Protesters demonstrate against Abe's security bills

Tens of thousands of protesters rallied outside Japan's parliament on Sunday to oppose security legislation in one of this summer's biggest protests ahead of its anticipated passage next month.

Al-Jazeera reporter seeks Sisi pardon

Australian Al-Jazeera reporter Peter Greste called for Egypt's president to pardon him and two colleagues on Sunday after the three were handed prison sentences in a ruling he described as "politically motivated".

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Chad executed by firing squad 10 members of Boko Haram on Saturday, the security minister said, marking the first use of the death penalty since the country bolstered its anti-terror measures last month.

Collectors uphold Beetle legacy

When the Mexico City government retired the last Volkswagen Beetle taxis in 2012, it shipped most of the aging cars, commonly known as vochos, to junkyards to be turned into scrap metal.

Stiffer gun control unlikely, experts say

With mass shootings all too common, it appears that no place in the United States is safe from carnage - not churches, not schools, not even the morning newscast.

Boat packed with refugees sinks, 200 feared drowned

A boat packed with mainly African migrants bound for Italy sank off the Libyan coast on Thursday and officials said up to 200 may have died.

Truck migrants death toll rises above 70 in Austria

A truck full of refugees discovered abandoned on an Austrian motorway on Thursday contains more than 70 bodies, including four children, the interior ministry said on Friday, announcing an updated death toll.

Students on hunger strike over security bills

A group of Tokyo university students have staged a rare hunger strike in front of Japan's parliament as they protest against security bills that critics fear would drag the country into foreign wars.

Top court judge appointed caretaker PM before elections

Greece's top Supreme Court judge was sworn in as caretaker prime minister on Thursday to lead the country to elections next month, ending a week of political deadlock after former prime minister Alexis Tsipras resigned.

Pakistan army: 6 civilians killed in Indian shelling

At least six Pakistani civilians were killed and 46 others, including 22 women, were injured in the latest Indian shelling on Friday. They are the largest casualties on a single day in recent cross-border attacks, the Pakistani military said.

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Heel on wheels turns heads

A giant, bright-red motorized stiletto-heel shoe is not what you expect to see cruising down the avenues of Iran's capital, but it certainly attracts attention, and business, for intrepid shoeshine man "Aliwaxima".