Authorities in Mississippi say a suspect is in custody after eight people were killed in a shooting, including a sheriff's deputy, after an apparent domestic argument over children. Shootings occurred at three separate homes Saturday night (May 27) in rural Lincoln County, reports

At least 19 civilians have been killed in continuing clashes between the armed forces of the Philippines and Islamist insurgents in the city of Marawi, military officials say. The bodies were discovered by advancing soldiers this weekend, reports the BBC. The military is attempting

At least 126 people have been killed and nearly 500,000 displaced in Sri Lanka following flooding and mudslide triggered by monsoon rains, the government officials say. A further 97 people are still missing, a spokesman said. Military boats and helicopters have been sent to help

At least 15 Afghan soldiers have been killed in an attack by the Taliban on a military base in Kandahar province. Five others were injured in the assault on the facility in Shah Wali Kot district, defence ministry spokesman Dawlat Wazir told the BBC. It comes four days after 10

A bus carrying Coptic Christians to a monastery south of the capital was targeted in a bloody attack Friday, killing more than 23 people, officials said. Egyptian state television reported that 23 were killed and 25 wounded in the attack in Minya, a Christian enclave 138 miles south of

UK Prime Minister Theresa May said Thursday she would raise leaks to US media from the Manchester bombing investigation with US President Donald Trump when the pair meet later at a NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium. “I will make clear to President Trump that intelligence that is

US President Donald Trump has met Pope Francis for a short private audience on the third leg of his overseas trip. The Vatican said after the meeting that there had been an “exchange of views” on international issues, and spoke of the need to continue good relations, reports the

Three more men have been arrested as police continue to investigate whether Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi acted alone. Police arrested the three in the city on Wednesday. Abedi's 23-year-old brother was arrested on Tuesday, reports the BBC. Abedi killed 22 and injured 64

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a bombing at a pop concert in Manchester of United Kingdom which left 22 people dead. In a statement released by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's official Amaq news agency, they said it was revenge for attacks on “Muslim

At least 19 people were killed and about 50 injured in a possible terrorist incident on Monday night (May 22) at Manchester Arena, United Kingdom, where pop singer Ariana Grande was performing, reports CNN quoting Greater Manchester Police. As concertgoers -- many of them adolescent

US President Donald Trump has arrived in Israel as he continues his first foreign trip. He flew in from Saudi Arabia, a key US ally, where he gave a speech to Arab and Muslim leaders at a summit, reports the BBC. Trump will hold talks with both Israeli and Palestinian leaders during

North Korea has conducted another missile test, South Korea's military has said. The White House said the medium-range missile had a shorter range than those used in North Korea's last three tests, reports the BBC. It comes a week after North Korea tested what it said was a

At least 20 Afghan policemen were killed in Taliban ambushes in south central Afghanistan, officials said on Sunday (May 21), as security forces sought to dislodge insurgents in multiple districts. Fighting is ongoing in Zabul province, where the police were attacked in Shah Joi

Iran's reformist President Hassan Rouhani has decisively won the country's presidential election, according to official results, fending off a challenge by principlist rival Ebrahim Raisi, reports Al Jazeera on Saturday (May 20). With all of votes in Friday's poll counted,

Sweden's director of public prosecutions has decided to drop the rape investigation into Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Marianne Ny said his arrest warrant was being revoked as it was impossible to serve him notice of his alleged crimes, reports the BBC. Assange, 45, has

A former FBI boss has been named special counsel to oversee an inquiry into Russia's alleged meddling in the election and any Trump campaign ties. In naming Robert Mueller, the deputy attorney general said it was in the public interest to have an outsider, reports the BBC. The

Russian President Vladimir Putin has waded into the growing row surrounding US President Donald Trump and his links to Russia. US media say Trump passed on classified information to Russian officials last week, but Putin says this is not the case, reports the BBC. He said he would

President Donald Trump asked FBI chief James Comey to drop an inquiry into links between his ex-national security adviser and Russia, US media report. “I hope you can let this go,” Trump reportedly told Comey after a White House meeting in February, according to a memo written by

It's unclear who is responsible for the global cyberattack that targeted around 300,000 machines in 150 countries. Businesses are still reeling from the fallout, and government agencies around the world are investigating. Security researchers have documented similarities between

President Donald Trump revealed highly classified information about so-called Islamic State (IS) to Russia's foreign minister, US media report. The information, related to the use of laptops on aircraft, came from a partner of the US which had not given permission for it to be