Middle East
Lebanon to charge for WhatsApp calls
Lebanon’s cabinet has agreed to impose a fee on calls over WhatsApp and other similar applications, as part of efforts ...
France suspends all arms exports to Turkey over Syria offensive
France will cease all weapons sales to Turkey that could be used in Ankara’s crackdown on Kurdish militias in Syria, ...
White House ‘will not co-operate with impeachment inquiry’
The White House has officially refused to co-operate with the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. A letter sent to ...
North america
Canadian teen fugitives may be hiding in woods
Canadian police say two teenagers suspected of going on a killing spree are probably in hiding in a remote area ...
Canadian teenagers charged over third murder
Two Canadian teenagers on the run suspected of killing an Australian-American couple have been charged with the murder of a ...
French police officers guilty in rape of Canadian tourist
Two French police officers have each been sentenced to seven years in prison after they were found guilty of gang-raping ...
Deaths in Mexico pipeline blast rise to 66
Mexican authorities now put the number killed in Friday night’s fuel pipeline blast at 66, with scores more injured. It ...
El Chapo paid $100m bribe to ex-president
Former Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto accepted a $100m bribe from drug cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, a witness ...
China sentences Canadian man to death
A court in China has sentenced a Canadian to death for drug smuggling in a ruling which will worsen a ...
Trudeau: No Huawei link in China arrest of 3rd Canadian
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has urged caution and warned against political posturing as domestic pressure grows following the detention ...
U.S. lettuce, cauliflower products recalled in Canada
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling certain U.S. cauliflower, red and green lettuce products sold across the country including ...
Huawei executive freed on bail in Canada
The chief financial officer of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has been granted bail by a Canadian court. Meng Wanzhou was ...
Canadian ex-diplomat Ralph Goodale detained in China
A former Canadian diplomat has been detained while visiting Beijing amid a dispute between the two counties over Canada’s arrest ...
Trudeau denies political motivation behind Huawei arrest
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government had no involvement in the arrest of a top executive from Chinese ...
Canada Post issues new offer to its employees
Canada Post has issued what it calls a “time-limited” contract offer to its employees in hopes of ending rotating strikes ...
Europe
Manhunt after two shot dead in German city
At least two people have been killed in a shooting in the eastern German city of Halle, police say. The ...
Special sitting for MPs to decide UK’s Brexit future
MPs will be called to Parliament for a special Saturday sitting in a decisive day for the future of Brexit. ...
Kidnapped teen killed despite emergency calls
Romania’s interior minister has fired the chief of police after the murder of a teenage girl whose repeated emergency calls ...
Polish court bans ‘LGBT-free zone’ sticker from sale
A Polish court has ordered conservative newspaper Gazeta Polska to halt the distribution of “LGBT-free zone” stickers it included in ...
AUSTRALIA & NZ
Australian swimmer Shayna Jack tests positive for banned substance
Australian swimmer Shayna Jack tested positive for a banned substance before the World Aquatics Championships, Swimming Australia has said. Jack, ...
Australian seagulls carry antibiotic-resistant superbugs
Seagulls all over Australia are carrying superbugs resistant to antibiotics, scientists say. Silver gulls are carrying bacteria such as E. ...
Facebook to block foreign ads ahead of Australian election
Facebook will block election advertising from outside Australia ahead of polls next month. The move follows growing criticism of the ...
ASIA
Japan counts cost of biggest typhoon in decades
At least nine people are reported dead as Japan recovers from its biggest storm in decades. Typhoon Hagibis triggered floods ...
US, Japan, S. Korea discuss Pyongyang’s denuclearization
Officials from the US, Japan, and South Korea have discussed Pyongyang’s denuclearization. US Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun ...
Hong Kong Police fire tear gas at Yuen Long rally
Hong Kong police have fired tear gas at an unauthorized protest held by tens of thousands of people to condemn ...
AFRICA
Attack on field hospital in Libya kills 5 doctors
An air attack by forces loyal to renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar near the Libyan capital killed five doctors, the ...
Mourners killed by Boko Haram at a funeral in Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram militants opened fire on a funeral in Nigeria’s north-eastern state of Borno, killing at least 30 people. ...
Rwanda marks 25 years since genocide
Rwanda’s president said the country had become “a family once again”, while marking the 25th anniversary of the genocide that ...
Entertainment
Lady Gaga in exclusive Amazon beauty range deal
As an unconventional artist, Lady Gaga is taking the same approach to her new make-up line – by launching it ...
