back to homepage

World News

Chicago releases emails in deadly cop capturing

That’s a reference to the times a white police officer fatally shot black teenager Laquan McDonald in 2014.

Read More

Bill Clinton: ‘Amazing’ Hillary has what it takes to be president

Hillary Clinton, who held three town halls in New Hampshire on Sunday, has put the brakes on her usual Trump attacks since the NY real estate mogul began highlighting Bill

Read More

Taiwan demands Japan’s apology, compensation to WWII ‘comfort women’

CNN reports that activists in South Korea estimate that there were more than 200,000 Korean victims during the war but only a few of them came forward.

Read More

Missing booksellers have Hong Kong leader ‘highly concerned’

The other booksellers who have also gone missing are Gui Minhai, shareholder of Mighty Current, the publishing house that owns the bookstore; publishing house general manager Lui Bo and business

Read More

China bus fire leaves 14 dead, several injured

A bus caught fire in northern China on Tuesday, killing 14 people and injuring more than 30, a fire spokeswoman said. Police are seeking a man in connection with the

Read More

Blast near consulate buildings in eastern Afghan city

He said an investigation was under way to try to identify the men and those behind the attack, which occurred on the same day gunmen attacked an Indian air base

Read More

Obama moves to require background checks for more gun sales

“… It’s not going to prevent every mass shooting, it’s not going to keep every gun out of the hands of a criminal, it will potentially save lives and spare

Read More

Hezbollah targets Israeli troops on Lebanon border

The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah attacked an Israeli armored vehicle with a roadside bomb along the border Monday and Israel responded with artillery fire.

Read More

UAE downgrades diplomatic ties with Iran

Saudi Arabia severed diplomatic relations with Iran after the embassy protest, recalling its diplomats from the Islamic republic and giving Iranian diplomats 48 hours to leave the country.

Read More

Saudi Arabia cancels all Iran flights

The killings have since sparked protests in Nimr’s home region as well as large-scale protests in Bahrain, Pakistan and Iran, where protesters invaded the Saudi embassy in Tehran on Saturday

Read More

Company recycling Christmas trees for free

But traditionally it’s unlucky to leave Christmas decorations up after January 6, so here’s your guide to getting treeless in the nick of time.

Read More

Anxious wait ahead as Storm Frank threatens Yorkshire with another battering

The Scottish first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, is to visit the south of Scotland to assess the damage in Dumfries and Galloway and the Borders.

Read More