A shop and a mosque attacked in Sri Lanka as communal violence continues despite imposition of state of emergency. A shop and a mosque in central Sri Lanka have been attacked as communal violence continues in the South Asian island nation despite the declaration of a state of emergency over anti-Muslim riots. A resident of Madawala, a village close to […]

The country’s public school system used to be one of the best in Latin America, but under-investment has led to its decline. A teachers strike in Argentina this week has turned the spotlight on the country’s failing public school system. It used to be one of the best in Latin America. But decades of under-investment have left many poor children […]

A registry for workers and their contracts will be created using blockchain’s validation. Coca-Cola and the US Department of State along with two other companies said on Friday they are launching a project using blockchain’s digital ledger technology to create a secure registry for workers that will help fight the use of forced labour worldwide. The Department of State said […]

TOKYO (Reuters) – A Tokyo court on Friday handed the founder of the now-defunct Mt. Gox bitcoin currency exchange a 2-1/2-year suspended sentence for his role in the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of bitcoins and cash, Kyodo news agency reported. The court suspended the sentence for Mark Karpeles for four years, finding the French national guilty […]

Somalia’s ambassador to the UN says UAE’s actions in Somaliland ‘violate international law’. Somalia has urged the United Nations Security Council to take action against the construction of a United Arab Emirates (UAE) military base in Somaliland. Speaking at the Security Council on Tuesday, Abukar Osman, Somalia’s ambassador to the UN, said the agreement between Somaliland and the UAE to establish […]

‘None of the documents from the 29 volumes of the investigation was published in full,’ said Russian historian Glushko. Yuri Gagarin, feted as a Soviet national hero for being the first man in space, was killed in a plane crash 50 years ago but the details of his death remain shrouded in mystery and tales. For the first time in […]

Daughter of council leader implicated in Rotherham child sex grooming scandal helps run support service for its victims Norsheen Akhtar, 32, runs council-funded projects working with abuse victims Her father is Jahangir Akhtar who quit as the council’s deputy leader in 2013  It followed claims that he helped broker a deal with police involving a relative  The daughter of a former […]

BRITAIN’S £1.3billion cyber security programme might fail to meet its aims, financial watchdogs warned yesterday. They identified shortcomings in deciding how much money the five-year Government initiative needed before its launch in 2016. This has led to concern about how computer attacks will be tackled after 2021, partly because proper funding has not been assessed, said the National Audit Office. […]

In the early 1930s, the notorious Charles “Lucky” Luciano established the modern American Mafia by creating “The Commission.” It was a governing body through which the Five Families — the Lucchese, the Gambinos, the Genoveses, the Colombos and the Bonannos — could settle disputes together, forging truces that kept bloodshed to a minimum. Sure, there were mob hits, but the […]

Shots were fired at a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand on Thursday, reports said, and police placed all of the city’s schools on lockdown. The NZ Herald reported that shots were fired at a mosque close to Hagley Park in the city’s central area. A dead body was seen lying near a mosque, the newspaper added. ESPN cricket reporter Mohammad […]