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Gambian activists take action against polluting Chinese firm
Residents have complained that toxic waste has killed fish and affected the health of their community
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EU leaders back UK in blaming Russia for spy attack
European Council agrees with UK government that highly likely Russia for Salisbury attack
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EU cautiously welcomes Trump tariff exemption
China is seen by as the root cause for a massive oversupply of steel on the global market
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Ex-Cameroon minister arrested in Nigeria, extradited home
There are speculations that Kouna is arrested as part of an anti-corruption drive
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US approves $1 billion in Saudi defense contracts
President Donald Trump agreed more than $100 billion in contracts on a visit to Riyadh last year
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Trump axes McMaster, names hawk Bolton as national security advisor
McMaster was expected to leave later this year, but Bolton's nomination shocks Washington
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China calls on US to 'cease and desist' from endangering trade relations
Washington accuses Beijing of forcing US companies to enter joint ventures and transfer technology and trade secrets
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Macron reforms unleash strikes, protests
Seven unions representing staff in the public sector led strikes and protests
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Kenyan woman wins $25,000 in damages after giving birth on hospital floor
The woman was slapped and insulted for 'dirtying' the hospital floor
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American police fire 20 rounds on man carrying iPhone as ‘weapon’
Incident was triggered by an emergency 911 phone call stating that a man was smashing car windows in the neighborhood
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11 cow vigilantes jailed for life over lynching Muslim man in India
The men were charged with murder and rioting as similar cases of cow vigilante violence are at the trial stage as well
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Three young Arab women want to become men in UAE
Federal Appeal Court rejects their requests, even after medical reports recommended the sex-change operations
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Man jumps from public gallery of Dutch parliament in suicide attempt
The man has survived is receiving medical treatment, police say
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Lawsuit filed after Malaysian flag mistaken for defaced US flag with Islamic State symbols
The association pulled back Munir Zanial's membership even after FBI ended investigation
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Israeli chief rabbi calls black people monkeys in racially charged rant during sermon
Office of the religious official defends comments, says was citing a passage from the Talmud - the book of Jewish law
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Invasive beetle threatens Japan's famed cherry blossoms
It's important to cooperate with local residents to get rid of the insect
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Two Americans die in Great Barrier Reef chopper crash
There was no indication of what caused the crash
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British PM seeks EU backing on spy attack
The threat from the east will continue long after Britain leaves the bloc next year
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China provides 'high-performance tracking system' for Pakistan’s missile programme
In unprecedented deal, new technology allows the country to develop missiles that can deliver to multiple targets
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Indonesia women face daily swim for clean water
Thursday is World Water Day, a UN initiative which this year focuses on "nature-based" solutions
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Holocaust denier becomes Republican candidate for US Congress
Art Jones to compete for the US House seat in a heavily Democratic district of the Midwestern state
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Charity fundraising after Facebook's data breach: risks but little choice
Facebook plays up its status as the go-to fundraising tool
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John Oliver trolls US VP Pence with satirical rabbit bestseller
Book published Sunday and illustrated by EG Keller, shot to top of Amazon best seller list, outstripping Pence version
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Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja’s fiancé shares why she embraced Islam
Usman shares he also faced criticism for falling in love with a non-Muslim
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Trump poised to unveil China trade sanctions for theft of US intellectual property
Beijing has already warned the Trump administration against the move, urging him not act 'emotionally'
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US spending deal clinched, could avert government shutdown
The House aims to vote on the bill Thursday or early Friday
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Thailand bus crash kills 17
Thailand's roads are some of the most lethal in the world, killing around 24,000 people each year
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UK to mark first anniversary of Westminster Bridge attack
The attack has prompted the authorities to strengthen London's security apparatus
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Exiled Syrian doctors go back to work helping refugees in Turkey
The focus is on reproductive health and gender-based violence
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US group Meredith to sell Time and Sports Illustrated magazines
The plan includes cutting 1,200 jobs, on top of 600 positions already removed
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Palestinian teen in 'slap video' jailed eight months in plea deal
Tamimi is hailed as a hero by Palestinians who see her as bravely standing up to Israel's occupation of the West Bank
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104 abducted Nigerian schoolgirls freed by Boko Haram
Military hands over freed abductees to the Nigerian government
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Tens of millions in northern Brazil hit by massive power outage
Blackout occures due to the failure of a transmission line near the massive Belo Monte hydroelectric station
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Texas bomb suspect blows himself up after police move in
Suspect detonates a device in his car and later died says Austin police chief Brian Manley
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London mayor highlights importance of trade and investment links with China
Sadiq Khan says China is one of the leading sources of investment into the capital
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Arizona police release video of fatal collision with Uber self-driving SUV
Police releaseS few details about the accident that occurred Sunday night in Tempe, Arizona,
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Sarkozy: the ex-president and his legal problems
Sarkozy denies all allegations and portrays them as the work of angry members of the former Libyan regime
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Zuckerberg rues mistakes made by Facebook on Cambridge Analytica controversy
Says 'there's more to do, and we need to step up and do it'
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Mistakenly sent WhatsApp message leads couple to get married
The couple married on December 7
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Indian man consumes sand daily 'to stay fit'
Interestingly, not eating sand for a day means that the man's stomach will get upset
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One of Nepal's last dancing bears dies after rescue
The bears were kept in small cages that were not properly cleaned
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Sex doll 'brothel' in Paris faces calls for closure
Politicians in Paris have defended its right to exist
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Man lets wife marry her lover, now all three live together
Wife confessed to affair after villagers thrash secret lover for living with her
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Austria recalls embassy employee from Israel over Nazi shirt
The incident is the latest in a series of embarrassments for the anti-immigrant FPO
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Picture of Afghan woman nursing her baby in exam hall goes viral
People praise the 25-year-old student for going beyond the conventional roles women play in the region
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Islam poised to over take established Christianity in UK: report
Findings of a new survey reveal 12 counties in Europe have no faith, with Czech Republic least religious
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10-year-old Indian girl repeatedly raped after being 'sold' by parents
'The girl’s stepmother sold her to a man, who in turn gave her to some other person after keeping her for a while'
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China to become top patent filer within three years: UN
Record 243,500 international patent applications filed in 2017, 4.5 per cent more than year before, reveals report
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Indian minister delivers 'warning across the Atlantic' over social media misuse ahead of elections
India is due to hold a national election in 2019 and there are several states electing new assemblies this year
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Singapore passes law which can bar pictures of terror attack sites
Information leaks to terrorists could risk the lives of security officers and those caught up in an attack

















































