Vietnamese doctors remove scissors left in man’s stomach after 18 years
Doctors in Vietnam have removed a pair of scissors that were in a man’s abdomen for 18 years, local newspapers reported. Specialist surgeons flew from Hanoi to the province of Thai…
Pope tells bishops to have zero tolerance for sexual abuse
Pope Francis has told bishops around the world they must adhere to a policy of zero tolerance for clergy who sexually abuse children and begged forgiveness for “a sin that…
Islamic State claims Istanbul attack, gunman remains at large
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a New Year’s Day mass shooting in a packed Istanbul nightclub that killed 39 people, an attack carried out by a lone gunman who…
SpaceX aims for January 8 return to flight with Falcon rocke
Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans to resume flying rockets next week following an investigation into why one of them burst into flames on a launch pad four months ago, the company…
Beijing enjoys brief respite, but choking smog to return on Tuesday
Heavy smog that blanketed northern China at the weekend has cleared somewhat today, with flights in Beijing back to normal, but it was likely only to be a brief respite…
Australian home prices boast best year since 2009, rise nearly 11 pct – CoreLogic
Australian home prices have boasted their biggest increase last year since 2009 as December ended on a high note for the red-hot markets of Sydney and Melbourne. Property consultant CoreLogic…
After New Year’s Eve debacle, Mariah Carey wishes for ‘more headlines’
NEW YORK – Grammy Award-winning singer Mariah Carey has shrugged off a botched New Year’s Eve show in New York’s Times Square, telling fans and critics on Sunday that life…
Hundreds of migrants try to storm border into Spain’s enclave of Ceuta
At least 800 sub-Saharan African migrants have tried to cross into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco by storming a border fence, though most were eventually turned back,…
More than 20 killed, dozens injured after fire on Indonesian tourist boat
Twenty three people have been killed and dozens injured after a fire ripped through a boat carrying nearly 250 people to islands north of the Indonesian capital Jakarta, the city’s search…
At least 35 killed in New Year gun attack at Istanbul nightclub
At least one gunman shot his way into an Istanbul nightclub packed with hundreds of New Year’s revellers on Sunday, killing 35 people and wounding more than 40 in what…
