International News
Chibok girls kidnapper jailed in Nigeria
A Nigerian court has jailed a Boko Haram militant involved in the 2014 kidnapping of the Chibok girls.
Haruna Yahaya, age 35, is the first...
Shaking China skyscraper sends shoppers fleeing
A skyscraper of more than 70 storeys has been evacuated after it started to shake, sending shoppers scrambling for safety in the southern Chinese...
Government buildings stormed 1,500 detained by Security forces
Supporters of Brasil’s far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro stormed government buildings, prompting security forces to detain 1,500 people.
The BBC said yesterday (January 9) hundreds...
A monument to pro-slavery forces destroyed in Charlottesville
A monument to pro-slavery forces has been destroyed, in the wake of clashes in Charlottesville. The Durham Country sheriff said he would seek vandalism...
Japan launches investigation into religious group following Abe assassination
Japan's Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida has ordered an inquiry into the Unification Church, a religious group that has come under the spotlight after the...
US winter storm barrels east with millions under weather warnings
At least three people have died as a powerful winter storm moves east across the US, spawning tornadoes in southern states and coating others...
US deploying specialized force to Iraq to build pressure on Islamic State militants
The US is to deploy a specialized force to Iraq to build pressure on Islamic State militants, US defence secretary Ashton Carter has said.
"In...
Dozens killed near Syrian Shia shrine
At least 71 people have died in blasts near the Shia shrine of Sayyida Zeinab, south of Syria's capital Damascus.
A bus station and a...
Russia’s Vladimir Putin will not attend climate summit
Russia's President Vladimir Putin will not attend the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.
No reason was given for the decision...
Four people arrested over Sydney police shooting
Four people were detained in Sydney, Australia, in relation to the killing of a police worker.
According to BBC News, police said more than 200...
