Fresh tension as Israel reimposes Gaza fuel blockade
Middle East
August 2, 2018
Fresh tension as Israel reimposes Gaza fuel blockade
Israel reimposed a blockade on fuel deliveries to Gaza on Thursday citing a resurgence in kites carrying firebombs over the…
New US series spotlights Trayvon Martin killing
Cinema/TV
August 1, 2018
New US series spotlights Trayvon Martin killing
The killing of Trayvon Martin, a black teenager who went to a Florida store for Skittles but was shot…
Thieves snatch Swedish royal jewels in daylight heist
World
August 1, 2018
Thieves snatch Swedish royal jewels in daylight heist
Robbers who nabbed two 17th century royal crowns and an orb from a Swedish cathedral remained at large on…
DR Congo ex-warlord Bemba returns home to mount election challenge
World
August 1, 2018
DR Congo ex-warlord Bemba returns home to mount election challenge
After more than 11 years abroad — a decade of it behind bars — former DR Congo warlord Jean-Pierre…
Serena Williams handed worst defeat of her career at WTA San Jose
Culture
August 1, 2018
Serena Williams handed worst defeat of her career at WTA San Jose
Serena Williams suffered the most lopsided loss of her career at the WTA San Jose event on Tuesday, losing…
Ninety-seven injured as Mexican plane crashes at airport in hail storm
World
August 1, 2018
Ninety-seven injured as Mexican plane crashes at airport in hail storm
An Aeromexico flight crashed on takeoff during a heavy hail storm in northern Mexico, engulfing the plane in flames…
Volcano hikers tell of terror after Indonesia quake
World
July 31, 2018
Volcano hikers tell of terror after Indonesia quake
More than 500 hikers and guides stranded by landslides on an Indonesian mountain after an earthquake have returned to…
Thai ‘Indiana Jones’ divers scour Bangkok’s murky river for treasure
World
July 31, 2018
Thai ‘Indiana Jones’ divers scour Bangkok’s murky river for treasure
Kneeling before his homemade metal scuba helmet, Bhoomin Samang prays for good fortune before he dives into the day’s…
‘Come and get me,’ boy pleaded before California fire death
World
July 31, 2018
‘Come and get me,’ boy pleaded before California fire death
A young boy pleaded for rescue before he died along with two others in a California wildfire, an anguished…
Roadside bomb hits Afghan bus, killing eight, wounding 40: officials
Middle East
July 31, 2018
Roadside bomb hits Afghan bus, killing eight, wounding 40: officials
A roadside bomb which hit a bus in restive western Afghanistan on Tuesday killed at least eight people and…