At least 40 suspected Islamic State militants in Libya were killed early on Monday in Egyptian airstrikes in revenge for the killing of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians who had been kidnapped in the Libyan city of Sirte, state-run Nile TV reported.
The European Union has added 19 more individuals, including a Russian deputy defense minister, to its sanctions list for their actions linked to the fighting in eastern Ukraine.
Satellites can help scientists follow parasites and viruses, and in some cases predict months ahead of time an outbreak of dengue fever or malaria, researchers said on Sunday.
Danish police said on Monday that they have arrested two men suspected of helping the gunman who carried out two deadly shooting attacks over the weekend in Copenhagen. The defense attorney for one of the two suspects, Michael Juul Eriksen, said that the two were accused of giving the gunman shelter and getting rid of a weapon.
A cease-fire was declared in eastern Ukraine at one minute after midnight on Sunday, kindling slender hopes of a reprieve from a conflict that has claimed more than 5,300 lives.
Slovakia will host a peace conference on the Ukraine crisis in March, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on a radio talk show on Saturday.
Resentment has mounted so much in South Korea against what has come to be known as gabjil, highhandedness by the rich and powerful, that parliamentarians are proposing legislation to punish some of the worst abuses.
Dancers on stilts, bare-chested cowboys, Carmelite nuns in miniskirts and plenty of bare flesh flooded Rio's streets on Saturday as revelers cranked up the volume at Brazil's intoxicating Carnival festival.
Malaysia's prime minister is under mounting scrutiny for cracking down on opponents, troubles in a strategic development fund and questions about his family assets - with even ruling-party conservatives questioning his leadership.
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and will undergo surgery to remove his prostate gland on Monday, his office said on Sunday. Lee, 63, will be on medical leave for one week and during this period, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean will head the government, a statement appearing on Lee's Facebook page said.
Danish police said they shot and killed a man early on Sunday who was likely behind the shooting attacks at a free speech event and a synagogue in Copenhagen.
Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who emerged unscathed from a deadly attack in a Copenhagen on Saturday, has survived several death threats since gaining international notoriety for a cartoon portraying the Prophet Muhammad as a dog.
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