International News

October 3, 2018

Syrian Hassan al-Kontar removed from Malaysia airport after months

A Syrian man who spent nearly seven months living in a Malaysian airport has been removed and placed in police custody, officials say. Hassan al-Kontar’s situation […]
October 3, 2018

Italy’s migrant-friendly mayor of Riace, Domenico Lucano, arrested

The mayor of a town in southern Italy famed for taking in migrants has been put under house arrest. Domenico Lucano, mayor of Riace, has been […]
October 3, 2018

Saudi woman ‘barred from marrying man who played musical instrument’

A Saudi woman has reportedly lost a legal battle to marry the man of her choice after her family objected because he played a musical instrument. […]
October 3, 2018

Cristiano Ronaldo rape allegation: Las Vegas police reopen case

Police in Las Vegas have reopened a sexual assault investigation from 2009 at the request of a woman who has alleged she was raped by Cristiano […]
October 3, 2018

Dutch ban electric child cart after Oss rail deaths

The deaths of four children in a railway collision last month have prompted the Netherlands to impose an immediate ban on the type of electric cart […]
October 3, 2018

Rédoine Faïd: French helicopter jailbreak gangster captured

Rédoine Faïd, a French gangster who broke out of jail using a hijacked helicopter in July, has been recaptured, police sources say. The country’s most wanted […]
October 3, 2018

Australian man convicted of encouraging wife’s suicide

An Australian man has been convicted of aiding his wife’s suicide, after a court heard he had coveted payouts from her life insurance. Jennifer Morant, 56, […]
October 3, 2018

‘Tampon tax’ scrapped in Australia after 18-year controversy

Australia will remove a controversial tax on female sanitary products following years of campaigning by women’s groups. Currently, tampons and sanitary pads are sold with a […]