- French government under pressure after student sets himself on fire
LYON, France: The French government Wednesday attempted to defuse the anger caused by the attempted suicide of a student who set himself alight to protest the hardships of his university life. ...... […]
- Slovakia’s deadliest road accident in a decade leaves 13 dead
A crash between a truck and a passenger bus has killed 12 people and injured 17 in western Slovakia. It is the central European country's deadliest road accident in a decade, Slovak fire and rescue services said. The accident occurred in rainy […]
- Democrats worry they don't have right candidate to beat Trump
Democrats aren’t sure they have the right candidate to beat President TrumpDonald John TrumpThe Hill's Morning Report - Diplomats kick off public evidence about Trump, Ukraine Trump faces high stakes in meeting with Erdoğan amid […]
- Car bomb explosion kills seven in Afghan capital Kabul
KABUL: At least seven people were killed and 10 others, including four foreign nationals, were wounded in Kabul on Wednesday, when a van packed with explosive targeted a vehicle belonging to a foreign security company, Afghan security officials […]
- Death toll grows to 15 in Gaza as tension with Israel goes on
GAZA, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Three Palestinians were killed on Wednesday in a fresh Israeli airstrike on central Gaza Strip, bringing the number of Palestinians that have been killed since Tuesday up to 15, medics said. Gaza... […]
- Australia’s highest court will hear Cardinal Pell’s appeal
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA: Australia’s highest court agreed Wednesday to hear an appeal from the most senior Catholic to be found guilty of sexually abusing children, giving Cardinal George Pell his last chance at getting his convictions overturned. […]
- Turkey cops rearrest scribe Altan over failed 2016 coup
Turkish police acting on a court order have rearrested journalist and novelist Ahmet Altan, just a week after his release from prison over alleged links to the failed 2016 coup. Altan and another veteran journalist Nazli Ilicak were released on […]
- ‘Insect apocalypse’ poses risk to all life on Earth, conservationists warn
The “unnoticed insect apocalypse” should set alarm bells ringing, according to conservationists, who said that without a halt there will be profound consequences for humans and all life on Earth. A new report suggested half of all […]
- Hong Kong to shut all schools on Thursday for safety reasons
HONG KONG: All schools in Hong Kong will suspend classes on Thursday due to transportation and safety reasons, the Hong Kong Education Bureau... […]
- Afghanistan paedophile ring may be responsible for abuse of over 500 boys
Social workers claim teachers and local officials are implicated, and believe thousands more children may have been targeted A paedophile ring involved in the abuse of at least 546 boys from six schools has been discovered in Afghanistan’s […]
- Suspected suicide bombing at police headquarters in Indonesia’s Medan
A suspected suicide bombing outside police headquarters in Indonesia’s city of Medan in North Sumatra killed the perpetrator and wounded some officers on Wednesday, police said, just a month after an attack on a former security minister. […]
