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Suspect in kidnapping Chinese scholar pleads not guilty

AnAmericanmanpleadednotguiltyonWednesdaytothechargeofkidnappingaUniversityofIllinoisscholarfromChina.ThisisthefirsttimeforBrendtChristensentoappearincourtaftera

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Death toll from Madagascar plague outbreak rises to 30

ThedeathtollfromanoutbreakofahighlycontagiousplagueinMadagascarhasrisento30overthelasttwomonths,healthofficialshavesaid.“Wehaverecorded194suspectedcasesofplague

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Death toll in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria rises to 34

ThedeathtollinPuertoRicofromHurricaneMariahasmorethandoubledto34,aspokesmanforGovernorRicardoRosellosaidonTuesday.TheworsthurricanetohittheUSterritoryinmorethan

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Dozens still missing, 20 bodies recovered in Rohingya boat accident

Dozensofpeoplearestillmissingandbelieveddrownedafteraboatcarryingsome100RohingyassankoffthecoastofBangladeshThursday,anofficialsaidFriday.MohammadMohobbatKhan,a

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DPRK accuses US of exploiting student Otto Warmbier's death

TheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)accusedtheTrumpadministrationonThursdayofexploitingthedeathofanOhiostudentwhodiedsoonafterbeingreleasedfromdetentionin

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Iranian soldier beheaded by IS in Syria mourned as an icon

ThousandsofIraniansaremourningthedeathofayoungRevolutionaryGuardsoldierbeheadedbytheIslamicStategroupinSyriaatastatefuneralinTehran.ThebodyofMartyrGuardianMohse

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Vietnamese heroin trafficker sentenced to death

AcourthereonTuesdaypassedadeathsentenceona30-year-oldmanfromVietnam'sHanoicapitalfortraffickingover230.5kgofheroinandillegallypossessingmilitaryweapons.TheHanoi

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'Diana-mania' spreads from Britain as death anniversary looms

The20thanniversaryofPrincessDiana'sdeathhasfilledmagazines,newspapersandtelevisionscreensinBritainforweeks,butnotonlythere:acrossEurope,mediagroupsaremarkingthe

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Elvis Presley: The King who never really died

Fortyyearsafterhisdeath,ElvisPresleyremainsthesourceofmanyhopesandmyths-butwhatkeepshimaliveishismusic.Tothisday,suspiciousmindsrefusetoacceptthekingofrock'n'ro

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Egypt sentences 12 Brotherhood members to death over violence allegation

AnEgyptiancourtonTuesdaysentenced12membersoftheoutlawedMuslimBrotherhoodgrouptodeathoverbreakingintoapolicestation,officialnewsagencyMENAreported.Thedefendantsw

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Japan floods death toll rises to 15

ThedeathtollfromheavyrainsandfloodinginsouthernJapanhasrisento15,mediareportedSaturday,asrescuerscontinuedworktobringoutisolatedsurvivors.Ragingriversoverflowin

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Death toll rises up to 18 in India's Assam flood

ThedeathtollfromworseningmonsoonfloodsinIndia'sAssamstatehashit18withhundredsofthousandsinmakeshiftcampsandnoletupinthedeluge,officialssaidThursday."Monsoonsare

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Thai police probe Belgian tourist's 'suicide' amid online doubts

ThaipolicesaidonFridaytheywerere-openinganinvestigationintothedeathinAprilofaBelgiantouristwhichwasruledasuicideatthetimeafteronlinepostsvoicedconcernthatshemay

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Protesters clash with police in London over young black man's death

Protestersheldamarchhereoverthedeathofayoungblackmankilledbypolice,settingfiresandthrowingbricks,SkyTVreportedMondaymorning.CampaignersallegedEdirFredericoDaCos

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Death toll in Bangladesh landslides rises to 163

ThedeathtollonSundayroseto163inBangladesh’slandslidesasfivemorepersons,includingthreechildren,werekilledduetoincessantrainsintwodistricts.Thefreshlandslidesoccu

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Update | Death toll rises to 25 following Indian factory blaze

ThedeathtollfollowingafireatafireworksfactoryinIndiaonWednesdayhasrisento25,officialssaidonThursday."Ofthe10peopleinjuredintheincident,fivediedinhospital,"Bhara

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Australia considers allowing assisted suicide for terminally ill patient

TerminallyillVictorianswithintwoyearsofdyingwillbeabletoaskforassistedsuicideunderlegislationthatwilllegalizeeuthanasiainthestate,reportssaidThursday.Aministeri