French authorities say they opened a counterterror investigation after two women died in a knife attack at the main train station in the southern city of Marseille.
Human rights groups have voiced severe concern and sought ways to help after activists said dozens of gay people had been jailed following raids by the authorities in Azerbaijan in recent weeks.
Polling stations in the Spanish region of Catalonia are scheduled to open at 9 a.m. on October 1 for an independence referendum that national authorities in Madrid have called “illegal” and vowed to block.
Afghan authorities say suicide attackers have detonated a bomb near a large Shi'ite mosque in Kabul, killing at least one other person and wounding up to 20 more as worshippers prepare to commemorate Ashura, the holiest celebration in the Shi'ite religious calendar.
Russia's main security agency has demanded encryption keys to the popular Telegram messaging app, according to the company's founder, as authorities ratchet up pressure on what has grown into a vibrant platform for political discussion in the country.
Saudi Arabia's king has issued an order allowing women to drive cars for the first time.
Russia's Defense Ministry said it tested an intercontinental ballistic missile, as part of wide-ranging drills involving the country's missile forces.
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