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The traffickers are involved in sending people to Malaysia and the Middle East, a spokesperson for the police says

The quake knocked out phone connections, damaged buildings and caused power outages and panic

Local media showed amateur videos of black smoke billowing from the Henan Coal Gas Group factory, and debris littering roads

The UK has emerged as a key battleground in a geopolitical battle over Huawei Technologies

Sajid Javid says the extremism problem has spread from radicalisation by groups such as IS to the far left and right of politics

Japanese police have detained a 41-year-old man, with reports suggesting he had accused Kyoto Animation of plagiarism

Rising sea temperatures linked to climate change have killed off large areas of coral, but the Australian government ignores emissions targets

Beijing says Yang Hengjun is being investigated on suspicion of endangering state security

Donald Trump says the drone was 'destroyed' after it flew within1,000m of the USS Boxer in the Strait of Hormuz

More than 20-million people are food insecure after four years of civil war

Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer says the popular free app, based in Skolkovo high-tech hub near Moscow, poses 'national security and privacy risks'

At least 30 MPs defeated the government and passed measures to prevent the next leader, likely Boris Johnson, forcing through a no-deal split

Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido says there are no plans to re-open talks with the 'murderous dictatorship' of President Nicolas Maduro

Guzman, the 62-year-old former leader of the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel, was convicted in February of crimes spanning a quarter of a century

​Venezuela's government says it has derailed a coup bid, claiming the US, Colombia and Chile colluded in a plot to assassinate President Maduro

Night clubs and rave organizers have turned to the group to tackle gropers

The semi-autonomous financial hub has been thrown into crisis by weeks of massive demonstrations

Agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are expected to hit the streets of at least 10 major American cities

The contract, worth over Aus$400-million over the last two years, has been the subject of deep controversy

Kelly has a decades-long history of abuse allegations, especially of underage girls, and was acquitted in a child porn trial over a decade ago

If China’s leaders cannot endorse a genuine election of the chief executive, they should at least revert to their plan of holding a popular vote

The eight-year war has seen the capital lose control of major oil fields, making the country lose billions of dollars

Thousands of democracy activists staged a peaceful march in Hong Kong on Monday afternoon, calling for the city's pro-Beijing leader to step down.

London has been scrambling to stem the damage caused by the weekend release of confidential telegrams

Fallen Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was locked at the ADX federal maximum security prison in the US state of Colorado, where he will spend the rest of his days.

US President Donald Trump said that Boris Johnson, the frontrunner to be Britain's next prime minister, would do a "great job" in the post after the pair had a telephone conversation.

A man climbed like Spider-Man down the outside of the building to escape the fire.

Tensions in the Gulf region mounted Thursday as US President Donald Trump said an American naval vessel shot down an Iranian drone that threatened the ship as it was entering the Strait of Hormuz.

A peculiar legacy of Hong Kong's colonial past has emerged as a focal point of rage for anti-government protesters: A dwindling band of expat police officers now vilified for doing the bidding of the city's pro-Beijing leaders.

A huge explosion rocked a gas plant in central China, causing many injuries and shattering windows and doors of buildings in a 3km radius, state media said.

Donald Trump backed Boris Johnson to be the UK's next prime minister, which looks very likely to happen. With their shock of blond hair and populist politics, the two men are often likened. So is this the start of a very "special relationship"?

Details emerged of the horrifying blaze that ripped through a Japanese anime firm, killing dozens including people who tried in vain to reach the roof, but the motive for the suspected arson remained unclear.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned US President Donald Trump's xenophobic tweets against four minority Democratic congresswomen, saying the US leader's attacks "go against what makes America great".

Once a small cluster of houses stood along a gentle stream in Pakistani Kashmir. Now only jagged rocks and a few damaged homes remain after torrential rains wreaked havoc on the picturesque mountain village in the Laswa Valley.

A transgender couple married in Cuba this week, a first on the island nation where sexual minorities have long suffered discrimination.

Just months after becoming Lake City, South Carolina’s first black postmaster, Frazier Baker was lynched by an angry mob. WATCH NOW

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will also attend the White House event, to which chipmakers Intel Corp and Qualcomm Inc have been invited, the people said.

Thursday’s attack on Kyoto Animation, famous in Japan and overseas for its series and movies, was the worst mass killing in two decades in a country with some of the world’s lowest crime rates.

Saudi Arabia has not hosted US forces since 2003 when they withdrew following the end of the war with Iraq.

Trump has come under intense fire after he attacked four first-term Democratic congresswomen known as the "Squad."

Guzman - who escaped Mexican prisons in 2001 and 2015 - will find it nearly impossible to slip out of the ADX, built in 1994 and located in a remote mountainous desert region of the western US state.

Johnson is tipped to replace Theresa May as prime minister next week, when the results of a postal ballot by the governing Conservative Party are revealed.

The number of casualties was not immediately known following the blast in Henan province, but official news agency Xinhua said "many people" were injured at the site of the explosion.

This was the 48th Friday that young people in Germany and other parts of the world were missing school to protest for change.

The former German defence minister will need all her political and diplomatic skill to knit together a commission from different countries and parties.

Some of the victims were hit while trying to cross the tracks illegally while others fell from packed trains on Thursday, police spokesman S.R. Gandhi said.

Police identified the suspected arsonist as Shinji Aoba, who was taken into custody soon after the attack, NHK said, adding that he had not been arrested.

It was believed to be the first US military engagement with Iran following a series of increasingly serious incidents.

The death toll from a huge explosion that rocked a gas plant in central China rose to 10, state media said Saturday, with five people still missing.    The post Death toll rises to 10 after China gas plant blast appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of […]

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Friday they had captured a British-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf after Britain seized an Iranian vessel earlier this month, further raising tensions along a vital international oil shipping route. The post Iran forces say they seized British-flagged oil tanker in Gulf appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, […]

Fifteen people were killed in separate train accidents in a single day in Mumbai, police said Friday, with the sharp toll underscoring the dangers of India's overburdened rail network. The post Dark day claims over 10 lives in Mumbia after train incidents appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport […]

Tehran's top diplomat, Mohammad Javad Zarif, told reporters Thursday he had "no information about losing a drone today." The post Iran deputy FM hints US downed ‘own’ drone ‘by mistake’ appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader..

More than 1.1 million pigs have been culled so far as authorities scramble to contain a virus that has spread to neighbouring countries since the first cases emerged in August 2018. The post Swine fever sends China’s pork prices, imports soaring appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage […]

Nelson Mandela’s legacy is one that speaks to everyone around the globe who seeks justice, equality and human rights. The post UN commemorates Nelson Mandela International Day appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader..

Chest-deep in brown, flowing monsoon water and holding bags of clothes and utensils above their heads, residents in the Indian state of Bihar are hungry and despairing. The post ‘Nobody cares about us’: Hunger and despair for India flood victims appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of […]

Police said the fierce blaze appeared to have been started deliberately but there was no immediate information on a possible motive. The post Scores killed in suspected arson attack on Japan animation studio appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news […]

London had sought the extradition of his brother Hashem Abedi after police issued an arrest warrant for murder, attempted murder and conspiracy to cause an explosion. The post UK arrests Manchester bomber’s brother after Libya extradition appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current […]

Italy's coalition parties clashed on Wednesday over the election of Germany's Ursula von der Leyen as the next president of the European Commission, in a vote that could endanger Rome's hopes of securing a top job in the new EU executive. The post Italy’s populist coalition clashes over EU Commission election appeared first on SABC […]