A man suspected of killing 18 people in a shooting in Maine has been found dead after a three-day manhunt, police say.

Russia is executing soldiers who try to retreat from a bloody offensive in eastern Ukraine, the White House has said.

Former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, once seen as reform-minded contender to the country’s top leadership role, died of a sudden heart attack early Friday in Shanghai, state media reported.

Russia has rehearsed its ability to deliver a "massive" nuclear strike, the Kremlin says.

At least 16 people were killed in a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday evening, ABC News reported.

The suspect is still at large.

Despite India’s objection registered with the Sri Lankan authorities, China’s foray in Sri Lanka’s northern and eastern provinces persists, particularly with a focus on the fisheries sector.

FitsAir over the weekend operated its first charter flight from Yerevan, Armenia to Sri Lanka bringing a group of 150 tourists.

An off-duty pilot has been charged with 83 counts of attempted murder, after he allegedly tried to crash a passenger jet during a flight on Sunday night.

At least 17 people are dead and many others have been injured after several carriages of the Egaro Sindhur Express overturned in a crash involving a freight train in Kishoreganj’s Bhairab.