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Indonesia considers parole for ex-terror chiefs: official
Jailed former leaders of Indonesia's Jemaah Islamiyah militant group are being considered for parole, a senior counter-terror official said Tuesday, after the network disbanded and members pledged allegiance to the country.
South Korean opposition postpones decision to impeach acting president
South Korea's opposition said Tuesday it would hold back a decision to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo until later in the week.
12 killed in blast at Turkey explosives plant
A powerful blast ripped through an explosives plant in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday killing 13 people and injuring four others, officials said.
Hong Kong police issue fresh bounties for activists overseas
Hong Kong police announced bounties on Tuesday of HK$1 million (around US$130,000) for information leading to the arrest of six democracy advocates based overseas and accused of national security crimes.
Blogs to Bluesky: social media shifts responses after 2004 tsunami
The world's deadliest tsunami hit nations around the Indian Ocean two decades ago before social media platforms flourished, but they have since transformed how we understand and respond to disasters -- from finding the missing to swift crowdfunding.
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts, spewing columns of lava
One of the world's most active volcanoes sprang into life again Monday, spewing columns of lava 80 meters (260 feet) above Hawaii, US vulcanologists said.
Haitians massacred for practicing voodoo were abducted, hacked to death: UN
A massacre of more than 200 people in Haiti this month followed a gang-ordered manhunt that saw victims, many of them elderly, pulled from their homes and shot or killed with machetes, the UN said Monday.
Canada records 50,000 opioid overdose deaths since 2016
Nearly 50,000 people in Canada died of an apparent opioid overdose from January 2016 to June 2024, with fentanyl playing an increasingly prominent role in fatalities, the national health agency said Monday.
Guatemalan authorities recover minors taken by sect members
Guatemalan authorities on Monday recovered several minors taken from a care center by members of an ultra-orthodox Jewish sect under investigation for alleged child sexual abuse.
Biden commutes almost all federal death sentences
US President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death sentences of 37 of the 40 federal inmates on death row, ahead of the return of Donald Trump who oversaw a sweeping number of executions during his first term.
France's new government to be announced Monday evening: Elysee
President Emmanuel Macron's office said the composition of France's new government would be announced on Monday evening amid efforts to drag the second-largest EU economy out of a deepening political crisis.
London toy 'shop' window where nothing is for sale
With its twinkling Christmas fairy lights and nostalgic array of vintage toys, the window of one London "shop" never fails to enchant passers-by.
Accused killer of US insurance CEO pleads not guilty to 'terrorist' murder
The man accused of gunning down a health insurance executive in a brazen hit in New York pleaded not guilty Monday to state charges including "terrorist" murder.
Acid complicates search after deadly Brazil bridge collapse
A search operation for a dozen people missing after a deadly bridge collapse in Brazil was being complicated by the possible presence of acid in the water, authorities said Monday.
Mali singer Traore child custody case postponed
A Belgian court Monday postponed the trial of Malian singer Rokia Traore to January 8 over an outstanding two-year prison sentence handed down in a child-custody dispute.
France mourns Mayotte victims amid uncertainy over government
France on Monday observed a day of mourning for the victims in the cyclone-hit Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte as the clock ticked for President Emmanuel Macron to appoint the fourth government in a year marked by political crisis.
Bangladesh launches $5bn graft probe into Hasina's family
Bangladesh has launched a probe into the alleged $5 billion embezzlement connected to a Russian-backed nuclear power plant by ousted leader Sheikh Hasina and her family, the anti-corruption commission said Monday.
Biden commutes sentences for 37 of 40 federal death row inmates
US President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death sentences of 37 of 40 federal inmates, taking action ahead of the return of Donald Trump who oversaw a sweeping number of lethal injections during his first term.
Police arrest suspect who set woman on fire in New York subway
New York City police arrested a man suspected of setting fire to a woman on the subway in Brooklyn who died from the incident, authorities said, calling it "one of the most depraved crimes" a person could commit.
China vows 'cooperation' over ship linked to severed Baltic Sea cables
Beijing on Monday promised to continue "cooperation" with regional authorities over a Chinese ship linked to the recent severing of two undersea cables in the Baltic Sea.
Afghan bread, the humble centrepiece of every meal
Every day before dawn, Jamil Ghafori gets to work on the floor of a cramped Kabul bakery with five other men churning out thousands of traditional flatbreads -- the staple of every Afghan meal.
'Who's next?': Misinformation and online threats after US CEO slaying
A US health boss's murder sparked a torrent of online misinformation and calls for violence against other executives, suggesting a failure of social media moderation that analysts fear could translate into real-world harms.
Rome's Trevi Fountain reopens to limited crowds
Rome's famous Trevi Fountain reopened Sunday following a three-month clean-up, but visitors will for now be limited to 400 to avoid the crowds of the past, said the city's mayor.
Pope again condemns 'cruelty' of Israeli strikes on Gaza
Pope Francis doubled down Sunday on his condemnation of Israel's strikes on the Gaza Strip, denouncing their "cruelty" for the second time in as many days despite Israel accusing him of "double standards".
Death toll in Brazil bus crash rises to 41
Authorities on Sunday raised to 41 the death toll in a weekend bus crash in southeastern Brazil that President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called a "terrible tragedy."
Germany pledges security inquest after Christmas market attack
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government on Sunday pledged to investigate whether security services could have prevented the Christmas market car-ramming attack that killed five people and injured over 200.
Cyclone Chido death toll rises to 94 in Mozambique
Cyclone Chido killed at least 94 people in Mozambique in its deadly rampage through the Indian Ocean last week, the country's disaster management agency said Sunday, raising a previous death toll of 76.
Angry questions in Germany after Christmas market attack
The German government faced growing questions Sunday about whether more could have been done to prevent the Christmas market car-ramming attack that killed five people and injured over 200.
Large earthquake hits battered Vanuatu
A magnitude-6.1 earthquake rattled buildings on Vanuatu's main island early Sunday but did not appear to have caused major damage, five days after a more powerful quake wreaked havoc and killed 12 people.
Strong quake strikes off battered Vanuatu
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake rattled buildings on Vanuatu's main island early Sunday but did not appear to have caused major damage, just days after a massive, deadly quake wreaked havoc on the Pacific archipelago.
Calls for more safety measures after Croatia school stabbings
Teachers and parents on Saturday condemned the lack of security at schools in Croatia, a day after a stabbing spree in the Croatian capital Zagreb in which a seven-year-old was killed and four others wounded.
At least 38 die in bus accident in southeastern Brazil
At least 38 people were killed in a bus crash in southeastern Brazil on Saturday, officials said, in what President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called a "terrible tragedy."