Bangladesh sentences 19 to death over 2004 attackA Bangladesh court on Wednesday sentenced 19 people to death over a 2004 grenade attack on the current prime minister, although a top opposition leader escaped with a life sentence. The attack in Dhak...
Hunting a shadowy armed militia in DR Congo’s ‘triangle of death’“I am always anticipating an attack,” says South African soldier Maijeke of how it feels to be in DR Congo’s “triangle of death”, where he is part of a UN peacekeeping force helping the Congolese army...
Florida girds for ‘extremely dangerous’ category 4 hurricaneHurricane Michael swelled to an ‘extremely dangerous’ category four storm as it rumbled toward the Gulf Coast of Florida early Wednesday in what forecasters warned was an unprecedented weather event f...
You look familiar: humans recognise 5,000 faces, study saysFrom family and friends to strangers on the subway and public figures on 24-hour news cycles, humans recognise an astonishing 5,000 faces, scientists said Wednesday in the first study of its kind. Thr...
Five men and the sea: huge marlin sinks Filipino fishing boatIt reads like a modern day take on ‘The Old Man and the Sea’ — five Filipino fishermen cast adrift for days on a makeshift raft after a huge marlin sinks their boat. The men were fishing in the South...
‘Carbon sink’ Bhutan counts cost of plans for green futureThe gentle whirring of the wind turbine speaks volumes of Bhutan’s record as the world’s only carbon negative country, but major challenges stand in the way of the Himalayan kingdom’s decision to foll...
Missing Saudi journalist’s fiancee asks for Trump’s helpThe fiancee of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Tuesday asked President Donald Trump to help uncover what happened to the Riyadh critic who she said had “been fighting for his principles”....
Trump says next summit with N Korea’s Kim to come after November US electionsUS President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would be held after US congressional elections on Nov. 6. Speaking to reporters as he flew to Iowa for...
Bulgarian arrested in Germany, charged with TV journalist’s murderA Bulgarian man has been detained in Germany and charged with the rape and murder of television journalist Viktoria Marinova, Bulgarian officials said on Wednesday. The suspect was arrested on Tuesday...
State leader wants to slash immigration to Sydney regionSydney and its surrounds need to slash immigration by half to counter worsening congestion in Australia’s most populous state, politicians said Wednesday. The number of foreigners arriving in New Sout...
More than 40 dead in Kenya bus accidentMore than 40 people have been killed in a bus accident in western Kenya early Wednesday, police said. “Reports reaching me are that more than 40 people died on the spot but it could be more because th...
Mental health crisis could cost the world $16 trillion by 2030Mental health disorders are on the rise in every country in the world and could cost the global economy up to $16 trillion between 2010 and 2030 if a collective failure to respond is not addressed, ac...
From squalid refugee camp, Rohingya teen plans for higher educationAt an age when many young Rohingya women have children, Rahima Akter has other plans. From the refugee camp in southern Bangladesh where she was born, Akter, a 19-year-old with a confident smile who g...
Turkish newspaper names 15 Saudis in Khashoggi caseTurkish pro-government newspaper Sabah said on Wednesday it had identified a 15-member intelligence team it said was involved in the disappearance of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Khasho...