Iranian woman arrested in US for allegedly trafficking arms to Sudan
US authorities have arrested an Iranian woman for trafficking arms to Sudan on behalf of her country, prosecutors have said. Shamim Mafi, 44, who has an American green card, was…
Nigerian wins global prize for trying to save bats in a country that s...
A Nigerian scientist’s “personal experience” with a wildfire, its threat to endangered bats she discovered just days before, and her campaign to protect them, has won her the global Goldman…
Man arrested after crossbow fired at police during stand-off
A 40-year-old man has been arrested after a crossbow was fired at police during a four-hour stand-off in Kilkeel, County Down. Police were called to Moorfield Court at about 21:00…
Rumen Radev's party wins Bulgarian election
Rumen Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria (PB) party has won a landslide victory in Sunday’s Bulgarian election – the eighth general election in five years. With almost 100% of the vote counted,…
Super-slim Welsh house sells for just £45,000
It can claim to be one of Britain’s skinniest homes, but there was plenty of interest when a house in the south Wales valleys sold for just under £45,000, around…
Man kills seven of his children, and an eighth child, in Louisiana mas...
A father has killed seven of his children and another child in Shreveport, Louisiana, in a mass shooting that police called a “domestic disturbance”. Officers said the shooting began about…