In Canada, six people from Sri Lanka, including a mother and four young children, were knifed to death in Ottawa.

Spanish police have  arrested 14 people in connection with one million euros worth of counterfeit (fake)100 euro bank notes. 

A ship en route to Pakistan's Karachi from China has been stopped by Indian security agencies at Mumbai's Nhava Sheva port.

Absconding TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh was arrested on Thursday morning after being on the run for 55 days.

A retired IAS officer is facing a multi-agency probe which includes the Enforcement Directorate and CBI.

In US, at least two people were shot dead and another was injured in a shooting at an auto body shop in Whittier, California.