismisses rape claim against minister
The Paris appeals court on Tuesday confirmed the dropping of a rape case against Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, although his accuser said she would keep fighting to have it heard.
Cable sabotage cuts all traffic from busy Paris station
One of the busiest train stations in Paris suffered a total traffic shutdown on Tuesday after vandals triggered a major signal malfunction by setting cables on fire.
Sabotage shuts down Paris Gare de l'Est station all day
The Gare de l'Est train station in Paris suffered a total traffic shutdown Tuesday after a signalling malfunction that officials said was caused by vandalism.
Thai police seize 1.1 tonnes of crystal meth in under a week
Thai police seized 1.1 tonnes of crystal methamphetamine in less than a week, officers said Tuesday, as the kingdom cracks down on smuggling that has surged since the country's borders reopened.
Sabotage shuts down Paris Gare de l'Est station
The Gare de l'Est train station in Paris suffered a total traffic shutdown early Tuesday after a signalling malfunction that officials said was caused by vandalism.
Seven dead in new California shooting
A suspected gunman was in custody Monday over the killing of seven people in a rural community in northern California, just two days after a mass shooting at a Lunar New Year celebration near Los Angeles.
Seven dead in new California shooting as police probe dance hall killings
An Asian farm worker was in custody Monday after seven of his colleagues were killed in front of children at sites in California, days after a mass shooter killed 11 people at a Lunar New Year celebration near Los Angeles.
New shootings rock California as police probe dance hall killings
Seven people were killed as two new shootings rocked California Monday, less than 48 hours after a 72-year-old man shot dead 11 people at a Lunar New Year celebration in a Los Angeles area dance hall.
Dispute between Mexican taxi, Uber drivers prompts US alert
The United States on Monday issued a security alert to its citizens traveling to Mexico following confrontations between taxi and Uber drivers in one of the country's top beachside resorts.
Around 20 treated after new safety scare in Mexico metro
Another safety scare hit the Mexico City metro on Monday, when around 20 people were treated for smoke inhalation following a short circuit, officials said.
US police focus on jealousy as Lunar New Year shooting motive: report
Detectives probing why an elderly Chinese immigrant shot dead 11 people as they celebrated Lunar New Year at a dance hall in California are examining whether jealousy or a personal dispute was behind the tragedy, a report said Monday.
Peru protests will continue, says interior minister
Anti-government protests that have at times turned violent and left at least 46 people dead in Peru will continue, Interior Minister Vicente Romero said Monday.
California mass shooter was a dance studio regular
The 72-year-old Asian man suspected of killing 10 people before shooting himself as police moved in on him was once a regular at the California dance club where America's latest gun massacre unfolded.
Turncoat suspect blows open EU parliament graft probe
Under the terms of a plea deal struck with Belgian investigators, former Italian lawmaker Pier Antonio Panzeri has begun to spill the beans in the graft scandal rocking the European Parliament.
Erdogan warns Sweden on NATO after Koran burning
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Sweden on Monday that it should not expect his backing to join NATO following the burning of the Koran outside Ankara's embassy in Stockholm.
Ex-security chief 'betrayed' Mexico, drugs trial hears
A once-powerful Mexican government minister "betrayed" his country by engaging in the very drug trafficking he was in charge of stopping, US prosecutors told his trial Monday.
Alleged German Hells Angels boss goes on trial in Spain
A German went on trial in Spain on Monday for allegedly running a chapter of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang on the holiday island of Mallorca that was involved in prostitution, drug trafficking and other organised crime.
Iraqis injured in anti-Sweden protest after Koran burning
An Iraqi policeman and seven protesters were injured Monday during a rally outside the Swedish embassy in Baghdad against the burning of a Koran in Stockholm, a security source said.
US police search for motive in Lunar New Year shooting
California police searched Monday for what compelled a 72-year-old man of Asian descent to shoot dead 10 people as they celebrated Lunar New Year at a dance hall in the Los Angeles suburbs.
Cyprus issues first-ever fines for poisoning wild birds
Cypriot authorities have for the first time issued fines for the killing of rare wild birds using poison baits, conservationists on the Mediterranean island said Monday.
California Lunar New Year mass shooter dead, motive unclear: police
The gunman believed to have killed 10 people during Lunar New Year celebrations in California shot himself dead as police moved in to arrest him, the local sheriff said Sunday.
Iranian women take center stage at Sundance film festival
Movies by and about Iranian women took center stage at the Sundance film festival this weekend, as diaspora filmmakers reflected on female-led protests and the deadly challenges of censorship and resistance in their ancestral home.
US abortion rights 'war' rages on 50 years after now-defunct ruling
The fight for abortion rights "isn't over," US President Joe Biden said Sunday, 50 years after a landmark Supreme Court ruling had guaranteed that right, before the court reversed itself last June.
US residents of 'very safe' Monterey Park stunned by mass shooting
The "Year of the Rabbit" began in horror on Sunday for the inhabitants of Monterey Park, the largely Asian American suburb of Los Angeles where a mass shooting left 10 people dead.
US van standoff ends as police hunt Lunar New Year mass shooter
California police hunting the gunman who killed 10 people at a dance club during Lunar New Year celebrations broke into a van after a lengthy standoff Sunday, with televised footage showing the driver apparently dead.
Greek police find no bomb on Ryanair flight from Poland
Greek police on Sunday said they had found no explosives on board a Ryanair flight from Poland, following an earlier bomb threat.
US police hunt gunman who killed 10 in Lunar New Year shooting
Police in Southern California on Sunday launched a manhunt for an Asian male suspected in a mass shooting that left 10 people dead and 10 others wounded at a dance club during Lunar New Year celebrations, police said Sunday.