Browsing: World News

The Guardian says a court in India has sentenced to death 38 people for a series of bomb blasts in 2008 that left more than 50 dead and 200 wounded.

The Metro says The global tally of new Covid cases has fallen by 19% in a week as the death toll plateaus, according to the World Health Organization.

The Metro says A team of rescuers are scrambling to save a nine-year-old Afghan boy who has been stuck down a well for two days.

BBC News says Millions of people have been told to stay at home as one of the worst storms in decades, Storm Eunice, hits the UK.

France24 says Germany accused Russia on Friday of endangering Europe’s security with demands that recall the Cold War.

Euronews says At least 104 people have died from floods and mudslides that swept away homes and cars in the city of Petropolis.

Aljazeera says a judge has ruled that Donald Trump must answer questions under oath in a civil investigation into his business practices.

Arab News says A fire broke out on a ferry sailing from Greece to Italy on Friday with 288 people on board, the Greek coast guard said.

VOA says U.S. President Joe Biden said Thursday there is a “very high” likelihood that Russia will invade Ukraine in the next several days.

The Independent says Staff at a Mississippi prison are facing punishment after waiting more than a day to alert the state’s Department of Corrections that a double murderer had escaped.

The Independent says a woman and her partner in Greece have been arrested and charged with manslaughter over the killing of her seven-year-old son by suffocation five years ago.

The Metro says Mum of boy, 12, who killed himself due to bullying shows final pictures – wants the world to see heartbreaking image from Drayke’s hospital bed.

The Guardian says thirteen women and girls have died after accidentally falling down a well during marriage celebrations in northern India, police said.

The Guardian says Russia is continuing to send troops to what is now the biggest concentration of forces in Europe since the cold war.

France24 says At least 94 people died in the historic Brazilian mountain town of Petropolis, local government officials said on Wednesday.

Euronews says Germany’s leaders on Wednesday announced plans to end most of the country’s coronavirus restrictions by March 20.

Aljazeera says Hong Kong’s government has asked the territory’s hotels to set aside as many 10,000 rooms to be used for coronavirus quarantine.

A tragic vessel sinking on Monday has killed at least 10 sailors and around a dozen others remain missing after the Spanish fishing trawler sank off the coast of Canada.

The Guardian says Joe Biden has claimed that 150,000 Russian troops remain in a “threatening position” around Ukraine, despite Russian claims of a withdrawal.

The Independent says France is hosting a summit on Wednesday devoted to the fight against Islamic extremists in West Africa as Paris considers withdrawing its troops from Mali.

France24 says New Zealand Covid-19 infections reached a record high Wednesday as anti-vaccine protesters claimed victory after police failed to clear vehicles blocking the streets around parliament.

Euronews says Russian forces deployed near Ukraine’s border have begun returning to their garrisons, says Russia’s defence ministry.

Aljazeera says A Palestinian man has been shot and killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, during a confrontation.

TRT World says Eighteen people have been killed in an attack in a remote village in DR Congo by a notorious ethnic militia, a local official and a civilian campaigner have said.

PM Justin Trudeau invokes Emergencies Act in response to ongoing protests – the ‘last-resort’ emergency powers causing a stir.