FATHER BAGS SEVEN YEAR JAIL TERM OVER RAPE OF TEENAGE DAUGHTER IN FRANCE
A man who abused his adolescent daughter for years and offered her up for sex with strangers was sentenced to 20 years in prison by...
JUST IN: UKRAINE PARLIAMENT CANCELS SESSION OVER THREAT OF RUSSIAN ATTACK
President Vladimir Putin warned the West by firing a new intermediate-range missile at Ukraine, prompting Kyiv to close parliament for a day on Friday, citing...
ALLEGED ABUSIVE PRACTICES: SPAIN SLAMS $187M FINE ON FIVE AIRLINES
Spain’s leftist government said Friday it has fined five budget airlines including Ryanair and EasyJet 179 million euros ($187 million) for “abusive practices” such as...
WORLD NEWS: JAPAN GOVT TO APPROVE $140 BILLION STIMULUS FOR CITIZENS
Agency Report Following the worst election outcome for the ruling party in 15 years, Japan's minority government was scheduled to approve a $140-billion stimulus package...
SINGAPORE GOVT HANGS THIRD DRUG TRAFFICKER IN A WEEK
Agency Report According to Singapore's narcotics enforcement agency, a 55-year-old man was hanged on Friday for drug trafficking. This was the city-state's third execution in...
FORMER UK DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER JOHN PRESCOTT DIES AT 86
According to his family on Thursday, John Prescott, the former deputy prime minister of Britain who worked under Tony Blair and helped revolutionize the nation's...
WORLD NEWS: US GOVT CALLS FOR BREAKUP OF GOOGLE AND CHROME
In a significant antitrust attack on the internet behemoth, the US government requested a judge late Wednesday to force the sale of Google's popular Chrome...
PRESIDENT OF CHINA, XI JINPING CALLS FOR CEASEFIRE IN GAZA
Agency Report Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called for a ceasefire in Gaza, as he visited Brazil’s capital, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported....
WORLD NEWS: MALI JUNTA CHIEF SACKS PM, GOVERNMENT
Mali’s junta chief on Wednesday sacked civilian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga and the government, days after Maiga issued a rare criticism of the military...
SERBIAN TRADE MINISTER RESIGNS OVER TRAIN STATION TRAGEDY
Serbian trade minister Tomislav Momirovic resigned on Wednesday, the second cabinet member to step down as the government faces widespread outrage over a train station...