Attack

Smoke rises from a hotel building after an explosions and gunfire in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 12, 2022.

Taliban: Assailants attack hotel in Afghan capital Kabul

Afghanistan

Three Afghan locals have been killed, with others injured — including two foreigners — after gunmen attacked a Kabul hotel frequented by Chinese nationals on Monday.

People put flowers over a memorial placed on the spot of Sunday's explosion on Istanbul's popular pedestrian Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul, Nov. 14, 2022.

Turkey detains Syrian suspect in deadly Istanbul bombing

Violence
A box containing stacks of cash with a 50 note stack from New Zealand on top

Hundreds arrested in massive global crime sting

Top of The World
A protester throws an egg at the Bulgarian government building during an anti-government demonstration.

Protesters in Bulgaria demand prime minister’s resignation amid corruption allegations

Protest
British police stand guard at the entrance to the US Air Force base at RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk, Britain, Dec. 18, 2017.

US military personnel fire shots at man forcing entry onto British base

Conflict
Oscar Perez

A renegade police detective claims Venezuela grenade attack

Conflict

Four grenades were hurled at the high court from a helicopter and bullets were fired at the Interior Ministry on Tuesday, leader Nicolas Maduro said, in a potentially dramatic escalation of the violence gripping the oil-rich South American country.

Brussels train station

Brussels train station rocked by explosion, one suspect shot

Conflict

The incident took place around 1900 GMT, causing the city’s Gare Centrale to be evacuated. The nearby Grand Place, a major tourist destination, was also evacuated.

A Malaysian school boy walks past a street mural depicting a school bus and students.

A teacher told non-Muslim students in Malaysia to drink their own urine. The school was firebombed.

Belief

A Muslim teacher allegedly told his students not to drink water in class during Ramadan but to do so in the washroom, and if they had no water, they could drink the tap water or their own urine.

Cyber Security Breach

Power grids have been disabled by internet hackers – and are still under threat.