International News
Hungary Prime Minister re-elected for third term
Hungary's right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban has claimed a landslide victory in Sunday's general election.
The 54-year-old will serve a third consecutive term in office,...
Somalia seizes $9.6million from United Arab Emirates plane in Mogadishu
Somalia's government says it has seized several bags of money worth almost $10million from a plane that arrived at Mogadishu airport from the United...
US punishes key Putin allies over worldwide ‘malign activity’
The US has imposed sanctions on seven Russian oligarchs and 17 senior government officials, accusing them of "malign activity around the globe".
Twelve companies owned...
South Korea’s ex-leader jailed for 24 years for corruption
South Korea's former President Park Geun-hye has been sentenced to 24 years in jail after she was found guilty of abuse of power.
The verdict...
New Sierra Leone’s opposition candidate sworn in as leader
Sierra Leone's opposition candidate, Julius Maada Bio, has rushed to take his presidential oath in a hotel after winning the run-off election.
Mr. Maada Bio...
Brazil’s Lula must start prison term, Supreme Court rules
Brazil's ex-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be jailed while he appeals against a graft conviction, the Supreme Court has ruled.
He is facing...
Mystery Spy kits discovered in Washington
Spy kits that can track mobile phones and intercept calls and messages have been discovered in Washington and beyond, the US government has said.
According...
Facebook CEO to testify before U.S. House Commerce panel
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee on April 11, the panel said today.
Facebook has come under...
HIV-positive baby dies in Russia after mum refuses treatment
An investigation was launched in Russia yesterday into the death of a five-month-old HIV-positive baby whose mother refused her treatment because she believed the...
Dutch lawyer sentenced to 30 days in Trump-Russia inquiry
The first person has been jailed as part of the FBI inquiry into alleged collusion between Donald Trump's presidential campaign team and Russia.
Dutch lawyer...
