The mayor of the Uruapan municipality, in the western state of Michoacan, was gunned down Saturday night in front of dozens of people who had gathered for Day of the Dead festivities, authorities said.

An officer dressed as Spiderman to carry out a Halloween sting operation on a gang in Peru.

Israel says the remains of three hostages have been handed over from Gaza and will be examined by forensic experts as a month-old ceasefire holds.

The top US court will decide if many of Trump’s tariffs are legal in a case with major implications for presidential power and billions of dollars.

The quake struck near Mazar-e Sharif, one of Afghanistan’s largest cities in the early hours of Monday.

The Palestinian tradition of olive picking and dates harvest in the occupied West Bank is under threat from Israeli settlers who have increased their attacks on farmers this season.

The 3,500-year-old stone head was likely stolen during the Arab Spring uprising.

The BBC’s Will Grant witnessed the devastation in the town of Black River, as he joined an aid helicopter flight over the island.

The remains will undergo formal identification in Israel, as the return of deceased hostages under a ceasefire continues.

Authorities say the five mountaineers who died while scaling Cima Vertana are German.

The Paris prosecutor says four suspects arrested so far are “clearly local people”, not organised crime professionals.

A fire and explosion at a convenience store in northwestern Mexico killed at least 23 people, including children, and injured 12 others, state authorities said.

President Trump met with President Xi on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit last week. APEC’s host, South Korea, is carefully balancing its relations with the U.S. and China.

Police said two people who were wounded remain in a life-threatening condition after the attack on Saturday. Passengers reported scenes of panic and chaos ,with many running through the carriages.

Five German mountaineers died after being hit by an avalanche in South Tyrol, in northern Italy, rescuers said on Sunday.

US Defence Secretary says “narco-terrorists” attempting to smuggle drugs into the US were targeted.

Local officials rule out an attack or act of deliberate violence against civilians as causes of the blaze.

British police said 10 people have been hospitalized, nine with life-threatening injuries, following a mass stabbing attack on a London-bound train Saturday evening, and that counter-terrorism police are supporting the investigation.

British police said 10 people have been hospitalized, nine with life-threatening injuries, following a mass stabbing attack on a London-bound train Saturday evening, and that counter-terrorism police are supporting the investigation.

The U.S. military has carried out another lethal strike on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea.