Suspect arrested in US capital pipe bomb case: media
A man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly planting pipe bombs near the Democratic and Republican party headquarters on the eve of the January 6, 2021 US Capitol riot, US media reported.
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Putin found 'morally responsible' for nerve agent death in UK
The UK Thursday sanctioned Russia's intelligence service and summoned Moscow's ambassador after an inquiry found President Vladimir Putin bore "moral responsibility" for the death of a British woman in a 2018 nerve agent attack.
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Olympic favourite Malinin stumbles at Grand Prix Final
Ilia Malinin gave his Olympic figure skating rivals a glimmer of hope after botching his signature quadruple axel to finish the short programme third at the Grand Prix Final on Thursday.
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Israel launches fresh strikes on south Lebanon after warnings
Israeli raids hit south Lebanon on Thursday as Israel's military said it was striking Hezbollah targets, a day after Lebanese and Israeli civilian representatives held their first direct talks in decades.
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Trump to sign Rwanda, DR Congo agreement even as violence rages
US President Donald Trump on Thursday brings the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo together to endorse a deal that Trump has hailed as his latest peace triumph despite ongoing violence on the ground.
Read moreRussia's Putin in India for defence, trade talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in India on Thursday for a two-day visit aimed at deepening defence ties, as New Delhi faces heavy US pressure to stop buying oil from Moscow.
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Memphis soul guitarist Steve Cropper dead at 84
Steve Cropper, the Booker T. & the MG's guitarist and key songwriter and producer for the Memphis soul sound of Stax Records, has died aged 84, his family said.
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Devastating landslides turn Sri Lanka village into burial ground
Electrician V. K. Muthukrishnan ran to help when a lightning-fast mudslide flattened his neighbour's home in rural Sri Lanka -- only to see his own house swept away minutes later.
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'Wasim's still better' says Starc after left-arm wicket landmark
Australia pace bowler Mitchell Starc said Thursday he could not be compared with Wasim Akram after he surpassed the Pakistani great as the leading left-arm pace bowler in Test history.
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Salah does not have 'unlimited credit' at Liverpool, Van Dijk says
Virgil van Dijk says Mohamed Salah's omission from Liverpool's team for a second successive match shows no player at the club has "unlimited credit".
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