The EU Commissioner for Home Affairs called the sinking of a migrant boat off the coast of Greece 'the worst ever tragedy we’ve seen' in the Mediterranean.
Serbian prosecutors on Friday began legal proceedings against three Kosovar police officers arrested near the two nations' border, leaving pleas by the international community unheeded.
Mali's Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop demanded the immediate departure of UN peacekeepers, stating they had not fulfilled their mission and had created mistrust among the population.
An environmental activist was fatally shot by two unidentified assailants Thursday at his family's residence in northern Honduras. The victim's brother was shot in a similar attack.
Police in southern Germany are seeking help from witnesses who may have captured photos of an attack near Neuschwanstein castle. The man allegedly pushed two women down a slope.
Interpol has issued a global warrant for the arrest of a Lebanese individual suspected of being involved in the trafficking of stolen antiquities, according to judicial officials.
Officials repeatedly stressed that the building should not have contained any fireworks and was illegal due to proximity to residential buildings, prompting a search for the owner.
Germany returned two "sun masks" made by Colombia's Native Kogi people in the 1400s to their home country on Friday, after spending over a century in a Berlin museum's collection.
The Greek government has been under renewed pressure to address Europe’s migration issue after a ship carrying hundreds of passengers sank off the country’s south coast.
Beijing is objecting to a resolution adopted by the European Parliament which addresses Hong Kong’s shrinking freedoms of speech. It also calls for the release of pro-democracy activists.
A group of Islamic extremist rebels carried out a brutal attack in northeast Nigeria, resulting in the death of seven farmers. The assault has worsened the dire food security situation.
An incident in north-central Nigeria killed 108 people, after a boat they were traveling in broke apart in the Niger River. The boat was carrying over 250 passengers.
Authorities filed charges against a man in connection with a knife and van attack that resulted in the death of two student athletes and a school caretaker in Nottingham, England.
After North Korea launched missiles in protest of the live-fire drills conducted by the U.S. and South Korea, an American nuclear-powered submarine arrived in South Korea.
A bus full of senior passengers was heading to a casino when it collided with a semi-trailer in Manitoba, Canada. Fifteen people, mostly seniors, died in the incident.
A village in Brienz, Switzerland, was left unscathed after a huge mass of Alpine rock slid down a nearby mountainside and stopped short of the settlement.
China has revealed plans to develop a futuristic warship that would include breakthrough technologies that would bring "science fiction to the real world," according to a report.