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Colombia seizes largest stash of cocaine ever
Colombian police have discovered 12 tonnes of cocaine in the largest single drug seizure in the country's history.
The drugs were found buried in four...
Saudi anti-corruption probe finds ‘$100 billion was embezzled’
Saudi Arabia's attorney general says at least $100 billion has been misused through systemic corruption and embezzlement in recent decades.
According to BBC News, Sheikh...
Democrats score key poll victories in Virginia and New Jersey
Democrats have scored two significant victories in the US - in the first statewide elections since President Donald Trump came to power in January.
In...
Germany’s top court tells lawmakers to recognize ‘third gender’
Germany's top court ruled today that lawmakers must legally recognize a "third gender" from birth.
Once a law is passed, Germany would become the first...
Japan’s ‘Black Widow’ gets death sentence for killing lovers
A 70-year-old Japanese woman has been sentenced to death for the murder of three men, one of whom was her husband, and the attempted...
Car hits classroom killing two boys in Sydney Australia
Two eight-year-old boys have died after a car crashed into a primary school classroom in Sydney, Australia, police have said.
The incident at Banksia Road...
Tax haven secrets of ultra-rich exposed
A huge new leak of financial documents has revealed how the powerful and ultra-wealthy, including the Queen's private estate, secretly invest vast amounts of...
Italy probes deaths of 26 Nigerian women from migrant boats
Italian prosecutors are investigating the deaths of 26 Nigerian women - most of them teenagers - whose bodies were recovered at sea.
There are suspicions...
2017 set to be hottest non-El Nino year
2017 is on track to be the hottest year on record except for two warmed by El Nino phenomena, the UN's World Meteorological Organisation...
Parents catch ‘daughter’s rapists’ after police in India refused to register their complaint
The parents of a teenage girl in India have caught their daughter's alleged rapists after police refused to register their complaint.
The parents, who are...