Showing posts with label World News. Show all posts
Showing posts with label World News. Show all posts

Saturday 28 May 2016

Violent Clashes At Australian Race Protests

Riot police in Melbourne have used pepper spray to separate hundreds of rival protesters after clashes broke out between anti-Islam and anti-racism rallies.

Russia derides Ukraine's hiring of ex-Nato chief

Ukraine’s president has appointed a former Nato secretary general as a special adviser, drawing a derisive reaction from Russia.

Thursday 26 May 2016

Coming soon: buses that drive over cars

Could this futuristic-looking contraption be the future of public transport?

Hundreds of Egyptian Muslims attack Christian woman and homes after rumours about her son

Hundreds of Muslims have set fire to homes of Christians in southern Egypt and stripped a 70-year-old woman naked after rumours her Christian son had an affair with a Muslim woman, the local church and witnesses said.

Oil hits $50 a barrel for first time this year

The price of oil has gone above $50 a barrel for the first time in 2016 as supply disruptions and increased global demand continue to fuel a recovery.

Migrant crisis: Dozens feared dead in shipwreck off Libya

Up to 30 migrants are feared dead after a boat capsized in the Mediterranean off the Libyan coast while some 77 were rescued by EU naval units from the sea.

US election: Trump 'wins enough delegates for Republican nomination'

The US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has reached the number of delegates needed to secure the party's presidential nomination, Associated Press reports.

Obama: World leaders 'rattled' by Trump

US President Barack Obama has said that international leaders "have good reason to be rattled" by pronouncements made by the Republican White House contender, Donald Trump.

Monday 23 May 2016

Starbucks barista mistakes Helen Hunt for Jodie Foster, and misspells the star's name

Helen Hunt took to Twitter to share the tale of a Starbucks barista getting her Hollywood stars mixed up.

David Hasselhoff becomes the unlikely face of campaign against all-male panels

He was once the face of hedonistic masculinity on Baywatch, whose mass popularity helped make him the most watched man on television.

Briton Killed In Spain: Ex-Girlfriend On Trial

The former girlfriend of a British businessman who was found shot dead at his home in Spain has gone on trial accused of his murder.

Colombia army looks for missing Spanish journalist

Colombian security forces have launched an operating to find a missing Spanish reporter who may have been kidnapped, President Juan Manuel Santos says.

Brazil crisis: Leaked tape forces minister Romero Juca out

A close ally of Brazilian acting President Michel Temer is stepping aside in a new political scandal.

EgyptAir: Crashed flight MS804 'did not swerve'

An EgyptAir flight that crashed in the Mediterranean did not swerve and change direction before disappearing, an Egyptian official says.

Kanye prefers Kim without make-up

KIM Kardashian West said she would wear make-up “24/7” but her husband, rapper Kanye West, likes it when she doesn’t wear any at all.

Game of Thrones recap: Season six, episode five

SPOILER ALERT. This recap will recap the events of episode five, as recaps tend to do. There’s plenty to cover.

James Weir recaps Seven Year Switch reunion

A BREAKUP, two pregnancies and a hooded blazer. Just when you think you can’t extract any more delight out of the crumbling relationships of four straight couples, someone walks out in a funny jacket.

Drone Captures 70 Sharks Feasting On A Whale

Drone footage has emerged showing around 70 tiger sharks feasting on a dead whale in Western Australia.

Exclusive: Unseen Battle For South China Sea

Technically, we are in international waters, but we are heading close to the Chinese-controlled Subi Reef, and the Philippines fishermen on board are frightened.

Germany right-wing party AfD walks out of Muslim meeting

The right-wing political party Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD) has walked out of a meeting in Germany with the country's central council for Muslims.