The gunmen concealed their weapons behind flowers and stuffed toys while waiting for the victim outside Guayaquil airport.

The Old Town Road star was arrested last year for attacking police officers and later entered rehab.

Niger has been fighting a militant Islamist insurgency for a decade and in January suspected jihadists attacked the same airport.

The eruption alert level for Mount Tokachidake in Hokkaido was raised to Level 2 on June 18 for the first time in 12 years, prompting authorities to restrict entry within 1.5 kilometers of the crater and close parts of hiking trails just days before the mountain’s official opening for the summer climbing season. (News On Japan)

The firm's outgoing boss Tim Cook did not say when prices would rise or which products would be affected.

Nara Prefectural Police have arrested the mother of a man accused of leading a group that allegedly confined the 19-year-old son of a company executive, expanding an investigation that has already led to the arrests of the victim's father and six others. (News On Japan)

The Nikkei Stock Average surged past 71000 on Thursday, closing at a record high for the fourth straight session, as easing tensions in the Middle East lifted investor sentiment while the yen weakened to a nearly two-year low against the dollar. (News On Japan)

Kyoto's Myoshin-ji Temple, one of Japan's largest Zen temple complexes, is facing a growing problem that temple officials warn could eventually lead to costly restoration work and even pose safety risks to visitors. (News On Japan)

Japan's national team continued preparations on June 17 for its World Cup Group F match against Tunisia, holding a largely closed training session near Nashville, Tennessee, ahead of the June 20 fixture, which will be played on June 21 Japan time. (News On Japan)

Scientists say 13,000 southern elephant seal pups on Heard Island have died of the H5N1 strain.

The fate of Iran's nuclear programme, a key reason cited by the US for starting the conflict, is still to be negotiated.

The horse bolted and toppled over after the carriage driver stepped down to take a picture of the passengers.

The 14-point Memorandum of Understanding was signed at a post-G7 dinner in France.

The 14-paragraph memo includes an end to fighting, an agreement that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, and a $300bn redevelopment package for Iran.

The 14-paragraph memo includes an end to fighting, an agreement that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, and a $300bn redevelopment package for Iran.

A cemetery at the epicentre of the outbreak is rapidly filling up, however large traditional funerals have been scrapped.

As the delivery vehicles increasing take to US streets, bans and protest groups are springing up.

Chase died from sepsis following a bout with meningitis in a Los Angeles hospital, her longtime manager told the BBC.

Japan needs to revisit the pacifist posture that has defined it since World War Two, Shinjiro Koizumi says.

Japan needs to revisit the pacifist posture that has defined it since World War Two, Shinjiro Koizumi says.