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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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China sees fewer road accidents in Spring Festival rush

China's Ministry of Public Security has reported fewer road accidents and consequent fatalities during the 2015 Spring Festival peak period that officially ended Sunday.

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20-year-old man charged in Ferguson police shootings

A 20-year-old man has been arrested and charged with first-degree assault and gun violations in the shootings of two police officers in Ferguson, Missouri, St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch said Sunday.

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Death toll increases to 43 in bus crash in Brazil

At least 43 people possibly died and several others were wounded after a tourist bus plunged 400 meters into a ravine in Santa Catarina province in southern Brazil Saturday afternoon, according to local GLOBO website.

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Shooting of police officers in Ferguson denounced

​The latest shooting of two police officers in a protest outside the police department in Ferguson, Missouri, early Thursday morning was denounced vehemently across the U.S. though the manhunt for the suspect is under way and the gunman remained at large.

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From Selma to Ferguson: the 50-year march in U.S.

​"A person was jumping in and out of traffic," the dispatcher radioed. The description came in: black male, tan jacket and jeans.

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U.S. attorney general says Ferguson shooting at police threatens policing reforms

​U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder warned on Thursday that the overnight shooting of two police officers in Ferguson, Missouri threatened the reforms for policing practice, calling the attack "inexcusable" and "cowardly. "

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Ferguson police chief resigns following Justice Department's report

Ferguson police chief Tom Jackson resigned Wednesday, after a federal report pointed out a culture of racism within the police department and municipal offices in the Missouri town.

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Students stage walkout to protest fatal shooting of black teen in U.S. state of Wisconsin

Thousands of students of Madison in the U.S. state of Wisconsin staged a walkout Monday morning to protest the fatal shooting of black teen Tony Robinson by police officer Friday evening.

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Boston Marathon bombing trial begins

​The trial began here Wednesday for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, an American citizen accused of carrying out the Boston marathon bombings in the U.S. state of Massachusetts nearly two years ago.

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Sri Lanka arrests former female rebel

​Sri Lankan police arrested a former top female Tamil Tiger leader who headed a naval unit of the rebels, the police said on Tuesday.

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U.S. Justice Department finds racial policing in Ferguson: report

​The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has concluded in its investigation report that a widespread discrimination against the black communities existed among police forces and other law enforcement officials in Ferguson, Missouri, U.S. media said on Tuesday.

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Nigerian police recover large cache of illegal arms

Nigerian police said Monday that they have recovered a large cache of arms from unauthorized individuals following the recent order from the country's inspector-general of police.

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Four killed, one injured in S.Korean shooting rampage

Four people were killed and one was injured in a South Korean air-rifle shooting rampage in Hwaseong, Gyeonggy Province, Yonhap News Agency reported Friday.

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Kidnappers of American woman in Nigeria seek large ransom

​Abductors of a 87-year-old American woman missionary, Rev. Phyllis Sortor, in central north Nigeria's Kogi State have asked large ransom in exchange for her release, an aide said on Thursday.

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Clash, blast kill 17 militants in Afghanistan

​Conflict and bomb blast in the northern Badakhshan and eastern Kunar province have left 17 suspected Taliban militants dead, officers said Saturday.

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Taliban attack, gun battle leave 6 dead, 10 injured in S. Afghanistan

​Six people had been killed and 10 others injured as a motorbike bomb blast and a gun battle rocked Spin Boldak town in the Taliban former stronghold of southern Kandahar province on Thursday, police said.