News

October 3, 2018

Turkish lawyer for US pastor Brunson appeals to constitutional court

ISTANBUL: The lawyer for US evangelical pastor Andrew Brunson said he filed an appeal on Wednesday to Turkey’s constitutional court for his client’s release from house […]
October 3, 2018

Uganda: Court adjourns treason case against Bobi Wine

Kyagulanyi, widely known by his stage name Bobi Wine, is being accused of involvement in an incident in August during which President Yoweri Museveni’s convoy was […]
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 […]