A rare World War II era plane has crashed at an airport in Connecticut, the United States, killing seven people. Thirteen people were on board the vintage Boeing B-17, dubbed the Flying Fortress when it...

Indonesia’s new Parliament on Tuesday unanimously elected and swore in Puan Maharani as the country’s first female Speaker of the House of Representatives.  The swearing in of the 46-year-old...

Dozens of people have been injured after Iraqi security forces fired live bullets, tear gas and water cannons to disperse hundreds of anti-government protesters in Baghdad, the country’s capital. A Tuesday...

Iran’s judiciary on Tuesday said it has convicted three people of spying for the United States, sentencing one of them to death and jailing two others. Yet another man was jailed for spying for...

Hong Kong Police on Tuesday morning shot a protester at close range, leaving him with a bleeding shoulder in a fearsome escalation of anti-government demonstrations spreading across the semi-autonomous...

The first women-only hotel in Spain, Som Dona Hotel has opened in Mallorca. The Hotel, located near Porto Cristo exclusively caters for women aged 14 years and above. With 39 rooms, a pool, spa, library...

Somalia‘s Islamic  rebels on Monday launched two attacks on United States and European military targets. Officials said the first attack was on a military airstrip which is a base for US and Somali...

A Sunday night factory fire has reportedly killed 19 people in Ninghai County, eastern China. Authorities on Monday said the deadly incident is the latest to hit the country’s industrial sector. This...

The United States government says it will slash by almost half the number of refugees allowed into the country. The US State Department on Friday said a record-low 18,000 migrants will be accepted under...

A Pakistani court on Friday morning convicted the brother of social media star, Qandeel Baloch of her 2016 murder which sparked a change in laws and ignited fierce debate over the prevalence of ‘honour...

Jacques Chirac, the former French president who worked so hard to strengthen the establishment of the European Union (EU) has died on Thursday at the age of 86. Chirac, whose later years were blighted...

Ethiopian security forces on Wednesday recovered 20 Kalashnikov rifles and 53,921 light and heavy machine gun bullets in a sting operation in the country’s northeastern Afar Regional State. According...

Swedish climate activist, Greta Thunberg is among the four people named on Wednesday as the winners of the Right Livelihood Award also known as the ‘Alternative Nobel’. The Foundation said the 16-year-old...

A photographer with the Associated Press, Dieu-Nallo Chery sustained gunshots wounds after a Haitian senator, Ralph Fethiere appeared to open fire amid chaotic scenes outside the country’s Parliament...

Twelve people, including a brother and sister whose fathers died as heroes following the 9/11 terror attack have graduated into the New York Fire Department. A total of 343 firefighters were among almost...

The United States House of Representatives on Tuesday launched an official impeachment investigation of President Donald Trump after he allegedly encouraged a foreign leader to conduct a probe that...

Boeing is set to pay the families of passengers who died in two 737 MAX crashes $144,500 each. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Boeing’s Chief Executive Officer, Dennis Muilenburg said the $50 million...

A major blow was dealt to the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson on Tuesday morning after the country’s highest court ruled that his decision to suspend Parliament for five weeks was illegal. The...

The British government has concluded that Iran was responsible for the attacks on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia. British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson who made the assertion on Sunday said the UK would...

Hundreds of protesters in Indonesia‘s restive Papua province on Monday set fire to several homes and other buildings. Papua Police Chief, Rudolf Alberth Rodja says Monday’s demonstration...