International News

October 23, 2018

Julian Assange: Wikileaks co-founder to take legal action against Ecuador

Julian Assange is to launch legal action against the government of Ecuador, accusing it of violating his “fundamental rights and freedoms”. The Wikileaks co-founder has lived […]
October 23, 2018

Robert Sharkey jailed for spending dead woman’s £6k on pizza

A man who spent £6,000 of his dead neighbour’s savings on pizzas has been sentenced to two years. Robert Sharkey, 24, of Grays Hill, Bangor, was […]
October 23, 2018

South Africa shocked by live rape trial of Timothy Omotoso

A televised rape trial in South Africa has prompted a furious public backlash after a witness – who says she was raped by her pastor from […]
October 18, 2018

Viktoria Marinova: Suspect in journalist murder extradited

Germany has extradited a man suspected of murdering Bulgarian journalist Viktoria Marinova. Severin Krasimirov was arrested last week in the German town of Stade, near Hamburg. […]
October 17, 2018

Xinjiang official defends ‘education centres’ for Uighur Muslims

The top official in China’s Xinjiang region has given the most detailed description yet of the alleged use of internment camps for Uighur Muslims. In an […]
October 17, 2018

India guru Rampal sentenced to life in jail for murder

A self-styled Indian guru and 14 others have been sentenced to life in prison for murdering four women and an 18-month-old baby in 2014. The court […]
October 17, 2018

Trump insults Stormy Daniels as ‘Horseface’ as case dismissed

US President Donald Trump has mocked porn actress Stormy Daniels in a tweet after a judge dismissed her defamation lawsuit against him. The judge ruled that […]
October 17, 2018

Audi fined £700m over diesel emissions scandal

Audi has been fined €800m (£700m) to settle an investigation by German prosecutors into breaches of diesel emissions rules. The premium car brand, owned by Volkswagen, […]