Chinese President Xi Jinping met Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam in Beijing on Monday, saying he recognized her courage to govern the Asian financial hub in these “most difficult” times. “The situation in Hong Kong in 2019 was the most complex and difficult since its return to the motherland,” Xi told local media in brief […]

These Jews have an axe to grind after the Jersey City shooting — and they’ll learn how to do it at a synagogue self-defense class. “Rabbi sensei” Gary Moskowitz, a former NYPD officer, and martial arts expert, is hosting an axe-throwing “counter-terrorism” class in Williamsburg Monday and says Hasidic Jews have been clamoring to sign […]

A motorist was lucky to escape with just minor injuries when his car exploded as he lit a cigarette. The blast was so powerful that his car was left misshapen and windows of nearby buildings in Halifax town centre were broken. Police said the explosion happened when the driver used an aerosol can air freshener […]

The estranged wife of Zimbabwe’s vice-president has been charged with attempting to murder him. Marry Chiwenga – already facing corruption charges – has been denied bail in Harare. It’s alleged that she tried to kill General Constantino Chiwenga while he was receiving medical treatment in South Africa. READ ALSO: Zimbabwe: First Lady begs retailers to lower food […]

Days after an alleged gang-rape victim was set on fire, a note was left at the family home of an 18-year-old set to testify in her own case against a man she had accused of rape. “Consequences may be worse than what happened in Unnao,” the note read, alluding to the city in northern India […]