Nicki Minaj cancels Saudi Arabia appearance
Rapper Nicki Minaj has cancelled a scheduled performance in Saudi Arabia next week, citing her support for the rights of ...
The Cranberries release Dolores’ final songs
Exactly 12 months after Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan’s death, her bandmates have opened up about their “painful year”. A heartbreaking ...
Emma Watson optimistic at time’s up progress
Actress Emma Watson says she is “optimistic” about a “fairer future” for women – a year after backing an initiative ...
Love will keep us together star dies
Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys had led tributes to Daryl Dragon, the singer and pianist who achieved fame as ...
Olivia Newton-John dismisses death rumors
Olivia Newton-John has scotched speculation over her health and told fans “rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated”. The ...
Saudi jokes get Netflix comedy banned
The second episode of Patriot Act With Hasan Minhaj has been removed from Netflix in Saudi Arabia following a legal ...
Killing me softly lyricist Norman Gimbel dies aged 91
Norman Gimbel, the Oscar- and Grammy-winning lyricist, has died at the age of 91, his family has announced. Gimbel’s work ...
Kevin Spacey charged with sexual assault
US actor Kevin Spacey has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenager at a bar in Massachusetts. He will appear ...
The real reason Ellen might call it quits
Ellen DeGeneres extended her contract on The Ellen DeGeneres Show through the 2019-2020 television season, according to The Hollywood Reporter, ...
The shady side of Ariana Grande
Pint-sized vocal powerhouse Ariana Grande has been through a lot. She admitted she suffers from anxiety following the terrorist attack ...
‘The Flash’ Star Grant Gustin and LA Thoma Tie the Knot
The Flash star Grant Gustin and LA Thoma are married. Gustin, 28, and Thoma, 30, tied the knot Saturday in ...
Weird News
Technology
Lebanon to charge for WhatsApp calls
Lebanon’s cabinet has agreed to impose a fee on calls over WhatsApp and other similar applications, as part of efforts ...
Facebook to integrate WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger
Facebook plans to integrate its messaging services on Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, reports the New York Times. While all ...
Business
Netflix raises prices for US customers
Streaming service Netflix has announced it is raising its prices in the US. The company is increasing the cost of ...
Japan sushi tycoon Kiyoshi Kimura pays record tuna price
A Japanese sushi boss has paid a record $3.1m for a giant tuna at the first new year’s auction in ...
Cathay Pacific to honor fares slashed in error
Cathay Pacific has said it will honor first-class and business-class tickets that it sold to some lucky passengers for a ...
SCIENCE
The Colonization of Mars
Mars is the focus of much scientific study about possible human colonization. Mars’s surface conditions and past presence of liquid ...
New Galaxy in the Cosmic Neighborhood
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to study some of the oldest and faintest stars in the globular cluster ...
Food
Japan sushi tycoon Kiyoshi Kimura pays record tuna price
A Japanese sushi boss has paid a record $3.1m for a giant tuna at the first new year’s auction in ...
Scottish chef using 60,000-year-old recipes
A Scottish-born chef has won an international culinary prize by using ingredients and cooking techniques learned from indigenous Australian people. ...
Domino’s Pizza tattoos earn some Russians ‘free pizza for life’
One tattoo. 100 years. 10,000 free pizzas. That was the deal offered to people in Russia last week when Domino’s ...
HEALTH
Is ketogenic diet good for brain and quick weight loss?
Overview of ketogenic diet The ketogenic diet is starting to become a buzzword in the world of internet. It’s because ...
New Materials Could ‘Drive Wound Healing’
Materials are widely used to help heal wounds: Collagen sponges help treat burns and pressure sores, and scaffold-like implants are ...
Sport
Australian swimmer Shayna Jack tests positive for banned substance
Australian swimmer Shayna Jack tested positive for a banned substance before the World Aquatics Championships, Swimming Australia has said. Jack, ...
Cricket Australia shares blame in scandal
A scathing review into Australian cricket has condemned a “winning without counting the costs” culture that left players in a ...
Lopetegui: I believe in Real Madrid more than ever
Julen Lopetegui insists he believes in his struggling Real Madrid team more than ever and remains calm about his future ...
In pictures
Don’t be fooled! Soaps that look good enough to eat
Don’t be fooled! These soaps might make you think twice before biting into a sushi roll!
Oh Deer! These Two Friends are Too Cute
Four-month-old roe deer Daisy has no idea she’s not a dog!
