A flyover bridge collapsed on traffic and vendors in India’s populous city of Kolkata on Thursday, killing at least 20 people with dozens feared trapped.
The hijacker who seized control of an Egyptian airliner has been arrested after surrendering to counter-terrorism police following a six-hour standoff at Cyprus’ Larnaca airport.
Syrian troops are closer to recapturing the ancient city of Palmyra from Islamic State (ISIS) militants who took over the UNESCO Heritage site in May 2015.
Random attacks rooted in Middle Eastern conflict and religious divisions predate Al-Qaeda’s 9/11 attack on the World Trade Centre (WTC) in New York and on Washington.
US college student Otto Warmbier has been sentenced to 15 years hard labour by the North Korean Supreme Court on charges of “crimes against the state.”
Republican frontrunner Donald Trump is predicting riots if he does not receive the party’s Presidential nomination after continuing his success in the latest primaries.