Society
Authorities said they believed 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie was abducted from her Tucson home after investigators found blood on the porch, and her daughter Savannah Guthrie pleaded for proof of life.
Marius Borg Høiby told an Oslo court he "remembered little" about alleged incidents at Crown Princess Mette-Marit's estate, court heard as the trial opened.
The owners of Le Constellation in Crans‑Montana wrote to employees, acknowledged some responsibility for the New Year’s Eve bar fire and said they were victims of slander.
Rising rents and plunging vacancy rates tightened housing markets across Spain and parts of Switzerland, squeezing affordability in Barcelona's commuter belt and in mountain and alpine towns.
Marius Borg Høiby, son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette‑Marit, denied in Oslo court that he had drugged or raped women, saying he could not remember and had searched "rape" online.
UK health authorities said 36 infants fell ill after consuming batches of recently recalled infant formula suspected of cereulide contamination, prompting recalls by Nestlé and Danone across Europe.
Nigeria deployed an army battalion to Kaiama district, Kwara state, after suspected jihadist fighters attacked Woro and Nuku on Tuesday night, killing about 170 people, the presidency said.
Russian container ship captain Vladimir Motin was jailed six years in London after conviction for manslaughter by gross negligence over a North Sea collision that killed a crew member.
Two people were killed in an avalanche near the Madriccio refuge in Sulden, South Tyrol, on Thursday while rescuers searched for additional buried people.
French prosecutors requested judicial supervision for five 14–15-year-olds accused of violent robberies in Lyon, while Greek police arrested and remanded a 26-year-old charged with raping a 15-year-old in Thessaloniki.
The UN and aid agencies said famine had expanded into western Sudan, with acute malnutrition thresholds exceeded in localities after a mass civilian influx following the fall of El‑Fasher.
Ein Gericht in Lippstadt gab einem Chefarzt teilweise Recht und entschied, dass die Weisung des katholischen Klinikträgers Abtreibungen in seiner Nebentätigkeit nicht untersagte; der Kläger geht in Berufung.
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands enlisted as a reservist in the Dutch army and began military training; El País reported she would receive the rank of lieutenant colonel upon completion.
Four members of a family died from carbon monoxide poisoning in their Porcari home in Lucca province, and a fifth relative was hospitalized in critical condition, officials said.
Spronken Orthopedie in Genk redirected used wheelchairs and prostheses for reuse in disaster and war zones in Syria and Ukraine, recycling components and salvaging devices too old for local use.
Investigators reviewed video from a Deutsche Bahn train after the fatal attack on a conductor, and the works council demanded bodycams with audio while unions blamed police understaffing.
State coroner Teresa O’Sullivan found on Thursday a "major failing" in psychiatric care for Joel Cauchi, who killed six people at Westfield Bondi Junction in April 2024.
A 36-year-old ticket inspector died after being beaten by a passenger on a German train; police arrested a 26-year-old man in connection with the attack.
The French navy destroyed over four tonnes of cocaine seized in French Polynesia, and Spanish police dismantled a Valencia trafficking ring, arresting 51 people.
South Australia police identified a household member as a suspect in four-year-old Gus Lamont’s disappearance from the family's outback station, declaring the case a major crime.
A major power outage plunged eastern Cuba into darkness Wednesday, cutting electricity to Santiago de Cuba and provinces including Holguín, Granma and Guantánamo.
Hundreds of Maja T.'s supporters protested in Berlin, Leipzig and Hamburg after a Budapest court convicted the left‑scene activist; Foreign Minister Wadephul called the verdict not final.
