30 killed as China sees summer of extreme weather
At least 30 people have died in Beijing and more than 80,000 were evacuated to safety, Chinese authorities said, as heavy rains and floods ravage roads and houses in northern…
China offers parents $1,500 in bid to boost births
Parents in China are being offered 3,600 yuan (£375; $500) a year for each of their children under the age of three in the government’s first nationwide subsidy aimed at…
Russia strikes prison in Ukraine, killing 16 and wounding dozens
A Russian airstrike on a prison in a frontline region in southeastern Ukraine has killed 16 people and wounded more than 30 others, according to Ukrainian officials. The overnight attack…
4 dead, including officer in Midtown attack
Christal Hayes & Rachel Hagan BBC News Watch: NYPD say officer killed in the line of duty was a ‘hero’ A gunman wielding an assault-style rifle has stormed a skyscraper…
Thailand accuses Cambodia of violating hours-old ceasefire
Thailand has accused Cambodia of “deliberately” violating a ceasefire the two countries had agreed on Monday to end border clashes that have killed at least 33 people and displaced thousands.…
Sewage spill caused deadly train derailment in Germany, police say
Three people have been killed and several others badly hurt after an overflowing sewage shaft caused a landslide that derailed a passenger train in south-west Germany, local authorities say. Prosecutors…
Five killed in Bangkok market mass shooting
Five people were killed in a mass shooting at a food market in Bangkok on Monday. The suspect in the attack at Or Tor Kor Market took his own life,…
Southern European heatwave fans multiple wildfires
Greece and Turkey are among the countries battling wildfires as temperatures spike in southern Europe. It reached 42.4C in central Greece on Sunday and neighbouring Turkey recorded its highest ever…
Nigeria bandits kill 38 hostages even after ransom paid
Kidnappers in Nigeria have killed at least 35 people they abducted from a village in northern Zamfara state despite ransoms being paid for their release, a local official told the…
Pro-Ukraine hacker group claims cyber-attack
Russia’s national airline, Aeroflot, said it had cancelled dozens of flights after pro-Ukrainian hackers claimed an attack on the carrier’s IT systems. A statement from hacking group Silent Crow said…