Customs agents charged over record Australian drug bust

Two customs agents have been charged in connection with Australia's largest ever onshore seizure of the drug "ice", a bust worth a record US$840 million, police said Thursday.
Germany kicks out Russian diplomats over Berlin murder
Germany expelled two Russian diplomats on Wednesday after prosecutors said Moscow could be behind the killing of a former Chechen rebel commander in a Berlin park.
1 killed, 26 injured in college fire in southern Ukraine
One person was killed and 26 injured in a fire which occurred in the building of the educational institution in Odesa, South of Ukraine, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine said on Wednesday.
Strike to paralyse France in Macron showdown with unions
France was set to be paralysed Thursday by a nationwide strike by transport workers, teachers -------
Death toll from Sri Lanka's heavy rains rises to 8
The death toll from Sri Lanka's heavy rains rose to 8 on Thursday, while over 15,000 people were affected, the Disaster Management Center (DMC) said.
Shooting at US military base in Hawaii
The US military in Hawaii says a shooting occurred at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard on Wednesday.
18 Indian sailors kidnapped off Nigerian coast: report
Eighteen Indians on board a Hong Kong-flagged vessel have been kidnapped by pirates near the Nigerian coast, -----