One person was killed and at least two injured by two near-simultaneous blasts in a Japanese park on Sunday, the local fire department said. The explosions occurred at a park in Utsunomiya, some 100 kilometres (60 miles) north of Tokyo, shortly after 11:30 am (0230 GMT), a fire department...

Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition attacked targets in Sanaa at dawn Sunday, hours after a three-day truce in Yemen's war expired, residents in the capital said. The ceasefire, agreed in order to allow an increased flow of much-needed humanitarian aid, ended without renewal after a day of...

 An 81st-minute Gareth McAuley goal prevented Liverpool from provisionally going top in the Premier League as they defeated West Bromwich Albion 2-1 on Saturday. Needing a two-goal win to move above leaders Arsenal, Liverpool took a 2-0 lead through Sadio Mane and Philippe Coutinho, but...

The Daesh terrorist group is using civilian hostages as "human shields" on the frontlines of the ongoing battle for Mosul, according to children who have recently fled the beleaguered city. Children from the village of Adla south of Mosul, who claim to have recently escaped the terrorist...