International
Life Expectancy To Break 90 Barrier By 2030
South Korean women will be the first in the world to have an average life expectancy above 90, a study suggests....
Dozens Rescued By Boat
A San Jose neighbourhood was submerged in water after a creek overflowed, prompting a boat rescue of stricken people...
No Family Member Claims Body, Malaysia Says
Malaysian authorities are yet to formally identify the body of Kim Jong-nam as no family member has come forward,...
Manchester City Edge Monaco In Eight-Goal Thriller
Manchester City struck three times in the last 19 minutes as they came from behind to beat Monaco 5-3 in a sensational...
Trump Administration Expands Net For Immigrant Deportation
The Trump administration has issued tough guidelines to widen the net for deporting illegal immigrants from the US, and...
Dutch MPs Vote To Approve Cannabis Cultivation For First Time
The Dutch lower house of parliament has narrowly voted to approve the cultivation of cannabis. The bill would exempt...
Wells Fargo Fund Business On the Defensive Amid Sales Scandal
When a scandal over unauthorized accounts rocked Wells Fargo & Co's (WFC. N) retail division last fall, executives at...
Mugabe Cuts Birthday Cake
Staff at Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's office threw a party for him as he celebrated his 93rd birthday today....
First Female Coach Chan To Handle Men’s Team For 2017 AFC Champions League
Wednesday 22 February 2017 will be a special day for the Asian Football Confederation (the organisers of the AFC...
Higher Customer Traffic Boosts Wal-Mart’s Sales; Margins Under Pressure
Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT. N) on Tuesday reported higher-than-expected U.S. sales, helped by more customer visits to its...
Foreign-Owned Shops Attacked In South Africa
More than 30 foreign-owned shops were looted last night in two neighbourhoods in South Africa's capital, Pretoria, a...
Did Mugabe Fumble In Interview?
South Africa's privately owned News24 site has given this account of President Robert Mugabe's interview with...
SA ‘Archbishop’ Convicted For Albino Woman’s Murder
South Africa's Times Live newspaper has a horrific story about the conviction of a traditional healer for murdering an...
Trump Condemns ‘horrible’ Anti-Semitism
US President Donald Trump has condemned dozens of violent threats made against US Jewish community centres in the past...
74 Dead Refugees Wash Ashore In Zawiya
Refugee deaths have risen to record levels across the Mediterranean Sea in the past year Libya's Red Crescent has said...
Azerbaijan President Aliyev Makes Wife Mehriban His Deputy
Mehriban can now rule Azerbaijan if her husband is incapacitated Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has appointed his...
Exclusive: CIA-Backed Aid For Syrian Rebels Frozen After Islamist Attack
CIA-coordinated military aid for rebels in northwest Syria has been frozen since they came under major Islamist attack...
Israeli Soldier Gets 18 Months For Killing Wounded Palestinian Attacker
The court dismissed Azaria's claim that he thought the wounded victim presented a threat An Israeli soldier who killed...
French ‘attack Plot’ Leads To Three Arrests
Three people have been arrested on suspicion of plotting a terrorism attack Three people have been arrested in France...