Thailand: Groom kills four at wedding, including bride

A Thai para-athlete and former soldier shot his bride and three others before killing himself on his wedding day. Chaturong Suksuk, 29 and Kanchana Pachunthuek, 44, were married on Saturday…

Mexico: Journalists freed days after being abducted in southern province

Three Mexican journalists, who were abducted over the past week, have been released after authorities launched search operations in the southern province of Guerrero, according to the state attorney general’s…

Pakistan: At least 10 killed in shopping mall blaze in Karachi

At least 10 people have been killed in a fire at a shopping centre in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, according to officials and local media. The blaze on…

UK: Nissan to invest £2bn in electric car plant

Nissan and its partners have announced a £2bn plan to build three electric car models at its Sunderland factory. The Japanese firm will build electric Qashqai and Juke models at…

USA: Ex-policeman Derek Chauvin stabbed in prison

Minneapolis ex-police officer Derek Chauvin, convicted in the murder of George Floyd, has been stabbed at an Arizona prison, US media reports say. A source told AP the 47-year-old was…

Sierra Leone: Country under curfew as prisoners on the loose

Sierra Leone has been placed under a nationwide curfew as armed men broke into a prison, setting inmates free. Detainees from Central Padema Road prison in the capital city Freetown…

Ireland: Second Dublin stabbing victim discharged from hospital

Another child involved in the stabbing incident outside a school in Dublin on Thursday has left hospital. Three children and a school care assistant were injured in the knife attack,…

India: Rescuers to dig by hand to rescue trapped workers

Rescue work to save 41 workers trapped in a tunnel in India’s Uttarakhand state has been delayed by at least four to five days because the drilling machine broke down…

Italy: Rallies to condemn violence against women draw huge crowds

Tens of thousands of people have taken part in protests across Italy, calling for an end to violence against women following the murder of a university student earlier this month.…

New Zealand: New government promises tax cuts and less red tape

New Zealand’s National Party has agreed to form a coalition government with two other right-leaning parties, heralding a shift towards lower taxes and less government bureaucracy. The centre-right National Party…