• RFI

    Armed robbers hit jeweller's in Paris tourist hotspot

    A group of armed robbers snatched jewels Saturday from a high-end shop near Paris' world-famous Champs Elysees avenue before making their escape on motorbikes, a police source said. The three-strong team, one of them armed with a long weapon, may have made off with several million euros in loot, based on a double robbery at the same Harry Winston jeweller's in 2007 and 2008.A gunshot was heard outside the shop on Avenue Montaigne, a police source familiar with the case said, with the source sayi

  • Associated Press

    3 Spaniards were among 6 people killed when gunmen opened fire in central Afghanistan, officials say

    Three Spanish citizens and three Afghans were killed when gunmen opened fire in central Afghanistan, Taliban and Spanish officials said Saturday. Seven suspects were arrested at the scene in Bamiyan province, a major tourist area, and an investigation is underway, said Abdul Mateen Qani, a spokesman for the interior minister, on Saturday. A Taliban official in Bamiyan who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media, said that the four wounded foreigners were from Spain, Norway, Australia and Latvia.

  • Storyful

    SpaceX's Falcon 9 Lights Up Sky Over West Palm Beach

    SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket was spotted lighting up the sky over West Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday, May 17.Falcon 9 completed its 21st launch and landing, a record for SpaceX for reusability, and delivered 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida, the company said. Credit: Rudi Bester via Storyful