Armed vigilantes in capital expose deepening crisis

As darkness falls, vigilantes armed with automatic rifles emerge to patrol the streets of Bujumbura, a city plagued by killings and violence as Burundi's crisis deepens.

Muslim teen's family seeks $15m in clock incident

Attorneys for a 14-year-old Muslim boy arrested after the homemade clock he took to his Dallas-area school was mistaken for a possible bomb said on Monday that he was publicly mistreated and deserves $15 million.

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As many as 170 people have died in rain-related incidents in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu in the past two weeks, a government official said on Tuesday.

Endangered rhino dies in San Diego

A northern white rhinoceros, one of just four left on Earth, died on Sunday at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park after suffering from a bacterial infection and age-related health issues, zoo officials said.

Discovery offers clues into tectonic plates' history

Australian scientists drilling into the Pacific Ocean seafloor have discovered that distinctive rocks formed after the Pacific tectonic plate changed direction and began to plunge under the Philippine Sea Plate about 50 million years ago.

Opposition candidate Macri wins presidency

Conservative opposition candidate Mauricio Macri, the mayor of Argentina's capital, won the country's presidential election on Sunday.

Suspect eludes dragnet in Brussels lockdown

Belgian police arrested 16 more people in late-night raids in a search for those behind the deadly Nov 13 attacks in Paris, but failed to find a prime suspect as the government locked down the capital for a third day on Monday.

12 on Australian terror watch list

Australian officials said on Monday they were aware of 12 men or boys in the community who they believe could commit an act of terror, as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull convened a national security meeting to discuss further ways to deal with violent extremism.

Hopes fade for 100 missing after landslide

Hopes dimmed on Monday for 100 people still missing two days after a landslide near a jade mine in northern Myanmar.

Nation in mourning as siege hotel yields clues

Mali started three days of national mourning on Monday for the victims of the jihadist siege at a luxury hotel that left 19 people dead in the capital, Bamako, with neighboring Senegal, Mauritania and Guinea joining in a show of solidarity.

Sixteen people injured in New Orleans park shooting

Hundreds of people were gathered at a New Orleans playground for a music video shoot when two groups in the crowd opened fire on each other, wounding 16 people in the Sunday evening violence, police said.

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