Brazil school shooting: Former student opens fire kills teen June 19 2023 at 05:44AM

A former student entered a school and then began shooting in Brazil's southern Parana state Monday, killing a 15-year-old girl and severely wounding another teen. The man fired at least a dozen shots before being restrained by a school employee.

Six dead six wounded in Ecuador gang shooting June 19 2023 at 05:37AM

Six people were killed and six wounded Monday in an apparent gang shootout in Guayaquil, a port city in the grips of a wave of violence perpetrated by drug traffickers, police said.

Two injured in courtroom firing in Pakistan's Bhakkar district June 19 2023 at 01:13AM

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai loses appeal against phone search June 19 2023 at 12:22AM

A Hong Kong appeal court on Monday blocked jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai's bid to challenge in the city's highest court a warrant obtained by national security police to scrutinise the contents of his mobile phones. Lai, 75, is the founder of the now shut pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily and is due to face trial in September on three charges under the city's sweeping national security law, including collusion with foreign forces.

Dam breach: Russia says it declined UN help in flood zone over 'security concerns' June 18 2023 at 11:37PM

The United Nations said on Sunday that Moscow had declined its offers of help as the death toll rose and filthy water forced the closure of beaches in southern Ukraine.

Chinese President Xi holds talks with US state secy Blinken in Beijing June 18 2023 at 11:00PM

Blinken's was the highest-level visit by a US official to China in nearly five years marked by severely strained ties between the world's two largest economies. US officials have said they hope the visit will bring more stability, if not breakthroughs, between Washington and Beijing. Xi met Biden in November in Bali on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit, raising cautious hopes for a thaw.