Five arrested in Japanese lake murder
Police on Tuesday arrested five individuals including four teenagers after the body of a 17-year-old boy with Chinese nationality was found in a central Japan lake earlier this month. The…
British boy pays tribute to his late father with trek in Arctic
A boy who doctors thought might never walk is home after trekking in the Arctic in tribute to his late father. Lisa Thomson said her son Caeden, 10, who has…
Former President of Chile who oversaw the rescue of the Chilean miners dies in helicopter crash
Chilean ex-President Sebastián Piñera, who served two terms and was also a billionaire businessman, has died in a helicopter crash at the age of 74. Three other people aboard the…
King Charles III diagnosed with cancer
King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace said on Monday, sparking a flood of support from around the world. Charles, who became king…
Saudi Arabia to start selling alcohol after 70 year ban
Saudi Arabia has said it will open a shop in Riyadh selling alcohol to a select band of non-Muslim expats, the first to open in more than 70 years. The…
Devastating scenes in China as 13 children dead after school fire
Thirteen schoolchildren aged nine and 10 are confirmed to have died after a fire broke out in a school dormitory in central China, the country’s Xinhua state news agency reported.…
French police officers given suspended sentences for brutal assault
Three French police officers have been given suspended jail sentences for assaulting a black man with a baton in a north-west Paris suburb. One officer received a 12-month suspended sentence…
Russian authorities make controversial decision to kill dogs
Dog-lovers are racing to save hundreds of stray dogs in Russia’s Far East, because of a decision by authorities to start putting them down. Eighteen have been culled so far…
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…