Nigerian army says it safely rescued 33 people kidnapped by gunmen
Nigeria's army has said it safely rescued 33 people after they were kidnapped by armed men while travelling through the country's north-western Zamfara state.
The army said its troops mobilised alongside the police immediately after hearing about the abduction, in the Tsafe area of Zamfara on Saturday afternoon.
The military found the kidnappers in the process of moving the hostages to an unknown location, the army said, and the gunmen fled into the nearby bush after coming under fire.
Kidnappings by armed groups who hold people for
Puerto Rico rations water supplies due to intense drought
Hundreds of thousands of people are going without running water for two days at a time in Puerto Rico, as authorities in the US territory take drastic measures to combat a severe drought.
Many households on the Caribbean island have been split into two groups - with each having their water supply shut off for 48 hours on a rotating basis.
Residents in the capital, San Juan, where the taps were turned off on Friday, decried the rationing. Officials have not said when the measure will end.
Most of Puerto Rico
Drones spotted over German base days after Leipzig bomb incident
Two drones were spotted over a military base in western Germany just days after an explosive-laden device was found at Leipzig airport.
Germany's armed forces (Bundeswehr) confirmed they were seen on Thursday evening at a base in Mechernich, near Bonn, reportedly housing components for US-made Patriot air-defence systems.
A spokeswoman for the Bundeswehr Joint Force Command said military police were deployed to the site before the matter was handed over to local police.
It is the latest instance of drones being spotted near military bases
Ecuador charges ex-minister over presidential candidate assassination case
Prosecutors in Ecuador have charged a former interior minister and six others on suspicion of being involved in the assassination of a presidential candidate in 2023.
José Serrano and the head of cartel Los Lobos, Wilmer "Pipo" Chavarria, were implicated in the murder of Fernando Villavicencio at a campaign event in the capital, Quito, days before the election.
Five people linked to the criminal gang were jailed over the hit in 2024, while Pipo was captured in Spain last year, having faked his
Man arrested after boat capsizes near Statue of Liberty killing woman and infant
The operator of a boat that overturned near the Statue of Liberty, killing a woman and baby, has been arrested and charged with reckless endangerment, New York police said.
Officials said a large search and rescue operation was launched after the incident near New York Harbour on Saturday night.
A nearby vessel rescued 12 people from the water before police arrived, the Coast Guard said.
New York police divers later found a 27-year-old woman and a five-month-old girl, who were transported to
Ancient Roman shipwreck discovered off Sicily coast
Italian divers have discovered an ancient Roman shipwreck off the coast of Sicily, believed to be more than 2,000 years old.
The vessel was found piled high with hundreds of well-preserved containers, which were used to transport goods such as wine and olive oil.
Italy's Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli hailed the wreck as "one of the most important underwater archaeological discoveries of recent years".
Specialist police divers found the ship around 46m (150ft) deep, after a tip
Israel rejects Trump's 15-point plan for Gaza, Netanyahu says
Trump last month announced "a monumental step toward lasting peace and security" after Hamas said it had accepted a disarmament plan for Gaza.
But Netanyahu said that Hamas had to disarm before Israel withdrew its forces from Gaza, adding it couldn't be some "fictitious disarmament".
He said he was now in discussion with US officials about how to go forward.
"They have ideas; some of them are acceptable to us and some are not, and we know how to stand our ground on these matters,"
Suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan returning to Ireland in high-security operation
For more than 20 years the group has been responsible for importing tonnes of drugs and firearms around the world, the National Crime Agency (NCA) previously said.
The NCA said the crime group is linked to more than a dozen gangland murders.
According to former Gardaí (Irish police) Commissioner Drew Harris, the gang is estimated to have made more than €1bn (£836,590,000) globally from its activities.
The US Treasury Department has in the past
Perez Hilton faces long recovery after reports he self-harmed during livestream
The US blogger Perez Hilton is in a "serious but stable" condition after being admitted to hospital, according to his family.
Emergency services were called to his Miami home on Tuesday after members of the public reported concerns while watching a TikTok livestream.
The Miami sheriff's office confirmed they attended a scene of a man "livestreaming acts of self-harm" on Tuesday. They did not confirm his name but said the man was alone in the house at the time.
A statement released on the 48-
How a schoolteacher's son became Kashmir's first India Test cricketer
Those performances earned him an 84m rupees (£730,000; $982,000) Indian Premier League (IPL) contract with Delhi Capitals. Although opportunities in the IPL were limited, his red-ball exploits had already caught the attention of India's selectors.
For Rasool, Auqib's Test call-up carries significance far beyond one player.
"Playing Test cricket is the ultimate dream for any cricketer. It was my dream too. Seeing Auqib