Box Office: ‘The Lion King’ Rules With $185 Million Debut
LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) – Simba and Mufasa reigned supreme this weekend as Disney’s “The Lion King” dominated box office charts. Director Jon Favreau’s remake of...
Trump administration pauses new rule limiting abortion referrals: report
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration will pause its enforcement of a new rule barring federally funded family planning clinics from referring women for abortions, the...
Hong Kong police fire tear gas as protests descend into chaos
Hong Kong police fired tear gas to disperse protesters in chaotic scenes late on Sunday as anger over an extradition bill morphs into a fresh...
Four Turks kidnapped in Nigeria, police launch rescue operation
Four Turkish nationals have been kidnapped in western Nigeria and police are conducting a rescue operation, a state police spokesman said on Sunday....
Iraqi Kurdish energy minister Hawrami moved to advisory role in new cabinet
Long-serving Iraqi Kurdish natural resources minister, Ashti Hawrami, will take up an advisory role of Assistant Prime Minister for Energy Affairs in Prime Minister Masrour Barazani’s...
Camel dung fuels cement production in northern UAE
Thousands of tonnes of camel dung are being used to fuel cement production in the northern United Arab Emirates, cutting emissions and keeping animal waste...
Police launch investigation as wildfire sweeps central Portugal
More than 800 firefighters battled a wildfire sweeping across central Portugal on Sunday, after bringing under control two other blazes which left 20 people injured...
In direct challenge, black-clad protesters deface Beijing’s Hong Kong office
Thousands of protesters descended on China’s representative office in Hong Kong on Sunday, as anger over an extradition bill morphs into a fresh front against...
Polish police detain 25 after attacks on equality march
Police have detained 25 people in Bialystok, eastern Poland, after attacks on those taking part in the city’s first equality march amid accusations that the...
UK finance minister to quit over no-deal Brexit if Johnson becomes PM
British finance minister Philip Hammond said on Sunday he would resign if Boris Johnson became prime minister because he felt unable to support a leader...