UK producers guilty over Harrison Ford’s broken leg on Star Wars set
Harrison Ford arrives at the European Premiere of Star Wars, The Force Awakens in Leicester Square, London, December 16, 2015. (Photo: Reuters/ File Photo) LONDON – A production company…
Islamists attack French church, slit priest’s throat
The bell tower of the church is seen after a hostage-taking in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray near Rouen in Normandy, France, July 26, 2016. (Photo: Reuters) SAINT-ETIENNE-DU-ROUVRAY, France – Knife-wielding attackers have…
Vietnam scraps Binh Dinh $20bn refinery project with Thai PTT
A view of an oil refinery off the coast of Singapore March 14, 2008. (Photo: Reuters) Vietnam’s Binh Dinh province has scrapped a plan to build a $20 billion…
Solar-powered plane circles globe, returns to UAE
Pilots Andre Borschberg (L) and Bertrand Piccard celebrate after their arrival on Solar Impulse 2, a solar powered plane, at an airport in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates July 26,…
Knife attack kills 19 at Japan disability centre, official says
A facility for the disabled, where at least 19 people were killed and as many as 20 wounded by a knife-wielding man, is seen in Sagamihara, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan. (Photo…
Macolm Turnbull orders inquiry after teenage prisoners teargassed, stripped naked
A youth detainee being forcibly stripped by prison guards (Photo courtesy: ABC) SYDNEY – Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has ordered an inquiry into the treatment of children in detention…
Shootings reported at Florida nightclub, two killed and dozens injured
Forensic markings at the Florida crime scene. (Photo courtesy: Christina Carilla/Twitter) At least two people have been killed and more than a dozen others have been injured in a…
Vietnam arrests Australian woman on drug charge
Powdered heroin is pictured in this illustrated photo. (Photo courtesy: United States Drug Enforcement Administration/ Handout via Reuters) HANOI – Officials in Vietnam have arrested an Australian woman for…
Russia at Rio risks harming Olympic movement: Australia
Sussan Ley, Australia’s Minister for Sport, speaks during a media conference in Sydney, Australia, July 25, 2016. (Photo: Reuters) MELBOURNE – The Australian government has criticised the International Olympic…
Democrats in disarray on eve of convention to nominate Clinton
Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz resigns. (Photo: Reuters) PHILADELPHIA – The head of the Democratic Party has resigned amid a furor over embarrassing leaked emails, hoping to…