Category: Global
Spain set to block Catalonia’s right to independence
Amidst the ongoing secession uproar between the Spanish government and Catalonia, Spain under Mariano Rajoy has announced it will impose ...
At least three dead, others hospitalised after Maryland shooting
Three fatalities have been recorded with two people seriously injured in a shooting at an office park in Edgewood, Maryland, ...
Fumes forces relocation of EU leaders submit in Brussels
In a precautionary measure, the EU said Wednesday it is moving this week’s leaders’ summit out of its new headquarters ...
Clinton warns Trump to stop threatening North Korea with war
Former U.S. Democrats presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Wednesday warned that threats to start war on the Korean peninsula were ...
Game of Thrones’ Lena Headey accuses Weinstein of making sexual advances at her
British born Game of Thrones star, Lena Headey has joined the number of actresses, who have accused disgraced movie producer ...
Man behind the “sickening” Somalia bombing was motivated by revenge – Officials
The man behind one of the deadliest bombings in recent history was a soldier whose hometown was destroyed by US ...
Dozens killed as U.S. airstrikes hit ISIS camps in Yemen
In one of the over hundred airstrikes against AQAP (Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula), about 50 ISIS fighters were ...
Journalist Daphne Galizia, who led Panama Papers investigation has been killed in a car bomb
A Maltese investigative journalist, Daphne Caruana Galizia who exposed the Island nation’s links to offshore tax havens through the leaked Panama ...
3 killed as Hurricane Ophelia hits the UK
The Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland are experiencing some of the most extreme weather the island has seen in ...
British actress, Anthony Lysette accuses Weinstein of rape
Harvey Weinstein’s image has been dented further following British actor, Lysette Anthony’s fresh allegation of rape attack in her London ...
Shadia Bseiso becomes first Arab woman in WWE
World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. signed its first female performer from the Arab world Sunday, pulling down cultural prohibitions. According to Eyewitness ...
Brexit: Theresa May to meet EU Chiefs in Brussels
In what seems like a move to appease the warring faction and break the impasse over Brexit negotiations, British PM, ...
President Macron set to strip Harvey Weinstein of prestigious French honour
In a latest development on the Harvey Weinstein sexual scandal, France President, Emmanuel Macron has requested relevant authorities to strip ...
Amazon studio chief, Roy Price suspended for ignoring sexual assault claims against Weinstein
In a latest development arising from the Harvey Weinstein sex scandal, Amazon Studios chief Roy Price has been suspended amid ...
Death toll increases as North California wildfire lingers
The initial report of 10 fatalities has leaped to 31, following the massive wildfires which began on Tuesday evening and ...
2 officers dead, others hospitalised following a prison break attempt in North Carolina
Officials have confirmed that two prison employees were killed and 10 others severely injured following an attempted prison break in ...
Following U.S. footsteps, Israel withdraws from UNESCO
Following the United States withdrawal, Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday, said his country would withdraw its membership from UNESCO. ...
Fifth round of Brexit negotiations hits the wall
Following the conclusion of the fifth round of talks in Brussels on Thursday, The European Union said talks hit another ...
U.S. to pull out of UNESCO
The United States Thursday, announced that it is to withdraw from the United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), accusing ...
Sexual assault: Weinstein begs for second chance
Speaking to photographers outside his daughter’s house in West Hollywood, disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has said he is “not ...
Trump plans working visit to the UK in early 2018
According to the London Evening Standard newspaper, U.S. President Donald Trump will make a working visit to Britain in early ...
Chancellor Hammond slams Brexiteer’s impatience over no-deal divorce fund
Exchequer Chancellor, Philip Hammond has slammed backbench Tory MPs calling for him to spend billions on planning for a ‘no-deal’ ...
Grenfell Tower survivors to be granted permanent residency
Former residents of the west London tower block, ‘Grenfell Tower’ where around 80 people died in a fire that gutted ...
The Thread: “He came over to me and groped my privates” | Terry Crews, Hollywood and the Harvey Weinstein sickness
Oscar winning film producer, Harvey Weinstein is on the ropes for raping three women and assaulting several others over the ...
“I think everyone needs to stop” | Actress Lindsay Lohan defends disgraced Weinstein
31-year old actress, Lindsay Lohan has defended disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein in the face of multiple sexual harassment allegations, calling ...
Harvey Weinstein’s wife leaves over multiple sexual allegations
Georgina Chapman, wife of embattled American film producer and former studio executive Harvey Weinstein says she is leaving him in ...
Another Hurricane expected as tropical storm “Ophelia” strengthens
While Puerto Rico still suffers from the aftermath of Hurricane Maria and some sections of Alabama, Louisiana and Tennessee navigating ...
North Korea reportedly steals documents revealing US-South Korea plan to ‘decapitate’ Kim Jong Un
According to South Korean news agency Yonhap which cited a statement by Democratic Party Rep. Lee Cheol-hee, North Korean hackers ...
North Korea could test new missiles in October – Expert
Two dates “Oct. 10 and Oct. 18” which connotes two important political events have being forecasted to possibly birth new ...
Russia to sanction U.S. media activities in Moscow
A Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, on Sunday said Russia is within its rights to restrict the operations of ...
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