Armenia and Azerbaijan erupt into fighting over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh
Heavy fighting has erupted between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, with both civilians and combatants killed. ...
Belarus: Mass arrests and tear gas on seventh weekend of protests
Belarus police carried out mass arrests as tens of thousands of people again gathered for protests calling on leader Alexander Lukashenko to step down. ...
Charlie Hebdo: Stabbings suspect 'was trying to target magazine'
A man suspected of stabbing two people with a meat cleaver in Paris has admitted to deliberately targeting the former offices of the satirical Charlie Hebdo magazine, French media report. ...
Ukraine military plane crash: Cadets among 26 people killed
Twenty-six people, most of them air cadets, have been killed in a military plane crash in Ukraine, officials say. ...
Kim Jong-un apologises for killing of South Korean official - South
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has issued a rare personal apology for the killing of a South Korean official, Seoul says. ...
Stabbing attack outside former Charlie Hebdo office in Paris leaves 4 wounded
Police in the French capital arrested one man after a stabbing attack outside the former offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo on Friday. The Paris Police later confirmed there were no other suspects being sought. ...
Alexei Navalny has 'bank accounts frozen and flat seized'
Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny has had his bank accounts frozen and flat seized after a court order, his spokeswoman says. ...
Alexei Navalny: Russian activist discharged from Berlin hospital
Putin critic Alexei Navalny has been discharged from a Berlin hospital where he was being treated for Novichok nerve agent poisoning. ...
Breonna Taylor: Kentucky city on edge ahead of prosecutor decision
Louisville, Kentucky, is under a state of emergency as prosecutors are expected to announce if police officers who killed a black woman in her home during a drug raid will be charged. ...
Dark web drugs raid leads to 179 arrests
Police forces around the world have seized more than $6.5m (£5m) in cash and virtual currencies, as well as drugs and guns in a co-ordinated raid on dark web marketplaces. ...
Ginsburg Supreme Court: Trump plan an abuse of power, says Biden
Donald Trump's move to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the presidential election is an "abuse of power", his Democratic rival Joe Biden says. ...
FinCEN Files: Sanctioned Putin associate ‘laundered millions’ through Barclays
One of Vladimir Putin's closest friends may have used Barclays Bank in London to launder money and dodge sanctions, leaked documents suggest. ...
Thailand protests: Activists challenge monarchy by laying 'People's Plaque'
Anti-government protesters have installed a plaque declaring Thailand "belongs to the people", in a bold show of opposition to the monarchy. ...
Ruth Bader Ginsburg death: Trump to nominate woman to fill Supreme Court seat
US President Donald Trump has said he will next week nominate a woman to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, escalating a political row over her successor. ...
Rochester shooting: Two dead after mass shooting in New York
Two people have been killed and 14 others wounded after a shooting at a house party in the state of New York. ...
Thailand protests: Thousands gather for mass anti-government rally
Protesters have begun gathering in the Thai capital Bangkok, in what organisers hope will be the largest anti-government demonstration so far. ...
Barack Obama: Former president announces memoir release date
Former US President Barack Obama has announced the publication date of the first half of his memoirs. ...
Hurricane Sally: 'Catastrophic flooding' as storm hits US
Hurricane Sally has brought "historic and catastrophic flooding" to the southern US after making landfall. ...
Venezuela: UN investigators accuse authorities of crimes against humanity
United Nations (UN) investigators say Venezuela's government has "committed egregious violations" amounting to crimes against humanity. ...
US West Coast fires: Row over climate change's role as Trump visits
Democratic politicians on the US West Coast have accused President Donald Trump of being in denial about climate change's role in the huge wildfires there, before his visit to California. ...