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Germany condemns Abu Sayyaf on beheading its citizen

The German government on Monday condemned the heinous act by the Philippine terror group Abu Sayyaf, which brutally killed a German citizen.

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Five in custody over alleged Christmas Day terror plot in Melbourne

​Police in Australia have arrested a group of Islamic radicals believed to be planning an “evil” terrorist attack at numerous landmarks in the centre of Melbourne, possibly on Christmas Day.

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South Korea launches anti-corruption law to alter favor-granting society

​South Korea's new anti-corruption act, called here as Kim Young-ran Law named after the act's original proposer, took effect to alter a society in which granting illicit favors in return for money or excessive treatment has run rampant.

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50 dead in Orlando nightclub shooting, authorities trying to determine it's hate crime or terrorist act

​U.S. authorities are trying to determine the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida early Sunday is a terrorist act or hate crime.

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India's PM Modi blames 'act of fraud' for deadly bridge collapse in Kolkata

Indian leader Narendra Modi said on Thursday (April 7) a fatal flyover collapse in Kolkata was "an act of fraud" and accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of corruption at a state election rally.

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5 killed in shootings at Tennessee military facilities

​Shootings at two military facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee, left four U.S. marines dead and three others wounded Thursday. The gunman was also killed later, authorities said.