Two killed in mass stabbing in Japan
One young schoolgirl was killed and at least 12 others were injured in a stabbing at a bus stop just outside the Japanese capital, Tokyo,...
Divers dredge up two tonnes of disused nets from Greek seabed
Greek and Dutch divers have removed two tonnes of discarded plastic fishing nets from the seabed in northern Greece, where they posed a risk to...
S-T-R-E-S-S: National Spelling Bee takes step to ease pressure
A line of youngsters fidgets on stage, waiting for a turn to spell a multisyllabic tongue-twister of a word and hoping to advance to the...
Cannes winner ‘Parasite’ captures rich-poor gap in ‘basic unit of life’: director
The South Korean director of “Parasite”, the darkly comic movie that won the top Palme d’Or prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, described his...
Britain’s Hunt says pursuing no-deal Brexit would be “political suicide”
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said it would be “political suicide” for Britain to pursue a no-deal Brexit, becoming the most senior figure vying to succeed...
Brazil’s mangroves on the front line of climate change
Fishermen like Jose da Cruz have made their living for decades hunting for crabs among Brazil’s vast coastal mangrove forests, dense thickets of twisted plants...
Netanyahu could face election rematch after ballot he said he won
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was quick to declare himself winner of last month’s Israeli election, but he now has until Wednesday to appease an erstwhile...
Rights groups call for investigation of killing of Pakistani activists
Human rights groups have called on Pakistan to investigate the killing of three people by the military during a protest by ethnic minority Pashtun people...
UK equality watchdog opens antisemitism probe into opposition Labour party
Britain’s equality watchdog said on Tuesday it was launching a formal investigation to determine whether Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party has discriminated against, harassed or victimized...
Oklahoma, Johnson & Johnson face off in first opioid crisis trial
Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson is set to face trial in a multibillion-dollar lawsuit by the state of Oklahoma aimed at pinning the blame for the...
