Former health minister in Vietnam jailed for 18 years
Former health minister Nguyen Thanh Long has been sentenced to 18 years in prison by a court in Vietnam. He was found guilty of accepting bribes in a scandal involving…
Gangsters crash live television broadcast in Ecuador
Masked gunmen have broken into a live television studio in Ecuador and threatened terrified staff. Employees were forced on to the floor during the broadcast by the public television channel…
Money hungry dog eats $4,000 in cash
A money-hungry pooch was in the dog house for chewing up $4,000 (£3,153) cash that his owners had left out. Cecil, a goldendoodle from Pennsylvania, has gone viral for snacking…
Iowa school shooting leaves six people shot and one dead on first day back
A student shot six people, one of them fatally, at a high school in the US state of Iowa before taking his own life on the first day back from…
Earthquake in Japan leaves 57 dead and many missing
A series of powerful earthquakes that hit western Japan left at least 57 people dead and damaged thousands of buildings, vehicles and boats. Officials warned Tuesday that more quakes could…
Armed robbers have their getaway car stolen as they rob bank
Three gun-wielding thieves in Colorado allegedly robbed a cheque-cashing business, but, before they could escape, a fourth person stole their getaway car, police said. Commerce City police arrested two of…
Two 10-year-olds found working unpaid shifts until 2am at US McDonald’s restaurant
Two 10-year-old children have been working unpaid shifts in a McDonald’s restaurant in Kentucky until 2am, an investigation has found. The US Department of Labour (DoL) said the children, who…
Chaos in Beijing train accident as over 100 break bones
A rush hour collision between two subway trains in Beijing has left 102 people with broken bones, Chinese state media reported. More than 500 people were sent to hospital after…
India’s Parliament stormed by two unidentified men live on TV
Two unidentified men stormed the lower house of India’s parliament on Wednesday, in a major security breach that fell on the anniversary of a deadly attack on the complex more…
Australian women once branded a baby killer has conviction quashed
A woman once branded “Australia’s worst mother” has had her convictions for killing her four children quashed. The New South Wales Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the evidence originally…