Hightlights
Russian helicopter crashes in Siberia, killing 15
Fifteen people were killed in Russia on Thursday when a civilian helicopter crashed in Siberia, regional authorities said.Venezuelan opposition candidate shot dead during campaign event
An opposition candidate in Venezuela\'s upcoming legislative elections was shot dead during an event, alongside the wife of a jailed opposition leader, ...Palestinian dies in clashes with Israeli troops in West Bank
A Palestinian was shot and killed during clashes with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, the Palestinian health ministry ...Russian pilot rescued by Syrian commando unit
A Russian military pilot whose plane was shot down by Turkey and crashed in Syria arrived on Wednesday at an air base ...Brussels schools, metro reopen under tight security
Schools and much of the Brussels metro system reopened on Wednesday as the Belgian capital started to return to normal after four ...Russia and Turkey refuse to back down in row over jet downing
Russia sent an advanced missile system to Syria on Wednesday to protect its jets operating there and pledged its air force would ...Human error blamed for deadly US strike on Afghan hospital
A deadly air strike on a Doctors Without Borders (MSF) hospital was "caused primarily by human error", the US commander in Afghanistan ...Tensions soar as Turkey shoots down Russian plane
Turkey shot down a Russian warplane on the Syrian border on Tuesday, causing international powers to plead for calm as tensions soared ...At least 11 dead in attack on Tunisia military bus
At least 11 people were killed on Tuesday after an explosion hit a bus carrying Tunisian presidential guards along a major street ...Sweden tightens asylum rules in bid to force EU action
Sweden will introduce tighter border controls and asylum rules, in a bid to reduce the number of asylum seekers reaching the country ...