As Brexit crisis deepens, tens of thousands gather in London to demand new referendum

Tens of thousands of people opposed to Britain's withdrawal from the European Union gathered to march through central London on Saturday to demand a new referendum as the deepening Brexit crisis risked sinking Prime Minister Theresa May's premiership.

As Brexit crisis deepens, tens of thousands gather in London to demand new referendum

Al Shabaab attacks Somali government building in Mogadishu, at least 9 dead

Somalia's al Shabaab stormed a government building on Saturday, detonating a suicide car bomb in the heart of the capital Mogadishu with at least nine people, including an assistant minister, killed during an ensuing gun battle.

Al Shabaab attacks Somali government building in Mogadishu, at least 9 dead

Mozambique cyclone death toll jumps to more than 400

The death toll in Mozambique after a cyclone tore through southern Africa and triggered devastating floods has jumped to 417, Land and Environment Minister Celso Correia said on Saturday, adding that the situation remained critical.

Mozambique cyclone death toll jumps to more than 400

Two blasts kill 4 at Afghan stadium celebration

Two explosions went off at a celebration in a stadium in the Afghan city of Lashkar Gah on Saturday, killing four people and wounding 31, government officials said.

Two blasts kill 4 at Afghan stadium celebration

IS loss affirms Pentagon plan, but end game vague as US pulls out

Now that the Islamic State group has officially lost its geographic "caliphate," the Pentagon is marking a historic moment in its years-long campaign to defeat the jihadists.

IS loss affirms Pentagon plan, but end game vague as US pulls out

Islamic State defeated, "caliphate" eliminated says US ally in Syria

US-backed forces said they had captured Islamic State's last shred of territory in eastern Syria at Baghouz on Saturday, ending its territorial rule over a self-proclaimed caliphate after years of fighting.

Islamic State defeated, "caliphate" eliminated says US ally in Syria

Two kin of Christchurch victims die after killings: officials

A grief-stricken mother who had travelled to New Zealand after her son was gunned down in the Christchurch mosque massacre passed away overnight, officials said Saturday.

Two kin of Christchurch victims die after killings: officials

China factory blast death toll jumps to 64, man rescued after 40 hours

The death toll in a chemical plant explosion in China rose to 64 Saturday but rescuers found a survivor among more than two dozen still missing in the debris of one of the country's worst industrial accidents in recent years.

China factory blast death toll jumps to 64, man rescued after 40 hours

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