United Airlines found itself in the middle of a social media storm on Monday, after the US carrier forcefully removed a passenger from a flight due to overbooking. The airline said it had asked for...
Spain is mourning Carme Chacón, the former defence minister who died on Sunday and was famously photographed in 2008 reviewing troops in Afghanistan while seven months pregnant. Ms Chacón was found...
More than 800 people have been shot in Chicago so far this year, according to a city newspaper A Chicago man fatally shot his 22-year-old son after an argument over who would walk the dog erupted...
Singapore prosecutors are seeking a review of a court ruling which sparked a public outcry by reducing the jail term of a showbiz pastor who misused millions in church funds to promote his wife's...
Spain is mourning Carme Chacón, the former defence minister who died on Sunday and was famously photographed in 2008 reviewing troops in Afghanistan while seven months pregnant. Ms Chacón was found...
Eight people have been killed and scores injured after police clashed with protesters during a by-election in Indian-administered Kashmir. Paramilitary forces fired bullets and shotgun pellets as...
Five climbers from South Korea fell to their deaths from a snow ledge that gave way near Vancouver, police said Sunday. Weather conditions in the area, north of Vancouver, have been harsh and...
The NFL is looking into whether an arm wrestling event featuring dozens of current and former players at a Las Vegas casino violates league anti-gambling rules. Although the NFL only recently signed...
The United States stepped up pressure Sunday on Russia to rein in Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, warning that any further chemical attacks would be "very damaging" to their relationship and...
A site hit by airstrikes on Tuesday in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in rebel-held Idlib Allies of Damascus have threatened reprisals against any party that carries out "aggression" against Syria, two...
While Western powers have blamed Syria's regime for this week's suspected chemical attack, questions remain over why it would make such a move following a string of victories and a diplomatic...
A television reporter in Australia has been arrested on suspicion of sending images of child sexual abuse and having explicit conversations about children. Ben McCormack, 42, a well-known reporter...
A television reporter in Australia has been arrested on suspicion of sending images of child sexual abuse and having explicit conversations about children. Ben McCormack, 42, a well-known reporter...
A Pakistani petrol station attendant was stabbed to death during an "absolutely horrific" crime spree in Australia, authorities said, fearing Friday that the attack was terror-linked. The 29-year-old...
The CIA had evidence that Russia was interfering in the 2016 US election to boost Donald Trump earlier than previously thought, the New York Times reported Thursday. Russia's interference was not...
YouTube on Thursday stopped placing ads on channels with fewer than 10,000 views in a move aimed at preventing people from making money off offensive or pirated videos. The move came with YouTube...
Russia has said its support for Syrian president Bashar al Assad is "not unconditional" in the wake of a suspected chemical weapons attack that has provoked widespread condemnation. The comment from...
Ghanaian Singer and Songwriter Jojo Abot has been named as one of the performers for this year’s edition of AfroPunk Festival. Blitz The Ambassador, Sampha, SZA, Willow Smith, Dizzee Rascal, Gary...
Pepsi has pulled an advert that sparked an outcry and accusations that the drinks maker was trivialising recent street protests across the US. She defuses the tension by walking to the police line...
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has backed African governments’ use of fossil fuels – especially the continent’s large endowment of coal – to bridge Africa’s huge energy gap. In the...
