International News

September 19, 2018

London violent crime to be tackled with new unit

Tackling serious violence in London is to be treated as a public health issue, the city’s mayor has said. Sadiq Khan has set up a Violence […]
September 19, 2018

ICC opens Myanmar Rohingya crimes probe

The International Criminal Court has opened a preliminary examination into Myanmar’s alleged crimes against its Rohingya Muslim minority. The move could pave the way to a […]
September 19, 2018

Facebook accused of job ad gender discrimination

Van driving, roofing, police work – all jobs for men. At least, that’s what a cluster of job ads placed on Facebook seemed to suggest. The […]
September 19, 2018

India man held for ‘inhumane torture’ of sister

A man has been arrested in India’s capital accused of locking up and torturing his sister for two years. Police and officials from the Delhi Commission […]
September 19, 2018

Christine Blasey Ford: Kavanaugh accuser ‘faces death threats’

The woman who accuses US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of attempting to rape her will not testify to the Senate next week, her lawyer says. […]
September 19, 2018

Yemen conflict: A million more children face famine, NGO warns

A further one million children are at risk of famine in Yemen, Save the Children has warned. Rising food prices and the falling value of the […]
September 19, 2018

US surgeon and girlfriend suspected of multiple drug rapes

A California surgeon and his girlfriend have been charged with two sexual assaults, and investigators suspect there could be “hundreds” more victims. Grant William Robicheaux, 38, […]
September 18, 2018

Australia’s elder abuse scandal ‘beyond belief’

On Sunday, Australia announced that it would hold a royal commission – its supreme form of inquiry – into the nation’s scandal-hit aged care sector. Prime […]