Category: 2. World

LAGOS, Nigeria — A bomb exploded during prayers at a mosque in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri on Wednesday night, killing five people in what police described as a likely suicide attack.

Police said that 35 people were also injured…

Five people have died after a helicopter crashed on Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Five people have died after a helicopter crashed on Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, in…

A Powerball player in Arkansas won a $1.817 billion jackpot in Wednesday’s Christmas Eve drawing, ending the lottery game’s three-month stretch without a top-prize winner.

The winning numbers were 04, 25,…

LOS ANGELES — Rain from a powerful winter storm that swept across Southern California has begun to taper off, but another storm system was on the horizon for Christmas Day with showers and possible thunderstorms.

Forecasters said Southern…

NEWCASTLE, Australia — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced plans Thursday for a national bravery award to recognize civilians and first responders who confronted “the worst of evil” during an antisemitic terror attack that…

Tarique Rahman, the front-runner to be the next prime minister of Bangladesh, has returned to the country after 17 years in exile ahead of landmark general elections.

The 60-year-old is the figurehead of the influential Zia family and the son of…

Tarique Rahman, the front-runner to be the next prime minister of Bangladesh, has returned to the country after 17 years in exile ahead of landmark general elections.

The 60-year-old is the figurehead of the influential Zia family and the son of…

The acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is considered a top prime ministerial candidate for February’s election.

The heir to Bangladesh’s…