Nine people have been killed and seven injured in a shooting at a college in the US state of Oregon.

Heavy monsoon rains in India have killed more than 100 people in the past week and forced tens of thousands of people to take shelter in relief camps.

Big Bank Hank, the NY rapper who as part of the Sugar Hill gang, released what is generally regarded as the first rap record has died at the age of 57. According to reports the performer, real name Henry Jackson, … Continue reading →

A Venezuelan judge whose arrest has sparked international condemnation had her day in court postponed yet again. Maria Lourdes Afiuni was arrested in 2009 after then-President Hugo Chavez objected to her decision to free a banker awaiting trial on charges … Continue reading →

The governor of the US state of Missouri has activated the state’s National Guard in anticipation of a grand jury decision over the killing of an unarmed black teenager. In a statement, Jay Nixon said the guard will “support law … Continue reading →