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Australian serial killer Ivan Milat dies in prison at 74

Ivan Milat, whose grisly serial killings of seven German, British and Australian backpackers horrified Australia in the early '90s, died in a Sydney prison on Sunday. He was 74.

'I'm dying': Relatives await answers in smuggling case

One family received a final text from their daughter saying she couldn't breathe and was dying.

Ex-Trump aide wants judge to decide on impeachment testimony

An ex-White House adviser who's supposed to testify before House impeachment investigators on Monday has asked a federal court whether he should comply with a subpoena or follow President Donald Trump's directive against cooperating in what the president dubs a "scam."

First woman named as Belgian prime minister

Belgian Budget Minister Sophie Wilmes has been chosen as the country's new caretaker prime minister -- a first for a woman, the current premier Charles Michel said on Saturday.

North Korea says it's running out of patience with US

North Korea says it's running out of patience with the United States over what it described as hostile policies and unilateral disarmament demands.

New evacuations, power outages near California wildfire

Authorities ordered at least 50,000 residents to evacuate towns near a massive Northern California wildfire Saturday, and the state's largest utility began power shut-offs for an estimated 2.35 million people due to forecasts of severe winds and extreme fire danger.

Vietnamese families fear relatives perished in Essex lorry

Several families from Vietnam's central provinces have reported their relatives missing after 39 people were found dead in a refrigerated truck in the British county of Essex.

Driver charged over deaths of 39 people in UK lorry: police

British police investigating the deaths of 39 people in a refrigerated truck said Saturday they had charged a driver arrested at the scene with manslaughter and people trafficking.

Putin, Macron discuss Russian-Turkish talks on Syria over phone

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Saturday, informing him about the detailed content of the Russian-Turkish talks on Syria.

Russia accuses U.S. of smuggling oil from Syria

Russia's Defense Ministry on Saturday accused the United States of smuggling oil from eastern Syria to other countries with convoys guarded by private military companies and special operations forces.

Erdogan says will clear 'terrorists' from Syria border if Sochi deal fails

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said Turkey would "clear terrorists" on its border in northern Syria if Syrian Kurdish militia did not withdraw by the end of a deadline agreed with Russia.

Trump administration officials subpoenaed in impeachment inquiry

U.S. House Democrats on Friday subpoenaed three administration officials for depositions as part of their impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.

Bill Gates visits South Africa’s impoverished township

Bill Gates, the world's richest man, has visited one of SA's most desperately impoverished townships.

Four well-known lions killed in Rietvlei Nature Reserve

Four lions dubbed the 'Pride of Tshwane' have been killed in the Rietvlei Nature Reserve outside Pretoria, with their paws and jaws removed.

U.S. bans flights to all Cuban cities except Havana

U.S. Department of State said that the United States would ban U.S. airlines from flying to all Cuban international airports except the international airport in Havana starting from December to further pressure the Cuban government.

Soaring bills: Scientists' budget blown by texting eagles

The eagles spent summer in a part of Kazakhstan without cellular phone coverage, so the researchers expected a flood of accumulated messages when the birds migrated south. They were expected to pass through Kazakhstan or Russia where a text message is cheap: 2-15 rubles (3-15 cents) each.

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