Chinese dog meat festival underway despite outcry
Campaigners protesting at China\'s annual dog meat festival, which sees thousands of canines butchered and eaten, were forcibly dispersed by unidentified men ...Heatwave kills more than 180 in Pakistan
An intense heat wave killed more than 180 people over the weekend in Pakistan\'s southern city of Karachi, officials said on Monday, ...Taliban launches suicide attack on Afghan parliament
A Taliban suicide bomber and six gunmen attacked the Afghan parliament on Monday, wounding at least 19 people and sending a plume ...Violent weekend leaves 22 dead in northern Mexico
Authorities found five bodies in Mexico\'s northern state of Nuevo Leon on Sunday, adding to three days of violence that left 22 ...Islamic State militants plant mines and bombs in Palmyra
Islamic State has planted mines and bombs in the ancient part of the central Syrian city of Palmyra, home to Roman-era ruins, ...U.S., allies target Islamic State with 18 air strikes in Iraq
U.S. and coalition forces launched 18 air strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq on Saturday, with four each in Tal Afar ...Charleston Church reopens after multiple murders
Hundreds of people packed a sweltering Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston on Sunday as it reopened to worshipers after a ...Saudi air strikes kill 15 in Yemen
Saudi-led airstrikes killed 15 people and wounded dozens across Yemen late on Saturday, the Houthi-run Saba news agency reported.Berlin, Rome, Paris protesters say yes to migrants
Thousands of people took to the streets in several European cities, in a show of solidarity with migrants seeking refuge in Europe ...Mass arrests after thousands rally against immigration in Bratislava
At least 140 people were arrested Saturday after violence broke out at an anti-immigration rally in Bratislava attended by thousands of people ...
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