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U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 5, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Young

Civilian casualties increase as Afghanistan troops battle Taliban

By Josh Smith

KABUL (Reuters) – Civilians are being killed and wounded in record numbers in Afghanistan, the United Nations (More…)

Syrian refugee arrested for killing pregnant woman with machete

By Andrea Shalal

BERLIN (Reuters) – A 21-year-old Syrian refugee was arrested on Sunday after killing a pregnant woman with (More…)

Afghan teenager met Munich gunman before attack

MUNICH (Reuters) – A 16-year-old Afghan youth who was arrested on Sunday had been in contact via WhatsApp with an (More…)

Turkey detains 42 journalists; EU alarm sounds

By Daren Butler and Seda Sezer

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey ordered the detention of 42 journalists on Monday, broadcaster NTV (More…)

Syrian refugee suicide injuries 12 at German music festival

By Andreas Burger

ANSBACH, Germany (Reuters) – A 27-year-old Syrian man denied asylum in Germany a year ago blew himself (More…)

Fourteen bodies found after ‘execution’ in Benghazi, Libya

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Fourteen unidentified bodies with shot wounds to the head have been found in the eastern Libyan (More…)

Gunmen launch deadly attack on Munich shopping mall, still on the run

By Joern Poltz

MUNICH (Reuters) – Gunmen attacked a busy shopping mall in the German city of Munich on Friday (More…)

Islamic State supporters hail deadly Munich shooting on social media

CAIRO (Reuters) – Supporters of the Islamic State militant group celebrated on social media a shooting rampage in a shopping (More…)

Multiple deaths at shooting rampage in German shopping mall: police

By Joern Poltz

MUNICH (Reuters) – Gunmen went on a shooting rampage in a shopping mall in the southern German (More…)

UK police say almost 6,200 hate crimes in month after Brexit vote

LONDON (Reuters) – British police said on Friday there had been almost 6,200 hate crimes reported in the last month (More…)