Stockholm suspect ‘admits truck attack’
The Stockholm truck attack suspect has confessed to a "terrorist crime", his lawyer says.
The admission came at a custody hearing in the Swedish capital.
Rakhmat Akilov, 39 from Uzbekistan, admitted responsibility for the attack in...
Boy, 8, and two adults dead at California primary school shooting
Two adults and a child have been killed in a shooting in a classroom of a primary school in San Bernardino, California, police say.
The suspect shot and killed his estranged wife, a teacher, and...
Passenger dragged off a United flight
Videos showing a man being violently removed from a United Airlines flight have provoked an outcry on social media.
The footage taken inside the airliner shows a man being violently pulled out of his seat...
Spain mourns first woman defence minister Carme Chacón
Spain is mourning Carme Chacón, the former defence minister who died on Sunday and was famously photographed in 2008 reviewing troops in Afghanistan while seven months pregnant.
Ms Chacón was found dead at her Madrid...
Russian arrested in Spain ‘over US election hacking’
Spanish police have arrested a Russian programmer for alleged involvement in "hacking" the US election, Spanish press reports have said.
Pyotr Levashov, arrested on 7 April in Barcelona, has now been remanded in custody.
A "legal...
Meningitis outbreak in Nigeria kills more than 300
A meningitis outbreak has killed more than 300 people in Nigeria, the country's Center for Disease Control has said.
The agency reported a wide outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis across 15 states.
A new strain of the...
Trump national security adviser ‘to step down’
President Donald Trump's deputy national security adviser, KT McFarland, has been asked to step down after just three months, US media say.
Ms McFarland, an ex-Fox News analyst, has been offered the role of ambassador...
Egypt’s Coptic churches hit by deadly blasts on Palm Sunday
At least 31 people have died in Egypt after blasts targeted Coptic Christians on Palm Sunday.
Six people were killed when an explosion struck outside St Mark's Coptic Church in Alexandria, according to official sources.
Pope...
Stockholm lorry rams crowds, killing at least three people
A lorry has smashed into a store in central Stockholm, killing at least three people, Swedish police say.
Several people were also injured in the incident on Drottninggatan (Queen Street), one of the city's major...
Anti-Zuma protests across South Africa
Protesters are marching in cities across South Africa including Cape Town, Durban, and the capital, Pretoria calling for the removal of President Jacob Zuma.
The protests come after Mr Zuma's sacking of a respected finance...