Tom Cruise has handed back his three Golden Globes in protest at a lack of diversity among the body that runs the glittering annual Hollywood awards. He is the latest…
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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…