A Burmese military aircraft reportedly carrying more than 100 people has gone missing, officials say. The army said the plane was flying between the southern city of Myeik and Yangon (Rangoon). Search and rescue efforts are under way, reports the BBC. “Communication was lost

Attackers raided Iran’s parliament and opened fire at the Mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini in the capital city on Wednesday morning (June 7), leaving up to seven people killed, reports Reuters quoting Iran’s state media. Tasmin news agency said there were unconfirmed reports that

A man opened fire in the Iranian parliament on Wednesday (June 7), and injured a guard, reports Reuters quoting a witness. The semi-official Tasnim news agency said that a guard was hit in the leg, and two members of the public were also injured. The identity and the motivation of

British police arrested a 38-year-old man at London's Heathrow Airport Tuesday (June 6) in connection with the Manchester Arena attack, reports ABC News quoting the Greater Manchester Police. The unidentified man was arrested on suspicion of offences contrary to the U.K.'s

Five farmers were killed after firing at a protest in western Madhya Pradesh of India, marking an escalation of violence as a rural strike demanding debt relief spread, reports NDTV. Indian Home minister Bhupendra Singh told NDTV that the police did not shoot at the crowd in the

Five people, including the shooter, are dead after a shooting at an Orlando on Monday (June 5), Florida business headquarters, CNN affiliate WFTV reports. Police say there is no connection to terrorism. It appears to be a work-related incident, WFTV says. Police reported earlier

Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of destabilising the region. They say Qatar backs terrorist groups including the Muslim Brotherhood. The Saudi state news agency SPA said Riyadh had closed its borders,

Twelve people have been arrested after the London terror attack which left seven people dead and 48 injured. The arrests in Barking, east London, followed a raid by police at a flat owned by one of the three attackers, reports the BBC. A white van hit pedestrians on London Bridge at

The death toll has risen to 10 including 3 attackers, with 48 others injured, after the London terror attack in which three suspects were shot dead by police, reports BBC. A white transit van ploughed into a crowd of people on the bridge at speed shortly after 10pm Saturday (June 3).

US President Donald Trump argued in favour of his controversial travel ban on Twitter as London authorities responded to a terror attack. Six people were killed and several others injured when a van mowed down pedestrians on London Bridge and three attackers proceeded to stab pub-goers

At least nine people were killed including three attackers and multiple people injured in a terrorist "rampage" at two central London landmarks, reports The Telegraph. The three attackers were shot dead by police in the attack on London Bridge and Borough Market. Police said they

At least two people were killed and multiple people injured in a terrorist "rampage" at two central London landmarks, reports The Telegraph. London Bridge and Borough Market have been hit in what appears to be two coordinated attacks south of the River Thames. A separate incident at

The UN Security Council has expanded targeted sanctions against North Korea in response to a series of missile tests conducted by Pyongyang this year, reports BBC. The measures impose a travel ban and asset freeze on four entities and 14 officials, including the head of North

President Donald Trump proclaimed Thursday he was withdrawing the US from the Paris climate accord, a sweeping step that fulfills a campaign promise while acutely dampening global efforts to curb global warming. Speaking from the White House, Trump said he was open to renegotiating

Thirty-six people have been killed in a Manila casino, following an attack in the early hours of Friday morning (June 2) by a lone gunman who fired shots from an assault rifle and set fire to gambling tables. The victims, who did not appear to have been shot, are thought to have died

AT least 36 people were killed after a “white gunman speaking English” stormed a Manila casino and set fire to gambling tables before burning himself to death, reports The Sun. Most of the victims are thought to have been women who suffocated on smoke from the fires as desperate

At least 13 soldiers died in a helicopter crash near the border with Iraq, reports Al Jazeera quoting Turkey military sources. A military statement said the AS532 Cougar helicopter crashed on Wednesday (May 31) shortly after taking off from a base in the region of Senoba in Sirnak

President Donald Trump is expected to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, two senior US officials familiar with his plans told CNN Wednesday, a major break from international partners that would isolate the United States in global efforts to curb global warming. The decision,

A huge explosion hit near foreign embassies in Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday morning (May 31), killing at least 20 people and injuring 300 others, reports CNN quoting Afghan officials. In addition to the fatalities, 300 others were injured, said sources from the health ministry of

Fourteen people were killed when the deadliest storm in years struck Moscow and the surrounding area on Monday (May 29), a spokeswoman for the Russian Investigative Committee, Svetlana Petrenko, told Russian-state media TASS. “Eleven people were killed in Moscow and three others in