Saudi Arabia executes 2 Bangladeshis over ‘indecent acts’ in holy city of Mecca
Published: 3:13am, 20 Oct 2026Updated: 4:01am, 20 Oct 2026 Saudi Arabia has executed two Bangladeshi nationals, a man and a woman, after they were...
Beheaded body of Rwandan government critic found in Uganda
A former Rwandan soldier living in Uganda, where he had become a vocal critic of his government back home, was found decapitated near the...
US adds ‘wrongful detention’ warning for Americans travelling to China
The US State Department has added a “wrongful detention” warning to its travel advisory for China, alerting Americans to the risk of being detained...
‘Islamist’ bomb threats sent to hundreds of schools in UK, Hungary, Serbia
Published: 2:04am, 20 Oct 2026Updated: 3:00am, 20 Oct 2026 Hundreds of schools in Northern Ireland, Scotland, Hungary and Serbia were sent bomb threats on...
Rubio pitches US business in Central Asia, says China ties need not suffer
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday that Washington wanted to compete for business in Central Asia without asking countries to stop...
US Supreme Court denies bid by accused 9/11 mastermind to revive plea deal
The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by accused September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two alleged accomplices that sought to...
Trump to create new National Institutes of Health division, task force for women’s health
Published: 12:19am, 20 Oct 2026Updated: 3:02am, 20 Oct 2026 US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order alongside first lady Melania Trump on...
Kenyan starvation cult leader found guilty of murder of 191 children, 1 adult
Published: 11:51pm, 19 Oct 2026Updated: 11:54pm, 19 Oct 2026 A Kenyan court on Monday found starvation cult leader Paul Mackenzie and about 30 others...
Houthi attack kills 53 at Yemen government training camp
Fifty-three people were killed and 200 were injured in an attack on Monday by the Iran-aligned Houthis on a government security forces training camp...