International News
French mother jailed for suffocating eight babies
A court in northern France has sentenced a woman to nine years in prison for killing eight of her newborn babies between 1989 and...
Israel Police evict settlers from unauthorised outpost
There have been scuffles between Israeli protesters and police seeking to evacuate an unauthorised settlement outpost in the occupied West Bank.
According to BBC News,...
India Supreme Court reopens case on decriminalising gay sex
India's Supreme Court has agreed to revisit a previous judgement that upheld a law criminalising gay sex.
Three senior judges said the 2013 ruling would...
18 dead in Oman following heavy rains and flash flooding
Heavy rains have killed 18 people in Oman as flash floods have hit the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Rescue teams continue their search for two...
China warns nations will ‘pay price’ for Olympic boycott
China has warned countries who have announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics that they "will pay the price for their mistaken...
Russia bombs cultural heart of Ukraine’s second largest city
Russian missiles and rockets have hit the cultural heart of Ukraine's second largest city in what officials said was a deadly and "cruel" attack.
An...
US tariffs a dangerous game, says EU
The US is playing a "dangerous game" by slapping tariffs on European steel and aluminium, the European Union's trade commissioner has said.
Cecilia Malmstrom warned...
UK Prime Minister condemns ‘sickening’ terror attack
Prime Minister Theresa May says the terror attack near a north London mosque is "every bit as sickening" as other recent ones to hit...
France boosts security at the Channel Tunnel as the Calais migrant crisis continues
France is to send 120 extra police officers to Calais as the migrant crisis there continues.
The measure comes as hundreds of migrants stormed the...
Police in DR Congo accused of extrajudicial killings
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Congolese police of summarily executing at least 27 people, some of whom were bound, strangled and mutilated in...
