Egypt’s Sisi pardons 502 prisoners including well-known tycoon
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has pardoned 502 prisoners before the Eid al-Fitr holiday including prominent businessman Hesham Talaat Moustafa, according to a presidential decree issued. The prisoners to be…
Actor Johnny Depp apologises for ‘poor taste’ Trump assassination joke
Johnny Depp has apologised for joking about assassinating US President Donald Trump, saying his remarks were in “poor taste.” “The Pirates of the Caribbean” star spoke during an appearance at…
Khmer Rouge leader denies mass murder, blames Vietnam
A leader of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge denied on Friday that he and his colleagues were responsible for the death of an estimated 1.7 million people during their 1975-79 rule, saying…
India sends 31 satellites into space, some for foreign customers
India has fired a rocket carrying 31 small satellites into space, several of them for European countries looking for high resolution earth images, underlining its strength as a low-cost provider of…
New York man marches into record books with lawnmower on his chin
Pushing a running electric lawnmower for 71 metres is not a difficult thing to do, but try doing that distance not pushing it, but balancing it on your chin. New…
Chile publishes details of Nazi spy rings in World War Two
Chilean police made public on Thursday archive documents relating to its investigation during World War Two that uncovered how Nazi supporters in the country aided the Third Reich, including supplying…
Dozens killed in Afghanistan as car bomb hits bank branch
A car bomb has exploded outside a bank in Lashkar Gah, capital of the southern Afghan province of Helmand, killing and wounding dozens of civilians and members of the security…
Deadly Portugal fire extinguished, others still blazing
Firefighters have extinguished the deadliest forest fire in Portugal’s recent history, though blazes persisted in nearby central and other areas of the country. The main fire, which erupted on Saturday…
Brussels attacker may have supported Islamic State
A Moroccan national who attempted an attack on Brussels’ Central Station is suspected of supporting Islamic State militants, prosecutors said, a day after the man tried to detonate a suitcase…
Egyptian Christians, Muslims share Ramadan meals despite Islamist violence
In a display of communal solidarity defying the sectarian violence of Islamist militants, Egyptian Christians in Cairo have organised daily meals for Muslim neighbours who must fast from dawn to…
