Greek fires kill at least seven near Athens, residents flee homes
The worst Greek forest fires in a decade burned at least seven people to death near Athens on Monday as they attempted to flee in their cars or on foot.
More than 20 confirmed dead in Greek wildfire: government spokesman says
A Greek wildfire raging east of Athens has killed more than 20 persons and injured more than 100 including 16 children, a Greek government spokesman said on Tuesday.
UK child poverty rose last year as welfare cuts bite: thinktank
The number of children living in poverty in Britain rose last year as the poorest families saw their incomes hit by welfare cuts, a think tank said, underscoring the challenge for the government as it tries to balance the public finances.
End ‘botched’ Brexit, Labour’s Corbyn calls on Britain to back his vision
British opposition leader, Jeremy Corbyn will call on the government on Tuesday to back his vision for a new customs union with the European Union to avoid a “botched” Brexit leaving the country “in hock to Donald Trump”.
Toronto gunman identified, police seek motive after suspect kills two, injures 13
The man accused of shooting 15 people and killing two on a busy, restaurant-filled Toronto street struggled with severe mental illness, his family said in a statement late on Monday as police sought a motive in the shooting spree.
Images indicate North Korea dismantling test site facilities: report
Satellite images indicate North Korea has begun dismantling key facilities at a site used to develop engines for ballistic missiles, in a first step toward fulfilling a pledge made to U.S. President Donald Trump at a June summit, a Washington-based thi…
Toronto police name shooting suspect; family says he was ill
Toronto police on Monday named the suspect in a shooting attack in the city on Sunday as 29-year-old Faisal Hussain, who family members said had been mentally ill all his life.
Chilean prosecutors probing 36 claims of Catholic Church sex abuse
The Chilean civil authorities are investigating 36 accusations of sexual abuse against bishops, clerics and lay workers in the Roman Catholic Church, the national prosecutor’s office said on Monday.
At least four persons seen dead in Greek fire-ravaged town-witness
The charred remains of at least four persons were seen on the streets of a Greek village ravaged by fire on Monday evening, a Reuters witness said.
Images indicate North Korea dismantling facilities at test site: report
Satellite images indicate North Korea has begun dismantling key facilities at a site used to develop engines for ballistic missiles, in a first step toward fulfilling a pledge made to U.S. President Donald Trump at a June summit, a Washington-based thi…
