Saudi says Houthis target Mecca, warns of ‘red line’
The Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen's Houthis accused them on Wednesday of targeting Islam's holy city Mecca, sparking outrage across the Muslim world.
Mother left child in car while working at strip club ―Police
United States Police say they found a 3-year-old girl wandering in a parking lot while her mother worked inside a South Florida strip club. Lauderhill police Lt. Michael Santiago says in a news release that someone called 911 early Tuesday after seeing a child roaming around. Santiago says the child-led officers to a vehicle that […]
Liberia declares day of mourning after school fire
Liberia’s President George Weah has declared Thursday a national day of mourning following a deadly fire at a boarding school in the country. Recall Vanguard reported Wednesday that a school fire believed to have broken out in the early hours of the morning when school students were sleeping in a building attached to a mosque […]
United States drone strike kills 30 farm workers in Afghanistan
A US drone strike intended to hit an Islamic State (IS) hideout in Afghanistan killed at least 30 civilians resting after a day’s labour in the fields, officials said on Thursday. The attack on Wednesday night also injured 40 people after accidentally targeting farmers and labourers who had just finished collecting pine nuts at mountainous […]
Canadian model told to ‘grow up’ after complaining of flying economy
Model Winnie Harlow has sparked outrage on social media by moaning about having to fly economy after her flight to Milan was cancelled at short notice. The former America’s Next Top Model star, 25, took to Instagram last night to tell her followers about her ordeal, revealing she was forced to give up her business […]
Iran threatens ‘all-out war’ if action taken over Saudi oil strike
Iran’s foreign minister has warned any attack on his country in response to its alleged role in a drone and missile strike on Saudi oil facilities would result in “all-out war”, further heightening tensions across the Persian Gulf. Mohammad Javad Zarif’s comments are the starkest warning yet by Iran after a summer of oil tanker […]
Couples whipped for public display of affection in Indonesia
A trio of couples were publicly flogged in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Thursday, charged with breaking a local law that outlaws public displays of affection. Despite international condemnation, whipping is a common punishment for a range of offences in the deeply conservative region on Sumatra island, including gambling, drinking alcohol, and having pre-marital sex. Aceh […]
Referee suspended for telling wrestler to cut dreadlocks
A US referee who told a wrestler to cut his dreadlocks or forfeit the match has been suspended for two years. High-school student Andrew Johnson decided to cut his hair in order to compete. Footage of the incident was posted to social media with some accusing referee Alan Moloney of racial discrimination, BBC reported. State […]
United States VP calls attack on Saudi ‘act of war’
Tensions between the United States and Iran ratcheted up Wednesday as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo decried the weekend attacks on the Saudi oil industry as an “act of war” and President Trump ordered a substantial increase in sanctions against the government in Tehran. With the Trump administration linking the sanctions step to the airstrikes, […]
At least 20 dead in Taliban car bomb attack ―Official
A Taliban truck bomb killed at least 20 people and wounded 95 others when it exploded near a hospital in southern Afghanistan, an official said. The Taliban, who have been carrying out nearly daily attacks since peace talks with the United States collapsed earlier this month, said the target was a nearby government intelligence department […]
Indian couple jailed for spending money wrongly deposited in bank account
A court in south India has sent a couple to jail after finding the husband-wife duo guilty of spending four million Indian Rupees (about 57,150 dollars) wrongly credited to their bank account in 2012. English daily The Times of India reported on Wednesday that seeing it as a “windfall,” the couple withdrew the money within […]
British woman jailed for lying about baby’s father on birth certificate
A pregnant mother was jailed for eight months after lying about the father of her baby on the birth certificate to spite her ex-boyfriend. Louise Boyce, 30, pretended her new boyfriend Nathan Leggatt was the baby’s father instead of her former lover Ashley Sayce – and took him to register the birth, DailyMail reported. When […]
United States accuses China of stealing military spacecraft technology
China’s space industry is still in its early stages compared to the United States’, but the US Department of Homeland Security suspects that China is trying to get ahead by stealing military space technology. Pengyi Li, a Chinese national, attempted to smuggle sensitive spacecraft and missile components out of the U.S. according to documents obtained […]
EU gives Britain ’12 days’ to decide on Brexit
Boris Johnson has reportedly been given just 12 days to present the European Union with a viable Brexit deal or prepare for a No Deal Brexit. The Prime Minister has been given until September 30 to submit an alternative to the Irish border backstop in writing to Brussels. The ultimatum was hammered out at a […]
Uganda to partner Russia on nuclear technology
Uganda said on Wednesday it had signed an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) with Russia to help the East African country build capacity to exploit nuclear technology for energy, medical and other peaceful purposes. The government of President Yoweri Museveni has previously said it is eager to use the country’s uranium deposits to boost energy production capacity, […]
Trump, California disagrees on standards of clean cars
United States President Donald Trump and the state of California went to war on Wednesday over who should set the standards in the United States for vehicle emissions and electric cars, foreshadowing a legal battle over environmental policy issues that will affect the auto industry and consumers. Trump confirmed he would revoke California’s authority to […]
