International
Macy’s Plans To Cut 10,100 Jobs
US department store chain Macy's has said it expects to make 10,100 people Redundant US department store chain Macy's...
Blast Hits Western Turkish City of Izmir
Smoke rises from the site of an explosion in Izmir, Turkey An explosion has hit the Turkish Aegean coastal city of...
Deaths As Car Bomb Hits Jableh Town
At least nine people are reported killed and 25 others wounded in a car bomb attack on Syrian government-held coastal...
BBC Stirs Controversy With ‘real ISIS Housewives’ Skit
A BBC sketch satirising British women who have left to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known...
Fuel Prices Hit 18-Month High, After Opec Production Cuts
The price of petrol and diesel in the UK has risen to its highest since July 2015, following a three-pence-a-litre...
UK’s New Ambassador To EU ‘tough Negotiator’
Downing Street has called the UK's new ambassador to the European Union a "seasoned and tough negotiator", who will...
Apple Pulls New York Times App From China App Store
Apple has withdrawn the New York Times from its China App Store, following a request from Chinese authorities. The...
Caf President Issa Hayatou Referred To Egyptian Prosecutors
Confederation of African Football president Issa Hayatou has been referred to Egyptian prosecutors for investigation...
Auckland Wants Serena Back Despite Stormy Exit
Auckland Classic organisers have appealed for Serena Williams to return next year despite the world number two lashing...
Cameroon Civil Society Urges Anglophone Regions To Continue Protests
A Cameroonian civil society organisation has urged the Anglophone North West and South West regions of Cameroon to...
S. Korea President’s Lawyers Say No Evidence For Impeachment
The impeachment trial of South Korea's President Park Geun-Hye got under way Thursday, with her lawyers arguing there...
Gambia Shaken By Fake News Alleging the Death of President-Elect Barrow
Fake news circulating on social media alleging the assassination of Gambia’s President-elect Adama Barrow has...
Indian Missile Test Injects New Tension Into Asia
It's a frightening prospect, India and China going to war. The countries are home to 2.5 billion people, a long and...
Canada Lottery Jackpot Won With Numbers From A Dream
A Canadian woman who has used the same lottery numbers for nearly 30 years has won the jackpot, winning a CA$5.3m...
Four Held In Chicago
Four people have been arrested in the US city of Chicago over a video live-streamed on Facebook, in which a bound and...
Ellen DeGeneres Bans Kim Burrell After Homophobic Comments
Ellen DeGeneres has said Kim Burrell will not appear on her show after the gospel singer made homophobic comments....
Apple Pulls New York Times App From ITunes Store In China
Apple Inc has removed the New York Times Co's news apps from its app store in China, following a request from the...
Trump Attacks Set Intelligence Community On Edge
Intelligence officials are increasingly dismayed about President-elect Donald Trump's tweets and continued public...
‘No Charges’ For French Troops Over CAR Child Sex Allegations
Six French soldiers accused of sexually abusing children in the Central African Republic (CAR) have not been charged...