CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A man regarded as the first openly gay Muslim imam has been fatally shot while sitting in a car in South Africa in what many are calling an assassination because of his teachings. Muhsin Hendricks was killed Saturday in the southern city of Gqeberha after being ambushed by two […]
China says the US has “gravely backpedalled” on its position on Taiwan after a government fact sheet was changed to remove a line on American opposition to independence for the breakaway province. “We urge the US to… stop emboldening and supporting Taiwan independence and avoid further damaging China-US relations and the peace and stability of […]
Misrepresented clips continued to swirl on social media around India’s Kumbh Mela festival, including footage of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan that was falsely portrayed as showing him at the world’s biggest religious gathering. No official report indicates he attended as of February 17, while the video previously appeared in posts about Khan’s birthday celebration. “Anant […]
More than 1,000 people rescued from cyber scam centres near Thailand will be handed over by Myanmar, its military government has announced. The ruling State Administration Council said on Monday that around 1,030 foreign nationals were rescued from scam centres in the country over the past three weeks. Authorities said they have already returned 61 […]
This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). I didn’t anticipate starting the day by accidentally slapping a jellyfish. Yet it’s hard to maintain a personal sense of space underwater when surrounded by dozens of these pastel-pink, deceptively ethereal creatures. As they pulse and undulate around me in the serene waters of the Andaman […]
Detained Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye, on hunger strike for a week, has been returned to prison after being in a health clinic overnight, his allies have said. The 68-year-old was rushed to a private medical facility in a prison ambulance as his his health was deteriorating, his lawyer Erias Lukwago wrote earlier on Facebook. […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during an event in Berlin. Maurizio Gambarini/Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH/dpa Chinese leader Xi Jinping met on Monday with executives from the country’s major tech companies amid domestic economic headaches and international trade conflicts, state media reported. Present at the meeting were Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma, Huawei boss Ren Zhengfei and the […]
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un has detonated explosives creating a massive blast during a groundbreaking ceremony at a construction site in the capital, state-run media has reported. Footage showed Mr Kim making a speech in Pyongyang on Sunday, surrounded by enthusiastically cheering crowds, before twisting a switch to ignite explosions. The blast threw enormous […]
When a suspicious video of ballots being ripped up in Pennsylvania gained attention on social media last October, federal agencies responded quickly and called it out as Russian disinformation.
A man who raped and murdered an Irish backpacker in Goa eight years ago has been jailed for life. The body of Danielle McLaughlin was found by a farmer on a beach popular with holidaymakers in Goa in March 2017. The 28-year-old County Donegal woman had been raped and strangled, a post-mortem examination found. Vikat […]
