Brazil: Illegal miners fire on indigenous group

Illegal miners inside a protected area in the Brazilian Amazon opened fire on an indigenous community using automatic weapons, local leaders say. The Yanomami group said they responded with bows…

USA: Colorado gunman killed six at party ‘as he was not invited’

Colorado officials say the gunman who killed six people at a birthday party at the weekend was upset that he had not been invited. Police say Teodoro Macias, 28, fatally…

France: Army chief tells soldiers to quit over civil-war letter

The French army chief of staff has urged soldiers to resign if they signed a controversial letter that warned of a civil war trigged by religious extremism in the country.…

Russia: Seven children and teacher shot in Kazan

Seven children and two adults have been killed in a shooting at a school in the Russian city of Kazan, officials say. Twenty-one other people, mostly children, were injured. A…

Palestine: Rockets target Tel Aviv after Gaza tower destroyed

Palestinian militants say they fired 130 missiles at the Israeli city of Tel Aviv after an Israeli air strike felled a tower block in the Gaza Strip. The 13-storey building…

USA: Motorists urged not to hoard fuel after pipeline attack

US motorists have been urged not to hoard fuel as a major fuel pipeline remained shut after a cyber-attack. North Carolina, Virginia and Florida have declared a state of emergency…

Spain: Ayuso heads for win in bitter Madrid election

The conservative leader of the regional district of Madrid in Spain is set for resounding victory after a bitter election battle, partial results show. Despite more than doubling the Popular…

UK: Man City into first Champions League final

Manchester City reached their first Champions League final as they overcame Paris St-Germain at Etihad Stadium to secure a commanding victory over two legs. In a game played in unseasonal…

Brazil: Teenager kills young children in nursery

Police in the Brazil say a teenager has killed at least two children and injured a teacher at a nursery. The children were reportedly less than two years old. Military…

France: Fishing row triggers threat of Jersey power cut

The French government has voiced anger over what it calls new UK fishing rules in the Channel and warns it could cut electricity to Jersey in response. Maritime Minister Annick…