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Iran protesters defy crackdown as videos show violent clashes
BBC News
Hundreds of protesters are believed to have been killed or injured, and many more detained.
Jan 11, 2026, 5:44 AM

Gunmen kill over 30 in village raid, abduct others in northern Nigeria
Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English
Witnesses say the attackers drove motorcycles and opened fire indiscriminately on the Kasuwan Daji market in Demo.
Jan 4, 2026, 2:34 PM

Multiple explosions heard in Venezuela's Capital
Carrie Kahn, NPR
Multiple explosions and fires are being reported around Caracas. It is not immediately clear what is the cause of the blasts. The explosions began at around 2 am local time.
Jan 3, 2026, 8:11 AM

Multiple explosions in Venezuela's capital Caracas
Stefano Pozzebon, CNN
A CNN team witnessed several explosions on Saturday night in Caracas, and reported that some areas of the city were without electricity.
Jan 3, 2026, 6:49 AM

WATCH: Thieves use stolen SUV to rip ATM from convenience store: Police
ABC News
Texas authorities released surveillance video showing thieves using a stolen SUV to rip an ATM from a convenience store early Wednesday morning.
Dec 26, 2025, 1:41 PM

Nigeria says 130 kidnapped Catholic schoolchildren freed
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
The country has seen a wave of recent mass abductions, as it suffers from multiple interlinked security concerns.
Dec 21, 2025, 9:32 PM

WATCH: NASCAR legend and family killed in fiery plane crash
ABC News
Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle died when a small plane crashed and caught fire during landing at the Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina on Thursday, family and officials say.
Dec 19, 2025, 5:00 PM

WATCH: 'It was a miracle': Bondi Beach survivor speaks out
ABC News
Arsen Ostrovsky says he was enjoying the Hannukah celebrations with his family Sunday when two gunmen opened fire, killing 15 people and wounding dozens of others.
Dec 18, 2025, 11:15 AM

'Best of our country': Australian PM visits Bondi hero in hospital
BBC News
"Your heart is strong", Anthony Albanese tells the father-of-two, calling him "a true Australian hero".
Dec 16, 2025, 11:43 AM

WATCH: Brown University students hide from shooter until police arrive
ABC News
Dramatic video showed students hunkered down behind bookshelves at Brown University on Saturday until police were able to escort them to safety.
Dec 15, 2025, 9:05 PM

WATCH: What we know about the man who disarmed alleged shooter at Australia's Bondi Beach
ABC News
Ahmed al Ahmed, 43, disarmed one of the alleged assailants during the Hanukkah attack in Bondi Beach on Sunday.
Dec 15, 2025, 8:29 PM

WATCH: Dick Van Dyke celebrates 100th birthday
ABC News
Famed actor Dick Van Dyke is known for his sitcom back in the early 1960s and dazzling performance in "Mary Poppins."
Dec 15, 2025, 3:27 AM

WATCH: Video shows moment heroic bystander wrestles gun from alleged Bondi Beach shooter
ABC News
Video shared with ABC News shows the moment a heroic bystander wrestled a gun away from the hands of one of the alleged shooters at Australia's Bondi Beach on Sunday.
Dec 14, 2025, 9:30 PM
Mexican National Guardsman kills 3 fellow service members in Michoacan state
FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ, Yahoo Entertainment
A Mexican National Guardsmen shot and killed three fellow service members at a barracks over the weekend in the western Mexican state of Michoacan, where the...
Dec 9, 2025, 12:28 AM

100 schoolchildren abducted in Nigeria are released; more still being held
The Associated Press, ABC News
The Christian Association of Nigeria says 100 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school last month have been released
Dec 8, 2025, 1:51 PM
Car bomb kills 5 people, including 3 officers, in front of police station
CBSNews, CBS News
The explosion was so powerful that human remains were scattered throughout the area, police said.
Dec 8, 2025, 11:45 AM
100 kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren released: UN source, presidency
Aminu ABUBAKAR, Yahoo Entertainment
Nigerian authorities have secured the release of 100 kidnapped schoolchildren taken by gunmen from a Catholic school last month, a UN source and local media ...
Dec 7, 2025, 9:40 PM
Death toll rises to 5 after explosion outside a police station in Mexico's Michoacán state
Associated Press, Yahoo Entertainment
The number of victims killed in an explosion outside a police station in the western Mexican state of Michoacán over the weekend has risen to five, the...
Dec 7, 2025, 5:50 PM

RSF alleges SAF forces struck crucial border crossing in Sudan near Chad
Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English
The RSF accused Sudan's army of the attack on a vital corridor for aid and Sudanese fleeing the war.
Dec 6, 2025, 10:38 AM

Armed men kidnap 13 women in Nigeria’s latest abduction
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
A bride, 10 bridesmaids, a baby and two women were kidnapped during a night raid in Sokoto State.
Nov 30, 2025, 10:27 PM
Nigeria's president declares emergency and beefs up forces following abductions
GRACE EKPU, Yahoo Entertainment
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday declared a nationwide emergency following two mass abductions of schoolchildren and a spate of attacks against...
Nov 27, 2025, 4:21 PM

Russia and Ukraine trade deadly strikes overnight
BBC News
The attacks hit several residential buildings in Kyiv and killed two people, while Russia's Rostov region reported three deaths.
Nov 25, 2025, 5:19 AM

Christian group in Nigeria says 50 students abducted by gunmen have escaped
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Authorities look for missing students and teachers after two major incidents of kidnappings take place within days.
Nov 23, 2025, 3:43 PM

Nigeria sees one of worst mass abductions as 315 taken from school
BBC News
The kidnapping comes amid a surge of attacks by armed groups in the African nation.
Nov 22, 2025, 11:09 AM