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President criticised for saying women are raped because they are beautiful

She added a local study reveals most of the cases were incestuous in nature, or done by closely-related assailants. Duterte again earned the ire of opposition...

Woman attacks D.C. bus in road rage incident

The woman sideswiped the bus, according to a police report, and the driver tried to make contact with her at a red light, but she "grew irate and broke out in...

Man gets life in jail for plot to assassinate Theresa May

Naa'imur Zakariyah Rahman had been convicted of planning acts of terrorism at the end of a trial in July after it was claimed he wanted to bomb the gates of...

Tehran moves missiles to Iraq

Tehran says its plans to develop missiles are not linked to its 2015 nuclear accord with world powers. Though the accord's remaining signatories ― Britain, Fr...

Labour MPs 'plotting vote of no confidence in Jeremy Corbyn'

The MPs, who will be addressed by ex-leader Gordon Brown , are seeking to exert pressure on the leadership ahead of Tuesday's meeting of Labour's National Exec...

Syrian state media denies blasts caused by Israeli strikes

He could not specify their nationalities or whether they belonged to militias or regime forces. In May, Israel said it had attacked Iranian military infrastr...

Manafort associate charged over Ukraine lobbying

From in or around 2014 until in or around 2018, both dates being approximate and inclusive, within the District of Columbia and elsewhere, the defendant W. Patt...

May concludes Africa visit with trip to Kenya

While the Head of State could not say how much will be expected to be repatriated to Kenya following the deal, he was confident that the agreement will help in ...

France says European Union needs strategic relationship with Russian Federation on defence

If enacted, Macron's proposal would reduce Europe's dependence on the United States for defense and could compete with North Atlantic Treaty Organisation for re...

Thousands protest for and against refugees in Chemnitz

Under the slogan of "Heart instead of Persecution" ("Herz statt Hetze" in German), dozens of organizations have come together in the eastern city of Chemnitz ,...

Somalia's capital Mogadishu hit by 'huge explosion'

The auto packed with explosives exploded at the Howlwadag, one of the 17 districts of Mogadishu. It exploded after it hit the perimeter wall of the compound l...

Hurt and 2 Missing After Boats Collide on Colorado River, Authorities Say

The victims were thrown off the boats in the impact and one vessel sunk, according to the San Bernardino County Fire District. At least 12 patients were treat...

Japan's military seeks record spending to upgrades N.Korea missile defences

The record-high 5.3 trillion yen (Dh173 billion) request for fiscal 2019, approved on Friday by the ministry, is up 2.1 per cent from past year. The overall gov...

Suu Kyi should have resigned over Myanmar crackdown

The Myanmar military began its crackdown after Rohingya militants carried out a series of deadly attacks on police officers. Earlier this week, United Natio...

Barrow attends FOCAC Summit in China

He added that the Nigerian President is scheduled to join President Jinping and other African leaders for the opening and roundtable sessions of the 2018 FOCAC ...

United States military to cancel $300mn Pakistani aid

The Pentagon has sought Congressional determination to reprogramme Dollars 300 million of its Coalition Support Fund (CSF) for Pakistan because of the latter's ...

‘Gold’ becomes first Bollywood film to release in Saudi Arabia

The movie is directed by Reema Kagti , produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani under the banner of Excel Entertainment. Major part of the movie was shot ...

Army Wife Charged with Killing her Babies in 2015, 2017

Those included "ways to suffocate;" "Ways to kill human with no proof;" "16 steps to kill someone and not get caught". On the evening of November 20, 2017, La...

Barnier offers Britain 'unprecedented' deal

David Lidington called on European Union negotiators to "engage with us on our positive vision of the future relationship" in a speech to French business lead...

Three sought for 'xenophobic' attack on migrant in eastern German town

Crimes by immigrants are routinely seized upon by far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) and street movement Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation...

Barack Obama and George W Bush lead McCain tributes

The audience of Washington power players erupted in applause. McCain was a decorated veteran who was held for more than five years as a prisoner of war ...

Saudi coalition admits errors in Yemen strike

The coalition initially characterized the airstrike in Saada province as a "legitimate military action" against Iran-allied Houthi rebels who had fired a ball...

Friends call John McCain hero, maverick at Arizona funeral

Obama also noted McCain's support for a free press. It suddenly started to pour on an otherwise hot and sultry day as military members somberly carried his ca...

Sen. John McCain remembered at Arizona church service

I'm a Democrat. And I love John McCain . Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, a Democrat-turned-independent, was Vice President Al Gore's running mate in the 2000 camp...

Trump, Sessions approved of Putin meeting proposal: former campaign adviser

The memo says he was "young" and lied out of "misguided loyalty to his master". George Papadopoulos' attorneys filed a sentencing memorandum on Friday eve...

Sara Netanyahu, wife of Israel's PM, suspected of receiving bribes, police say

It is reported that Israeli Prime Minister made certain concessions, the company Bezeq in exchange for positive coverage of his policy. Thursday's hearing, ...

Lawmakers Push to Sanction Chinese Officials Over Xinjiang Camps

Muslim ethnic minorities faced torture and "egregious restrictions on religious practice and culture", said the letter , which was signed by Senator Marco Ru...

Federal Bureau of Investigation arrests 5 people from New Mexico compound

The other four were charged with aiding and abetting Leveille, according to a release from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Prosecutors also said that the...

Germany returns Namibia genocide skulls

Michelle Muentefering , a minister of state for global cultural policies in the German foreign ministry, asked "for forgiveness from the bottom of my heart" as ...

In wake of killing, xenophobic riots erupt in Germany

A leaked arrest warrant identifying two migrants charged with the murder of a German man in Chemnitz has raised suspicions that local police are collaborating w...