World News The Disappeared: An Inside Look at China's Reeducation Camps A million Muslims are being held in reeducation camps in northwestern China, where they are forced to learn Mandarin and sing communist songs, report Spiegel. Ex-prisoners who have escaped across the border to Kazakhstan talk about their imprisonment.On a day in October, with a strong wind chasing the clouds over the mountains of Almaty and carrying the first whiff of damp firewood through the streets, the first Kazakh rises up against China in the back room at a hotel in the city. Kairat Samarkan is his name, a stout man with soft features and big hands who loves horse milk and the stillness of the mountains. He holds onto the lectern in front of him, his eyes scanning the cameras pointed at him, and tries to smile. January 22 2019, 11:24 135 802 просмотрs
World News Death toll from Mexico pipeline blast reaches 91, Pemex defends response The death toll from a fuel pipeline explosion in central Mexico last week rose to 91 on Monday as Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) defended its response to one of the deadliest incidents to hit the state-run oil company in years, Reuters reports.Hundreds of people near the small town of Tlahuelilpan in Hidalgo state rushed to collect fuel from a gushing duct which authorities said was punctured by suspected thieves, and dozens were caught in the explosion that followed. January 22 2019, 10:33 122 527 просмотрs
World News Flight attendant smuggled drugs in 'highly organised' ring Australian police say they have busted a "highly organised" drug ring which allegedly used a flight attendant to smuggle drugs into the country, reports BBC.The Melbourne-based Vietnamese syndicate had been operating for at least five years, Australian Federal Police said. January 16 2019, 15:04 31 281 просмотрs
World News The Sound of Silence: Life Returns to Normal in Syria as Ceasefire Holds Correspondents representing news agencies from around the globe have reported a lively atmosphere on the streets of the capital Damascus and other major Syrian cities just days after a ceasefire took effect in the country, according to the German magazine Der Spiegel. February 29 2016, 16:22 37 966 просмотрs
World News Why Super Tuesday is so important Super Tuesday is seen as a key turning point in most presidential campaigns and narrows the field. February 29 2016, 13:43 37 099 просмотрs
World News Oscars 2016: Leonardo DiCaprio finally gets his statuette The Oscar for Best Actor goes to... Leonardo DiCaprio, for The Revenant. February 29 2016, 10:40 14 223 просмотрs
World News How selfie-related deaths happen It pops up in the news from time to time: the death-by-selfie. Earlier this month, for example, a teenager in India was struck and killed while trying to take a picture of himself in front of an oncoming train. Now the economics site Priceonomics has attempted to gather the existing statistics about the people who've lost their lives while taking selfies, combing through three years of news reports indicating a death was "precipitated by a selfie," or that a person had died while attempting to take a photo of themselves. February 25 2016, 17:00 15 378 просмотрs
World News China accounts for 90 per cent of world’s new billionaires as the number of super-rich swells globally Despite a global slowdown mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau now account for billionaires than the USA. February 25 2016, 15:13 14 276 просмотрs
World News Unlocking San Bernardino iPhone would be 'bad for America': Apple CEO Apple chief Tim Cook on Wednesday said that complying with a court order to help the FBI break into an iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters would be "bad for America," and set a legal precedent that would offend many Americans. February 25 2016, 02:37 13 755 просмотрs
World News Harper Lee: US author of To Kill a Mockingbird dies aged 89 Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird, has died at the age of 89. February 24 2016, 16:52 13 123 просмотрs
World News Johnson & Johnson to Pay $72Mln for Talcum Powder That Killed US Woman A Missouri state jury has ruled that pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson must pay 72$ million in damages to the family of an American woman who died of cancer caused by the company's talcum powder. February 24 2016, 11:49 11 241 просмотрs
World News Plastic in Snickers bar prompts Mars recall in 55 countries Mars Inc has recalled chocolate bars and other products in 55 countries, mainly in Europe, due to choking risk after a piece of plastic was found in a Snickers bar in Germany. February 24 2016, 11:04 10 295 просмотрs
World News Syrian President Bashar al-Assad accepts the ceasefire deal Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has accepted a ceasefire deal announced by Russia and the United States. The agreement which excludes the operations against "Islamic State" and Al-Quaeda should begin this weekend. February 23 2016, 16:29 10 541 просмотрs
World News NSA Targets World Leaders for US Geopolitical Interests Today, 23 February 2016 at 00:00 GMT, WikiLeaks publishes highly classified documents showing that the NSA bugged meetings between UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon's and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, between Israel prime minister Netanyahu and Italian prime minister Berlusconi, between key EU and Japanese trade ministers discussing their secret trade red-lines at WTO negotiations, as well as details of a private meeting between then French president Nicolas Sarkozy, Merkel and Berlusconi. February 23 2016, 10:43 10 330 просмотрs
World News Syria conflict: US-Russia brokered truce to start at weekend The US and Russia have announced that a planned cessation of hostilities in Syria will come into effect at midnight on 27 February. February 23 2016, 10:30 10 247 просмотрs
World News UK's Cameron tries to sell EU deal after London mayor backs Brexit Prime Minister David Cameron will try to sell his case for Britain remaining in the European Union to parliament on Monday, facing hostility from his own lawmakers and an exit campaign energized by the backing of London Mayor Boris Johnson. February 22 2016, 17:41 10 021 просмотрs
World News ‘Cardless’ automatic teller machine gaining ground in US Here's another use for the smartphone as it invades daily life: in place of your debit card at your bank cash machine. February 22 2016, 09:50 9 827 просмотрs
World News Europol chief warns of threat of new terror attacks in Europe The head of a European joint police force has warned of new attacks by the "Islamic State" in Europe. The current threat is the biggest in the last 10 years, he told a German daily. February 19 2016, 17:45 9 547 просмотрs
World News Fascists And Evil Americans: Ukrainian Separatists Launch Magazine For Kids A ruthless cookie-baking overlord named Fashiston dressed in the colors of the American flag. An evil woman named Gnuland handing out treats to masked men controlled by a pig-headed Ukrainian. And a kind, well-dressed man called Papa who has a striking resemblance to Russian President Vladimir Putin. February 19 2016, 17:28 9 952 просмотрs
World News Explosion went off in Turkish Culture Center in Sweden Experts are working on-site to establish the details of the incident. February 19 2016, 15:43 9 718 просмотрs
World News EU leaders gather in Brussels for EU summit The news is not overwhelmingly encouraging for Mr Cameron, even if it is not disastrous either, Peter Foster writes. February 19 2016, 11:45 9 767 просмотрs
World News Turkmens start first-ever independent development of Caspian oil & gas fields Turkmenistan's state concern Turkmenneft intends to realize plans for development of huge hydrocarbon reserves in the Caspian Sea's Turkmen sector, read a message from the country's oil and gas ministry. February 19 2016, 11:40 10 640 просмотрs
World News Oil pipeline blown up in Turkey Militants of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have blown up the Kirkuk-Yumurtalik oil pipeline's section running through Turkey's Sanliurfa province. February 19 2016, 11:30 9 993 просмотрs
World News Pope Francis Says Donald Trump Is 'Not Christian' Pope Francis took umbrage at comments Republican presidential candidate Donald Trumphas made about immigrants, saying in an interview that the real estate mogul was "not Christian." February 19 2016, 10:15 9 971 просмотрs
World News Apple Gains Silicon Valley's Backing in Government Fight Tim Cook has picked a fight with the U.S. government and Silicon Valley is joining his side. February 18 2016, 16:29 9 851 просмотрs