Eight children and a senior cleric, were killed in a blast inside a seminary in Parwan province of Afghanistan on Tuesday, local media said. ....

An Indian priest from Kerala, who was kidnapped by Islamic State militants in Yemen last year, has again appealed for help in a new video. ....

An earthquake of 6.6 magnitude hit a town in the US state of Alaska on Monday, a media report said. ....

Iran on Monday warned Pakistan that it would hit terrorist safe havens inside that country if the government does not confront militants who carry out cross-border attacks. ....

World leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, congratulated pro-EU centrist Emmanuel Macron after he surged to victory against far-right's Marine Le Pen in Sunday's French Presidential election runoff. ....

Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron was declared victor after he won 20.7 million votes, firmly beating Marine Le Pen, who took about 10.6 million in the French Presidential elections' crucial runoff on Sunday. ....

Voting began on Sunday across France in the final presidential runoff where independent centrist Emmanuel Macron is vying against far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen, the media reported. ....

A head-on collision between two buses along Nigeria's Lagos-Ibadan expressway left at least 26 people dead, a road safety official said. ....

At least 29 children and three adults died when a school bus plunged into a roadside ravine in northern Tanzania, authorities said. ....

French presidential frontrunner, independent centrist Emmanuel Macron, has been the victim of a "massive and coordinated hacking operation", after files purporting to be from the campaign were posted online via social media, reports said. ....