India: Tiger responsible for nine deaths shot dead

Police in India have shot dead a tiger after it killed at least nine people in Champaran, Bihar state. Dubbed the “man-eater of Champaran”, the beast was killed after a…

Iran: State-run live TV news broadcast interrupted by hackers

Iran’s state-run broadcaster was apparently hacked on air Saturday, with a news bulletin interrupted by a protest against the country’s leader. A mask appeared on the screen, followed by an…

Haiti: World asked to give military help to curb chaos

Haiti has asked for foreign military support to curb its gang violence crisis which has paralysed the country. The Haitian government authorised Prime Minister Ariel Henry to request armed help…

Ireland: Service station explosion kills ten

Ten people have died as a result of an explosion in County Donegal, gardaí (Irish police) have said. It happened at an Applegreen petrol station in the village of Creeslough…

Spain: PM condemns students’ chant

Spanish prosecutors are investigating a group of male university students filmed chanting obscene misogynistic abuse at female students in Madrid. Videos have circulated for days of abuse being hurled from…

Palestine: Gay man beheaded in West Bank

Palestinian police have arrested a suspect in the killing of a 25-year-old man after his body was found decapitated in the occupied West Bank. LGBTQ groups in Israel, where Ahmad…

Italy: Energy crisis hits Europe hard

Central heating will be restricted in Italy this winter, as it becomes the latest country to take action on European gas supply shortages sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Under…

USA: President Biden pardons 6500 for marijuana possession

President Joe Biden has pardoned all Americans who have been convicted at the national level of possessing small amounts of marijuana. Officials estimate about 6,500 people with federal convictions for…

Germany: Adidas puts Kayne West Yeezy deal under review

Adidas says it is reviewing its Yeezy partnership with Kanye West days after he showcased a “White Lives Matter” t-shirt design at Paris Fashion Week. The company did not mention…

Canada: Man suspected of killing 11, including brother

The suspect in a deadly mass stabbing that stunned Canada acted on his own – and his own brother was among the victims, police say. Myles Sanderson, 32, died after…