Another migrant boat spotted on English Channel day after mass-casualty wreck
Another boat carrying suspected migrants has been spotted in the English Channel, just a day after a dozen others died trying to cross the same body of water.
Venezuelan prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for opposition’s former presidential candidate
On Monday authorities in Venezuela sought an arrest warrant for Edmundo González, the timing of the action from officials comes over a month after Maduro's election win.
Explosive experts safely detonate a rare World War II bomb at major chemical plant
Following the recent discovery of a World War II bomb in northwestern Czech Republic, experts detonated it at a chemical plant in a controlled explosion.
French authorities hunt for arsonist who targeted synagogue, injured police officer
Around 200 French police officers searched for a man who attempted to set a synagogue on fire in La Grande-Motte; the attacker reportedly set fire to two cars and several…
7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan’s coast, tsunami advisory issued
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake was detected off Japan's southern coast, triggering a tsunami advisory. No injuries or serious damage were immediately reported.
A mysterious pile of bones could hold evidence of Japanese war crimes, activists say
Historians, activists and other experts recently met to mark the 35th anniversary of the discovery of bones that some believe hold evidence of Japan's wartime atrocities.
Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces his first House of Commons grilling from lawmakers
Britain's newly elected leader Keir Starmer fielded queries from lawmakers at the first Prime Minister's Questions session since his party's election victory on July 4.
US-Russian journalist convicted in secret trial gets 6 1/2 years in penal colony, court says
Alsu Kurmasheva, a journalist for the U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, was sentenced to 6 and a half years in prison for spreading false information about the Russian army.
Gunman kills mother, 5 others in Croatian nursing home shooting
A Croatian war veteran and former police officer killed six people, including his mother, after opening fire inside a Daruvar nursing home.
Border fire between Israel, Hezbollah continues as delegates prepare to mediate ceasefire with Hamas
An Israeli soldier was killed in combat with Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah as fighting continues at Israel's northern border, the Israeli military said.