Three white men were killed and another wounded when a black gunman opened fire in Fresno, California, in a suspected race attack, police have said. Kori Ali Muhammad shot 16 rounds in 90 seconds in the shooting spree on Tuesday, said Police Chief Jerry Dyer, reports the BBC. He

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has announced plans to call snap general election on 8 June. She said Britain needed certainty, stability and strong leadership following the EU referendum. Justifying the decision, May said: “The country is coming together but Westminster is not,”

At least 24 people were killed and 22 injured when a passenger bus crashed into a deep ravine in the mountainous northern Philippines on Tuesday (April 18), authorities said. The bus plunged about 80 feet in the upland province of Nueva Ecija before noon after its brakes failed while

North Korea will continue to test missiles, a senior official has told the BBC in Pyongyang, despite international condemnation and growing military tensions with the US. “We'll be conducting more missile tests on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis,” Vice-Foreign Minister Han

US Vice-President Mike Pence has said his country’s “era of strategic patience” with North Korea is over. Pence first made the remarks at the demilitarized zone (DMZ), the area dividing the two Koreas, during a visit to South Korea to reaffirm ties, reports the BBC. His visit

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has narrowly won a referendum to expand presidential powers, which could keep him in office until 2029. With 99.45 percent of ballots counted, the “Yes” campaign had won 51.37 percent and “No” 48.63 percent, and the electoral board called

North Korea has failed to launch a missile on its east coast, South Korean and US military officials say, a day after Pyongyang warned the US amid rising tension in the region. The US said a ballistic missile exploded within seconds of the launch, reports the BBC. Hours earlier,

Voting is under way in Turkey in a landmark referendum that will determine whether President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be granted sweeping new powers. Erdogan is seeking to replace Turkey's parliamentary system with an executive presidency, reports the BBC. Supporters say the

North Korea has warned the US not to take provocative action in the region, saying it is “ready to hit back with nuclear attacks”. The comments came as North Korea marked the 105th anniversary of the birth of its founding president, Kim Il-sung, reports the BBC. Soldiers, tanks

A US military strike with a weapon known as the “mother of all bombs” (MOAB) killed 36 IS militants and destroyed their base, the Afghan defence ministry says. The most powerful non-nuclear bomb ever used by the US in combat was dropped on IS tunnels in Nangarhar province, reports

Syria’s President Bashar-al Assad says reports of a chemical attack by his forces were “100% fabrication”. In an exclusive video interview with Agence France-Presse, he said “there was no order to make any attack”, reports the BBC. More than 80 people were killed in the

Nearly 100 refugees are missing after their boat sank off the Libyan coast near Tripoli, a coastguard official has said. Coastguard spokesman Ayoub Qassem said 23 people were rescued from the craft off Gargaresh, a western suburb of Tripoli, reports the Independent. Survivors said

DHAKA: The Daily Mail has apologized to Melania Trump and agreed to pay damages to settle a lawsuit filed by the first lady after the publisher made false claims about her work as a professional model. Trump will be paid about $2.9 million in damages and costs, according to a source

China called for a “peaceful” resolution to tensions on the Korean Peninsula Wednesday, as a United States aircraft carrier strike group churned towards the contested region. Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the situation in North Korea and Syria with US President Donald

DHAKA: G7 nations have rejected a call by Britain for sanctions against Russia in the wake of a deadly chemical attack they say was carried out by Moscow's ally, Syria. Italy's foreign minister said the group did not want to back Russia into a corner and preferred dialogue,

North Korea has said it will defend itself “by powerful force of arms” in response to the US deployment of a Navy strike group to the Korean peninsula. The foreign ministry, quoted by state news agency KCNA, said the deployment showed “reckless moves for invading” had

Egypt’s President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has announced a three-month state of emergency after attacks on two Coptic churches that left at least 44 dead. The measure allows authorities to make arrests without warrants and search people’s homes. It needs to be approved by parliament

DHAKA: A suicide car bombing Sunday in the Somali capital Mogadishu killed at least 15 people, Somali police told CNN. Police Capt. Osman Mohamed said the attack was an assassination attempt against the new Somali military chief, Ahmed Mohamed Irfid. The attack happened on a busy

DHAKA: The US military has ordered a navy strike group to move towards the Korean peninsula, amid growing concerns about North Korea's missile programme. The Carl Vinson Strike Group comprises an aircraft carrier and other warships, reports the BBC. US Pacific Command described

DHAKA: Two blasts targeting Coptic Christians in Egypt on Palm Sunday have killed at least 40 people, officials say. In Alexandria, an explosion outside St Mark's Coptic church killed 13 people. Pope Tawadros II, head of the Coptic Church, had been attending Mass inside and was