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Gunshots at north France's Roye kill three: TV

​Gunshots killed three people and severely injured four others, including two gendarmes, at Roye, North France, French TV channel BFMTV reported Tuesday.

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Australian authorities rescue man trapped inside washing machine

Australian authorities have rescued a 22-year old man after he was stuck inside a washing machine for three hours.

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MERS fears spread from S.Korea to China on carelessness, insufficient gov't response

​Fears of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) have spread from South Korea to China on a combination of carelessness among individuals and medical staff, as well as the bungling of initial response by the South Korean government.

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Robber of Beijing's Cartier store confirmed Malaysian

​Beijing police detained a Malaysian man who robbed the Cartier store on Beijing's main shopping street Monday evening, police announced on Tuesday.

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Gunman arrested at Dutch national broadcaster

​A man with a gun entered a studio of Dutch national broadcaster NOS in Hilversum on Thursday and was arrested shortly afterwards.

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Foreign man suspected of child abuse 'missing'

Beijing police have started looking into the case in which a foreign man and the ten Chinese children he adopted have gone missing, Beijing Morning Post reported Friday.

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Typhoon Phanfone leaves 4 dead, 5 missing in Japan

​Powerful Typhoon Phanfone which made landfall in central Japan Monday has left at least 4 people dead and 5 missing, local media reported Tuesday.

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Al Pacino stars at Venice film festival

​One of the most awaited superstars at the ongoing Venice film festival, American actor Al Pacino was a solitary man who approaches the possibility of new love in a movie presented here in the competition section.

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Sydney man charged over alleged sexual relationship with 13-year-old girl

A Sydney man has been charged over alleged sexual relationship with a 13-year-old girl, New South Wales Police said on Friday.

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HK confirms first human case of H7N9 bird flu

Hong Kong confirmed on Monday its first case of H7N9 bird flu as a 36-year-old Indonesian domestic helper has been hospitalized in critical condition.

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Turkish minister: suspected bomber outside PM office not "terrorist"

Turkish interior minister said Thursday that the suspected suicide bomber who  was arrested outside the prime minister office carries a "fake bomb" and is not a "terrorist," Today's Zaman reported.

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3 killed, 2 injured in Houston apartment shooting

Three people were fatally shot and two others were injured at an apartment complex in the U.S. city of Houston Wednesday afternoon, local media reported.

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Twelve people held hostage in southwestern German city Freiburg

A 36-year-old man is holding 12 people hostage in the southwestern German city of Freiburg on Thursday evening, local police said.

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Henan police apprehend bus attack suspect

Police in central China's Henan Province on Tuesday caught a man suspected of killing three and injuring 12 others in a knife attack on a bus.

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Violent armed man arrested in Pakistani capital

Police arrested a violent armed man, who has been creating panic with firing in the red zone area of Pakistani capital of Islamabad for more than five hours on Thursday night, local official said.

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Strong indications SE London attack by terrorists: British PM

British Prime Minister David Cameron said there are strong indications that the attack in southeast London that killed one man is a terrorist incident, during a press conference in Paris on Wednesday.

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FBI kills man possibly linked to Boston bombings suspects: media

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) shot dead a man Wednesday who was possibly linked to the Boston bombings suspects, U.S. media reported.