New Zealand: 15-year-old boy receives life sentence for murder
The boy, 14 at the time of the offence, must spend at least 10 years in jail after stabbing 22-year-old Bram Willems to death A...
Month : July 2022
Xi Jinping tells Joe Biden not to ‘play with fire’ over Taiwan in two-hour call
US president reiterates opposition to undermining peace in Taiwan amid tension over potential Pelosi trip The Chinese president has warned Joe Biden against “playing with...
Pelosi’s Taiwan trip plan apparently confirmed by US lawmakers
US-China tension rising as Michael McCaul and Anna Eshoo say they were invited to travel with House speaker Nancy Pelosi has invited senior lawmakers to...
Ancient sculptures found in storage box finally returned to Mexico
Consulate accepts a dozen small artworks amid worldwide movement to repatriate Indigenous items Small, ancient sculptures that have been gathering dust in an Albuquerque storage...
Eritrean refugees say they are being arbitrarily detained in Ethiopian camps
Tigrinya speakers say they face beatings, detention and privation, and blame UN for ‘abandoning’ them, despite right to be in Ethiopia Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia...
Monkey put down but hunt still on after attacks in Japanese city
Male identified as one of a group of monkeys that have wounded 49 people and counting in Yamaguchi Hunters on the trail of a group...
Outrage in Brazil as Jair Bolsonaro avoids five charges related to Covid response
Senators call for investigation into top prosecutor after charges against president shelved Brazilian senators are calling for an investigation into one of the country’s top...
Weather tracker: Europe to cool down as western US holds on to heat
Jet stream will push heat away to south of Europe, while Pacific Northwest will see temperatures climb After weeks of intense heat and wildfires across...
‘Parks are wild by nature’: Yosemite visitors undeterred by raging forest fires
Picnics, treks, camping and swimming continue despite hazardous air quality and ash in national park Yosemite national park’s dramatic vistas were shrouded by a thick...
At least 15 killed in second day of anti-UN violence in DRC
Protesters and United Nations personnel among dead after incidents that left about 50 injured At least 15 people were killed and about 50 wounded during...
