Tag: World

4th December 2019 World AP Page after page, the names stack up: 629 girls and women from across Pakistan who were sold as brides to Chinese men and taken to … Read More

3rd December 2019 World AFP Mexican forces hunted Monday for a drug cartel commando behind a bloody firefight in a town near the US border that left six locals and … Read More

3rd December 2019 World AFP Mexican forces hunted Monday for a drug cartel commando behind a bloody firefight in a town near the US border that left six locals and … Read More

26th November 2019 World BBC A 6.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Albania, bringing down buildings and leaving people trapped under rubble. At least six people have died. One man died … Read More

26th November 2019 World BBC Thirteen French soldiers have been killed in a helicopter crash during an operation against jihadists in Mali, the French president’s office said. The accident happened … Read More

26th November 2019 World AFP Two Roman Catholic priests were each sentenced to more than 40 years in prison in Argentina for the sexual abuse, including rape, of deaf children, … Read More

AFP A British driver accused of the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese migrants found dead in a refrigeration truck pleaded guilty on Monday to conspiring to assist illegal immigration. Maurice Robinson, … Read More

26th November 2019 World AFP Tens of thousands have rallied across the world to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, as France unveiled new measures … Read More

26th November 2019 World AFP Tens of thousands have rallied across the world to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, as France unveiled new measures … Read More

AFP Hong Kong’s deeply unpopular leader vowed on Monday to “listen humbly” to voters after the pro-democracy camp scored a crushing victory in community-level elections that revealed broad public support … Read More

19th November 2019 World BBC President Donald Trump faces more potentially damning testimony in the Ukraine scandal as a critical week of public impeachment hearings opens Tuesday in the House … Read More

18th November 2019 World BBC Pro-democracy demonstrators holed up in a Hong Kong university campus set the main entrance ablaze Monday to prevent surrounding police moving in, after officers warned … Read More

15th November 2019 World BBC A man has died in Hong Kong after being hit on the head during clashes between government supporters and protesters. The government said the 70-year-old … Read More

AFP Pro-democracy protesters Wednesday stepped up a “blossom everywhere” campaign of road blocks and vandalism across Hong Kong that has crippled the international financial hub this week and ignited some … Read More

12th November 2019 World AFP Bushfires raging across eastern Australia on Tuesday singed the Sydney suburbs, where firefighters were forced to scramble planes and helicopters to splatter a built-up neighbourhood … Read More

11th November 2019 World AP Australia’s most populous state declared a state of emergency on Monday due to unprecedented wildfire danger as calls grew for Australia to take more action … Read More

AFP Eight people died and more than two million others spent a night huddled in storm shelters as Cyclone Bulbul smashed into the coasts of India and Bangladesh with fierce … Read More

BBC A policeman has shot a protester during another day of violent demonstrations in Hong Kong. Footage posted on Facebook showed the officer drawing his gun before grappling with a … Read More

AFP Turkish forces in northern Syria have detained a sister of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State group who was killed in a US raid, a senior … Read More

AP For many Vietnamese, a job in a Western European country is seen as a path to prosperity worth breaking the law. But the risks of doing so are high … Read More

BBC US President Donald Trump has announced he will make Florida his permanent home instead of Trump Tower in New York. He said he had been badly treated by New … Read More

31st October 2019 World AFP A shoot-out in the northern Brazilian city of Manaus between police and suspected drug traffickers left 17 people dead, local authorities announced on Wednesday. “The … Read More

AFP Boeing announced Thursday up to 50 of its popular 737NG planes had been grounded after cracks in them were detected, in another blow to the US aircraft maker following … Read More

AFP At least 71 people were killed and dozens injured after cooking gas cylinders exploded on a train packed with pilgrims in Pakistan on Thursday, some dying after leaping from … Read More

30th October 2019 World BBC Dennis Muilenburg, chief executive of Boeing, was quizzed on Tuesday by the Senate Commerce Committee over the deadly 737 Max 8 crashes. Two deadly 737 … Read More

BBC The UK is set to go to the polls on 12 December after MPs backed Boris Johnson’s call for an election following months of Brexit deadlock. By a margin … Read More

BBC A lorry driver is due to appear in court charged over the deaths of 39 people found in a refrigerated trailer in Essex. Maurice Robinson, 25, of Craigavon in … Read More

AP The European Council president says the bloc has agreed to grant Britain a new Brexit delay to Jan. 31 next year. Donald Tusk said on Twitter “the EU 27 … Read More

AFP A 67-year-old woman has given birth in China, a hospital said on Monday, with the parents claiming they are the country’s oldest couple to have a natural birth. The … Read More