A total of 157 people were evacuated from a ferry crossing between the Spanish island of Mallorca and the Spanish city of Valencia on Tuesday afternoon after the ferry caught fire 18 miles off the southwest coast of the island.
Maryland governor Larry Hogan Monday evening declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard to address the escalating violence and unrest in Baltimore City following the funeral of a 25-year-old black man who died after he was injured in police custody.
Mexico's National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) is launching an investigation into the case of a Mexican girl who was grabbed by Interpol officers and wrongly sent to the United States to be with a woman who thought she was her daughter.
Germany's air carrier Lufthansa said Tuesday that the co-pilot of the crashed Germanwings flight 4U9525 had informed the airline's pilot training school about his depression.
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Tuesday refused to grant indefinite exemption to former President Pervez Musharraf from appearance in a murder case of a tribal chief, lawyers said.
Remote communities on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island were evacuated Monday as Tropical Cyclone Pam brought gales, torrential rains and huge waves to coastal areas.
Turkey said on Sunday that three British teens allegedly trying to join the Islamic State (IS) militant group in Syria were detained in a Turkish airport and sent back to Britain.
Finnish Finance Minister Antti Rinne noted on Tuesday the actual reasons for the country's violation of EU Stability and Growth Pact (SGP) norms remain unclear, Finnish national radio reported.
The Nigerian government said Thursday that intelligence reports by the public so far had boosted military prowess to effectively deal with the Boko Haram insurgents.
The public are most concerned that income distribution and countercorruption are discussed at the ongoing two sessions, online polls have shown.
Sri Lankan police arrested a former top female Tamil Tiger leader who headed a naval unit of the rebels, the police said on Tuesday.
Australian shopper Bill Sprawson was looking to spend 1,500 Australian dollars (1,164 U.S. dollars) on a laptop computer and had conducted his research.
Australian shopper Bill Sprawson was looking to spend 1,500 Australian dollars (1,164 U.S. dollars) on a laptop computer and had conducted his research.
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Sunday denied the accusations by his Greek counterpart Alex Tsipras that Spain and Portugal had formed an "axis against Athens" to "bring down" his government.
The Islamic State (IS) militants on Sunday released 19 Christian Assyrians it had kidnapped last month, a monitoring group reported.
A criminal lawsuit was formally filed in court against former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra involving an allegedly loss-ridden rice program on Thursday.
A massive protest was staged outside the main prison in Sri Lanka's capital on Tuesday with hundreds of protesters demanding for an investigation into a prison riot in 2012 which left at least 27 inmates dead and several others injured.
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