Actor Gene Hackman and wife found dead in home
US Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman, 95, has been found dead at his home in New Mexico together with his wife, Betsy Arakawa. Police say they do not currently suspect foul play in the deaths.Gene Hackman in a 1973 photUS...
Romania: Prosecutors probe canceled election front-runner
Far-right populist Calin Georgescu, who won the first round of the annulled presidential elections in Romania last year, is accused, among other things, of promoting antisemitism and spreading false information.Romanian prosecutors said Wednesday they had opened a criminal investigation...
Bosnian Serb leader Dodik sentenced for defying peace envoy
Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik was found guilty and sentenced to one year in prison for defying the decisions of an international envoy.A court in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo on Wednesday sentenced Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik to...
Germany: Shots fired outside Bielefeld court
Two people were injured after shots were fired outside a court building in the northwestern German city of Bielefeld.Two people were injured, one of them critically, after three shots were fired outside a court building in the northwestern German...
Sudan: More than 40 killed in military plane crash
A military aircraft crashed outside of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, killing both military personnel and civilians. The army has been engaged in an internal conflict in Sudan for nearly two years.At least 46 people were killed, with the death...
Taiwan dispatches forces as China holds live-fire drills
China’s state news agency has reported that a high-ranking political leader had called for a greater reunification push this week.Taiwan on Wednesday dispatched naval, air and land forces in response to China's "live-fire" drills held off the coast of...