New Mexico family believed dead boy’s spirit would lead attacksA 3-year-old boy found buried at a New Mexico desert compound died in a ritual to "cast out demonic spirits," but his extended family believed he would "return as Jesus" to identify "corrupt" targets...
FBI agent Strzok, who criticised Trump in text messages, is firedPeter Strzok, the FBI agent who came under fire from President Donald Trump and other Republicans for sending text messages that disparaged the candidate during the presidential campaign, was fired la...
Arms, investment and ‘instructors’: Russia boosts Africa roleTouting military cooperation and "instructors," arms deals and investment, Russia is making a comeback in Africa after years of inactivity and now aims to rival European countries and even China, anal...
China angered at new US defence act, to assess contentChina on Tuesday condemned measures targeting it in a new US defence act, saying it would comprehensively assess aspects that beef up the role of a panel tasked with reviewing foreign investment propo...
Manafort seeks acquittal as tax, bank fraud trial moves to defenceLawyers for Paul Manafort will have the opportunity on Tuesday to put up their defense, a day after US prosecutors rested their case against the former campaign chairman for President Donald Trump in...
EU faces fresh standoff over Aquarius migrant boatEuropean countries faced pressure on Tuesday to resolve a fresh standoff with the operators of the migrant rescue ship Aquarius which is stranded for the second time in the Mediterranean carrying 141...
Billions hinge on Malaysia Mahathir’s bid to woo project concessions from ChinaMalaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad arrives in China on Friday seeking to renegotiate, and perhaps cancel, billions of dollars worth of Chinese-invested projects entangled in domestic graft prob...
Former S Korea presidential hopeful acquitted in sex abuse caseA former South Korean presidential contender was found not guilty on all charges on Tuesday in a trial stemming from allegations he raped a female aide several times, prompting immediate controversy....
Vienna topples Melbourne in ‘most liveable city’ rankingAustria's capital Vienna has beaten Melbourne to be ranked the "world's most liveable city" in a new annual survey released Monday, ending the southern Australian city's seven-year reign. It is the fi...
Paris residents peeved at very public eco-friendly urinalsA new set of eco-friendly but completely exposed urinals deployed on the streets of Paris are provoking uproar from locals. One of the bright red "urinoirs" installed on the Ile Saint-Louis, not far f...
Israel PM, UK opposition leader in row over Munich massacreIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn were locked in a row Tuesday over the Labour MP's attendance of an event that honoured suspects of the Munich Olym...
Malaysia to alter ‘hideous’ tourism logo featuring ape in shadesMalaysia's new government will change an official tourism logo featuring an orangutan wearing sunglasses after it sparked a storm of mockery, a minister said Tuesday. The "Visit Malaysia 2020" logo ha...
Ex-Australian archbishop avoids jail for concealing child abuseA former Australian archbishop convicted of concealing abuse by a notorious paedophile priest in the 1970s was confronted by enraged victims outside a courthouse Tuesday after a judge spared him jail...