World

Winston Churchill 'is a racist'; London's iconic statue vandalised, 1 held

The Metropolitan Police has arrested one man in suspicioun of vandalising the iconic statue of Sir Winston Churchill amid ongoing protests by Extinction Rebellion group.

Sep 11, 2020

One-year-old hit, dragged by woman biker in London park; tries to flee

The infant's arm got caught in the spokes of the bicycle and, the toddler was dragged until the biker stopped the bike.

Sep 10, 2020

Kim Jong-un holds meet to discuss typhoon damage at large mine area

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has presided over a meeting of the Central Military Commission of the ruling workers' party to discuss damage by typhoon Maysak in the country's eastern region last week, state media reported on Wednesday.

Sep 10, 2020

Afghan vice president unharmed in attack in Kabul: Spokesperson

Health ministry officials said two bodies and seven injured have been transported to the hospital so far.

Sep 9, 2020

Queen's Guards throw rave party near Windsor; jailed for breaking COVID rules

The actions of some Royal Guards landed them in trouble as they threw a rave party near Windsor, where the Queen has been staying.

Sep 9, 2020

African hair 'dry and damaged': Racist shampoo ad sparks protests in South Africa

The 'Clicks' advertisement depicted pictures of African hair labeled dry, dull and damaged, while an example of white hair was described as fine and flat.

Sep 8, 2020

Vigil for Khashoggi at Saudi Consulate in Istanbul

Saudi Arabia jails eight over Khashoggi murder, fiancee decries trial

A Saudi Arabian court on Monday jailed eight people for between seven and 20 years for the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, state media reported, four months after his family forgave his killers and enabled death sentences to be set aside.

Sep 8, 2020

12-year-old kicked, pinned down like a criminal by Hong Kong police: Watch

In response to the incident, the Hong Kong Police said the officers used minimum necessary force to apprehend a 12-year-old girl.

Sep 7, 2020

Birmingham stabbing: Multiple cases reported, 'major incident,' says UK police

A number of other stabbings were reported in the area shortly after and "this has been declared a major incident", the West Midlands Police statement added.

Sep 6, 2020

Bangladesh mosque blast: 12 dead, nearly 50 injured after gas pipeline explodes in Narayanganj

An underground gas pipeline near a mosque exploded during evening prayers outside the capital of Bangladesh, leaving at least 12 Muslim worshipers dead and dozens injured with critical burn.

Sep 5, 2020

Fact Check: No, Taiwan did not shoot down Chinese fighter jet; read truth here

Interestingly, no such reports emerged in local media in Taiwan or China about the fighter jet crash. Moreover, a press release was then issued by the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of China stated.

Sep 4, 2020

Over 300,000 Rohingya children outcast and desperate amid refugee crisis

Trouble for Myanmar; Canada, Netherlands pursue Rohingya genocide case at ICJ with Gambia

Canada and the Netherlands strongly believe that this matter has been rightfully brought to the ICJ to provide international legal judgment on whether acts of systemic discrimination and exclusion have been committed on the Rohingya Muslims.

Sep 3, 2020

Iran must listen to 'god'; pardon Navid Afkari of double death sentence

The double death sentence is in addition to six years and six months jail time and 74 lashes.

Sep 2, 2020

Largest faction of Japan's ruling party backs Suga to replace Abe as PM

Japan's top government spokesman, Yoshihide Suga, has won the backing of the largest faction of the ruling party to become its next leader, public broadcaster NHK reported on Tuesday, making him a strong front-runner to become the next premier.

Sep 1, 2020

Who is Cheng Lei: Australian TV anchor detained in China amid rocky Sino-Australian relations

Chinese authorities notified the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs that Cheng Lei had been arrested on August 14.